Export award a real Blast

EXTRA >> BLAST Movement Technologies won the Minerals and Energy category at the highly regarded Australian National Export Awards presented in Sydney in December – capping of an extraordinary year of acclaim for the company.

The Brisbane-based company was also recently announced as the Queensland Exporter of the Year at the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards, topping off an amazing 2014 where the company enjoyed phenomenal export growth. 

Blast Movement Technologies’ (BMT) core business is a patented technology to measure the movement of rock during blasting.  The technology provides accurate, easy to use three-dimensional blast movement data for mining companies.

The patented system reduces ore loss and dilution and improves mine reconciliation, meaning that mining companies potentially gain millions of dollars worth of extra mineral from their mine sites.

BMT was cited by the judges for its innovation in the marketing strategy, ability to sustain its export growth, its clear competitive advantage and its commitment to expansion and international business.

“Blast Movement Monitoring (BMM) System is a world-first hardware and software solution for routinely measuring rock movement during open-pit mine blasting,” co-owner and creator of the BMM System, Darren Thornton said.

 “Many people not involved in mining don’t realise that most of the rock that comes out of a mine has no commercial value. Open pit mines are only economic if they can separate these ore and waste zones and send the respective materials to their correct destinations.

“Getting it wrong will accidentally throw away tens of millions of dollars profit per year per mine.”

Mr Thornton believes that much of the company’s success is due to the fact that the company’s technology can be easily supported and maintained, irrespective of where clients are.

“Our subscription model means that the system has no geographic boundaries. Our flexible and mobile team can provide services to mines across the globe, exporting to 26 countries so far, with more to come,” he said.

Export growth for the Brisbane based firm has been phenomenal with 74 percent of the company’ s revenue derived from exports, supporting the company’s rapid growth.

“Our market is the global mining industry, therefore exporting has been a big part of our business since inception,” Mr Thornton said.

“Not only have we created the technology, we have sparked an emerging discipline within the global mining community. This puts us at the forefront of the blast movement specialty.”

This year BMT plans to add an office in the US to service North and Central America. In preparation for the move a USA-based consultant has been engaged since January 2013.

“We have revised the entire corporate structure so that future regional business entities can be replicated efficiently as BMT’s presence expands internationally,” Mr Thornton said.

“We are upgrading our Enterprise CRM to ensure that all staff across any region will always have access to critical information and take the best course of action to serve BMT and its customers. Workflows will ensure consistency across all levels of BMT.”

www.bmt.com.au

 

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