Nathan Keehan 27/3/25 Nathan Keehan 27/3/25

Team Insight: Foundation Story + Future of Furnace Solutions with Ben Burchill

For this special 10 Year Anniversary edition of FROM THE FURNACE, hear from Founder and Managing Director, Ben Burchill as he reflects on the journey from bold beginnings and early engagements to becoming the global choice in furnace rebuilds, replacement, and maintenance.

Nathan Keehan 27/2/25 Nathan Keehan 27/2/25

Location Spotlight: Servicing the Sunshine State and beyond

Furnace Solutions has further expanded its industry-leading capability into North Queensland, with a workshop and team based in Townsville. Delivering the services that define our reputation, the Queensland team is well-positioned to support the region’s smelters, furnaces and heavy industrial sites, providing the same level of shutdown and maintenance execution that Furnace Solutions is known for across the globe…

Nathan Keehan 27/11/24 Nathan Keehan 27/11/24

Project Spotlight: Industrial Plumbing at Philippines Copper Flash Furnace

This Project Spotlight From the Furnace highlights a significant achievement from our industrial plumbing teams, who delivered a major copper cooling circuit replacement project. This enabled delivery of supporting infrastructure for a Copper Flash Furnace alongside our valued clients within the Philippines.

Nathan Keehan 9/10/24 Nathan Keehan 9/10/24

Team Insight: Learnings from MetSoc COM 2024

The Furnace Solutions team descended upon the Halifax Convention Centre in Nova Scotia, Canada, for the MetSoc COM 2024 conference. Held in August, the conference is an essential fixture in the global metallurgy conference trail.

Nathan Keehan 21/8/24 Nathan Keehan 21/8/24

Project Spotlight: BHP Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter Shutdown 2024

This Project Spotlight showcases the huge amount of pre-planning and detailed development of work packs required for a successful shutdown delivery. The project, completed collaboratively by Furnace Solutions with our client BHP in Kalgoorlie, was executed over 60 hours (3 days) with no safety incidents whilst remaining on time and within budget.

Nathan Keehan 31/7/24 Nathan Keehan 31/7/24

Team Insight: Shutdown Success with Jade Stearnes

Meet Jade Stearnes, the Execution Strategy Manager at Furnace Solutions, a Tasmanian based family man who has spent over 15 years delivering shutdown operations. Now, he steers Furnace Solutions planning and execution strategy function. Jade's pathway toward this crucial role is a journey of learning, adapting, and a commitment to continuous improvement that perfectly fits the Furnace Solutions mould.

Nathan Keehan 12/6/24 Nathan Keehan 12/6/24

Capability Focus: Rapid Arc Welding (RAW) and Online Condition Monitoring for Furnace Maintenance

Furnace Solutions offers a range of approaches for delivery of furnace and kiln maintenance shutdown projects. These time sensitive and technically demanding projects often include a wide variety of skills and techniques to execute within tight deadlines.

Nathan Keehan 22/5/24 Nathan Keehan 22/5/24

Project Spotlight: Iluka Resources - SR02 Reline

This is the second "Project Spotlight" FROM THE FURNACE, where we shine a light on the latest projects delivered by our expert furnace maintenance and demolition teams. This case study focuses on the delivery of the Iluka Resources SR02 Kiln Reline, which was executed in 30 day shifts at the Western Australian mineral sands processing facility.

Nathan Keehan 17/4/24 Nathan Keehan 17/4/24

Team Insight: Safety, Sustainability, and Success with CEO, Chad Loan

For this inaugural edition of From the Furnace, we sat down with Chad Loan, CEO of Furnace Solutions to discuss how the business has not only established itself in the global market but how he envisages the team will continue to grow in both size and ability to deliver complex shutdown maintenance for unique global refractory infrastructure – by focusing on Safety, Sustainability, and Success in the form of project delivery.