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Major builder expands business to PoM
HORNIBROOK NGI Ltd will expand its
Port Moresby operations due to increased business activities in
the capital city.
Managing director Mal Lewis revealed the Lae-based Hornibrook has
acquired land at Badili and would be leasing out their heavy
equipment.
The move, he said will create an additional 50 jobs and further
strengthen the company’s rise in the construction industry and
consolidate their Port Moresby operations.
A recognised premier building company, Hornibrook expects to make
the move within the next two months.
Building division manager with the Lae office Brett Lewis has been
appointed the area manager and will be responsible for running the
building projects and the equipment hire business.
The company will be leasing out equipment from cranes, cherry
pickers, compressors, among others.
It will also fabricate the materials they need in Lae and ship
them in containers to Port Moresby.
Company director Sherron Lewis said because of the company’s
quality control and dedicated staff, the fabricated materials are
actually cheaper than those sourced out in Port Moresby.
Formerly owned by Steamships, Hornibrook moved over to Lae a few
years ago.
In Lae, it began operations with an initial of 180 staff and now
has over 400 people and has made a reputation for itself in steel
fabrication business.
 
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