Specialist tooling and equipment supplier Marcem drills into Goldfields mining market

Specialist tooling and equipment supplier Marcem has opened its newest branch in the Goldfields to service the region’s mining industry. The company offers rental and sales of hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, and battery tooling, and equipment calibration. Business development manager Josh Kenworthy said a bricks-and-mortar branch in Kalgoorlie-Boulder enabled Marcem to react quickly to demand for specialist equipment and offer in-house service and calibration of tooling. “We have now brought a service into Kalgoorlie that a lot of mining companies or contractors had to wait days to get out from Perth,” he said. “Now that we’re in town ... we have the tools here ready to go, we have the equipment ready to go.” Mr Kenworthy said Marcem had serviced Goldfields operations from its head office in Perth but identified a gap in the local market. With branches across Australia and Canada, Mr Kenworthy said Marcem hoped to grow its client base in the region. “There was a pinch point where (customers) had to wait a day or two to get the equipment up (from Perth),” he said. “If they need to calibrate it, they had to send it all the way to Perth and send it back, but that’s so expensive. “Now we’ve cut out the transport cost all together.” Country manager Travis Linaker said Marcem was committed to employing local residents and sponsoring community organisations. “If we want the community to support us, we have to support the community,” he said. Marcem is a sponsor of the Goldfields Giants’ senior and junior basketball development programs. The Kalgoorlie-Boulder branch is at Unit 4, 46 Great Eastern Highway.