About Us

Who We Are

WBE is a multi-disciplined contracting company, providing contracting services in mining, civil and environmental to the Mining, Defence, Government and Industry sectors. Also, majority Indigenous owned and operated. Drawing on the many years of mining, civil and environmental knowledge the directors have, they aim to form a services company of choice, for both client and employee. We believe that by creating excellence in the workplace environment and culture we can provide excellence in our service to clients.

What We Do

WBE is a multi-disciplined business that can provide flexible civil, mining and environmental solutions to the client.

  • Load and haul
  • Construction
  • Logistics

  • Crushing and screening
  • Load and haul
  • Road construction
  • Bulk Material handling

  • Civil earthworks
  • Bulk earthworks
  • Draining & culverts
  • Road construction
  • Civil construction

  • Site rehabilitation
  • Site remediation
  • Ecological restoration

Our Management Team

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David Bear

Director

David has over 10 years experience within the mining sector, working nationally with clients such as BHP, FMG and Rio Tinto. The projects included mobile and fixed plant crushing and screening, bulk material handling and port operations. Other successful projects completed with these clients involved drains and culverts, road construction and site rehabilitation. Internationally, he played an integral part in construction and production at Grasberg, the worlds biggest block cave mine, to bring it into production on time. At the Sukari gold mine in Egypt he was tasked with Quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) compliance of ground support as well as day to day operations within the underground mine. He has over 20 years in leadership/ management positions and completed study in Environmental Management, Leadership and Training. With his study and broad operational and technical
knowledge, David aims to build WBE into an innovative and reputable contracting enterprise.

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Glen Wingfield

Director

Glen is a Kokotha/ Arabana man with 20 years mining industry experience working both surface and underground in various capacities including HD mechanic trade. He has extensive knowledge in Aboriginal Heritage, including as the Aboriginal Heritage Manager for the Kokotha Aboriginal Corporation and a board member of the SA Heritage Committee for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet SA. Glen has been at the forefront of Indigenous Heritage, sharing his knowledge and provided leadership to companies such as BHP, OZ Minerals and FMG in the preservation and protection of aboriginal heritage.
He is also the recipient of the Man Of The Year Award 2020 during NAIDOC week celebrations, as a result of Glen's continuing contribution to the community, working with troubled and disadvantaged people and guiding them towards a better lifestyle. Glen intends to integrate this passion for community in to WBE to ensure it is not only a contractor of choice but also an employer of choice.

Our Values

People

We aim to form long-lasting relationships with our clients whilst challenging our employees to perform to their greatest potential. Our people are our greatest asset.

  • We value our people.
  • Encourage their development.
  • Reward their performance.
  • All-inclusive.
  • Our success depends on the success of our employee’s partners & clients.
  • Teamwork is key.

Safety

Safety is paramount to our business and employees; our leaders drive it. We are committed to providing a safe work environment for our employees, contractors and clients.

  • Safety needs leadership, that’s why it’s driven by our leaders.
  • When incidents happen they cost, time & money, this includes the employee.
  • Safety is also about feeling emotionally safe at work. Employees can share their thoughts and ideas freely without the fear of negative reactions. This is essential for teamwork.

Innovation

We are continually looking towards new technology to conduct our work in a more cost-efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly manner.

  • Identifying ideas that create value.
  • It is part of every job we do and each individual’s responsibility.
  • Everyone is empowered to act innovatively.
  • The only constant in life is change.

Dependability

Our clients can have confidence in us to provide the highest level of service.

  • It’s about being trustworthy and reliable not only to our partners and clients but within our team.
  • As a team we know we can depend on each other to show up on the day.
  • We want our clients to know they can rely on us to perform.

Integrity

We do what we say we will do, honestly and transparently.

  • Sound moral and ethical principles.
  • Doing the right thing no matter who is around or watching.
  • being self-aware, accountable, responsible and truthful.

Interested in starting your career with WBE?