In a sparkling industry, Ampcontrol is providing electrical support to Botswana’s largest diamond project, Majwe Mining.

Ampcontrol is continuing to strengthen ties with the Chinese mining industry, recently signing on to supply underground power distribution equipment to one of the country’s largest mining companies.

The Member for Charlton, Hon Greg Combet AM MP, visited Ampcontrol’s Cameron Park facility to meet with local workers and senior management on Friday 3^rd February 2012.

Ampcontrol has been committed to encouraging and developing the skills of aspiring manufacturers through our longstanding apprentice and trainee program. The program has been running almost every year since our inception in 1968.

Ampcontrol recognises young engineers and endorses them for the Engineers Australia Young Engineer of the Year Award.

Inadvertent compromise of the protection systems essential to safe provision of electrical energy via an I-T network in hazardous environments was the subject of Ampcontrol's Chief Technology Officer, Tim Wylie's, presentation at the 2011 Mining Electrical Safety Association (MESA) conference in Brisbane.

On 1 July Austech Instruments changed their business name to Ampcontrol CSM Pty Limited.

Austech Instruments has been a member of the Ampcontrol Group for nearly 10 years. Trading as Ampcontrol CSM we will continue to develop and provide gas detection and environmental monitoring solutions across Australia and the world.

Austech are pleased to announce that we are now a NATA Certified Laboratory in the field of Chemical Testing.

Peter Cockbain, Co-founder and Technical Director of the Ampcontrol Group was recently named as one of Engineers Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers. 

The Austech Instruments Fire and Gas Alarm System is a customised piece of flameproof equipment, designed for use in hazardous areas such as offshore gas platforms.

To support a growing trend towards the use of clean, renewable energies, Australian company Austech Instruments has achieved IEC certification for its Methane Analyser, enabling its use in hazardous areas across Australia and the world.