Blackwood Trenching and Boring

03/07/2024

The boss is out of service 📵for this week and next.
Glen and Riley are off to experience the Kokoda Trail.
We wish them both a safe and memorable trek and look forward to hearing all about it in 9 days ⛰️

19/06/2024

Proud sponsors of PFNC

Major Sponsor - Blackwood Trenching and Boring

At Blackwood Trenching and Boring we specialise in all things Horizontal Directional Drilling with a focus on civil construction works. Owner operator Glen Blackwood has over 15 years experience in servicing the Gippsland region with underground boring and pipe laying for water, gas, power, sewer, telecommunications and general excavation works. We are qualified and equipped to weld up to 315mm diameter poly pipe and have extensive experience in Gas and Water Main construction and replacement throughout Gippsland

Blackwood are contributing significant labor to support the construction of our new digital scoreboard.

06/06/2024

👷🏻‍♀️👷🏼‍♂️WE ARE HIRING 👷🏼‍♂️👷🏻‍♀️

An exciting opportunity has become available to work with our expanding company.

For further details and to submit an application click on the below link 👇🏻

https://www.seek.com.au/job/76409771?type=standout&ref=search-standalone =cc82e62d686719487cbccf006819a076e793d5ac

09/01/2024

Seeking skilled and motivated individuals to join our team in various roles with civil/plumbing/directional drilling experience.

22/12/2023

And that’s a wrap on 2023 🏁
What a massive year!
So grateful for this crew of awesome guys who have helped us achieve amazing things throughout a very busy year 👏🏻👏🏻
Wishing all of our supporters and clients a merry Christmas and safe and happy New Year.
We’ll be back on deck on the 8th January refreshed and ready for an even bigger 2024!

22/09/2023

⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️

22/09/2023

Beautiful day in Omeo… 183m for new lighting installed at the Omeo Recreation Reserve 💡

17/09/2023

Sterling has had a facelift, re-sprayed, pin striped and branded 👌🏻
Thanks again to DTR Truck Repairs Pty Ltd and Dirk at Dirks Signwriting!

06/09/2023

Helping out the boss 👷🏼‍♂️

21/08/2023

A few pics from recent jobs…
rain isn’t our friend on our job sites, however considering it’s winter, weather has been mostly sunshine keeping us on track with current projects ☀️

03/08/2023

🦺🦺👷🏼‍♂️👷🏼‍♂️ WE ARE HIRING 👷🏼‍♂️👷🏼‍♂️🦺🦺

At BTB we take huge pride in our work, our equipment and especially our crew 👷🏼‍♂️ which is expanding due to increased demand for our services 👊🏻
If you are an experienced plant operator or have previously worked in civil construction we want to hear from you ASAP 🫵🏼

BTB is a specialist Horizontal Directional Drilling and Civil Construction company based in Bairnsdale working across East Gippsland with nbn, water, sewer, power and gas companies across Australia.

Successful Candidates will need to possess
- White Card
- Current First Aid with CPR (or willing to obtain both)
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- A strong work ethic and motivation
- Good level of mechanical aptitude
- Willingness to learn/partake in further training offered by us
- An Understanding of working to Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHS&E) requirements

The following are not essential but will be highly regarded
- Machine Operator tickets
- HR or HC Truck Licence
- NBN, gas or water experience and accreditations
- Traffic management
- Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services
- Experience working in the Horizontal Directional Drilling industry

We offer a friendly working environment with a great team, along with above award wages and incentive programs and an opportunity for training to further your skillset.
If you believe you have something to offer please e-mail full resume and cover letter to [email protected]
or call Glen on 0428221351

02/08/2023

🦺🦺👷🏼‍♂️👷🏼‍♂️ WE ARE HIRING 👷🏼‍♂️👷🏼‍♂️🦺🦺

At BTB we take huge pride in our work, our equipment and especially our crew 👷🏼‍♂️ which is expanding due to increased demand for our services 👊🏻
If you are an experienced plant operator or have previously worked in civil construction we want to hear from you ASAP 🫵🏼

BTB is a specialist Horizontal Directional Drilling and Civil Construction company based in Bairnsdale working across East Gippsland with nbn, water, sewer, power and gas companies across Australia.

Successful Candidates will need to possess
- White Card
- Current First Aid with CPR (or willing to obtain both)
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- A strong work ethic and motivation
- Good level of mechanical aptitude
- Willingness to learn/partake in further training offered by us
- An Understanding of working to Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHS&E) requirements

The following are not essential but will be highly regarded
- Machine Operator tickets
- HR or HC Truck Licence
- NBN, gas or water experience and accreditations
- Traffic management
- Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services
- Experience working in the Horizontal Directional Drilling industry

We offer a friendly working environment with a great team, along with above award wages and incentive programs and an opportunity for training to further your skillset.
If you believe you have something to offer please e-mail full resume and cover letter to [email protected]
or call Glen on 0428221351

Horizontal Directional Drilling company servicing the Gippsland Region with over 18 years experience

28/07/2023

This week we celebrated our 5th birthday 🥳 🎂 So we celebrated with Big Bears Donuts for smoko and Friday night beers.

What started off as just Glen, Michelle and one casual and a couple of machines 5 years ago has expanded to this awesome group of guys (minus one who is enjoying a couple of weeks off) who go above and beyond every single day to contribute to what our business is today, helping us fulfil contracts we only dreamt of having. THANKYOU!!
To our clients, thank you for putting your trust in us, it’s been an amazing journey, one we are extremely grateful to have had and are proud of what we have achieved.
A massive thank you to everyone who has liked, shared, commented or recommended our work, it means the world to us.

We are excited to see what the next few years bring!

06/06/2023

400m of trenching complete for electrical and comms for Smith and Freshwater Electrical p/l

31/05/2023

We are proud to have been 3rd generation logging contractors prior to working in the civil construction industry and our hearts go out to all of those affected by this heartless decision by a government who is out so of touch with what goes on in our regional communities.
So proud of you Luke Blackwood and David Blackwood.

12/05/2023

When one of the crews is working away in Omeo and I send a text asking for some photos for Facebook🤦🏼‍♀️
Bet they didn’t expect to see it on here though 😂

26/04/2023

We're hiring! If you're a machine operator or have previous experience in Civil Construction we want to hear from you!

Have a passion for working with heavy machinery in civil construction? We are hiring experienced plant operators to be trained in Directional Drilling

04/03/2023

Truck looking all shiny and new for Lockie to join in on the East Gippsland Convoy for the Kids today. A great turnout for a great cause 👏🏻

15/02/2023

Beautiful day, beautiful location for the guys to spend the day installing some 180mm poly pipe to feed water to a dam on a local farm.
Special mention to Angus for demonstrating how to carry out the perfect weld 👌🏻

11/01/2023

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY- CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
Directional Driller, machine operator and labourer positions

BTB is a specialist Horizontal Directional Drilling and Civil Construction company based in Bairnsdale working across East Gippsland with gas, water, sewer, power and telecommunications companies across Australia. Due to recent growth we are looking for new team members.

Successful Candidates will need to possess
- White Card
- Current First Aid with CPR (or willing to obtain both)
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- A strong work ethic and motivation
- Good level of mechanical aptitude
- Willingness to learn/partake in further training offered by us
- An Understanding of working to Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHS&E) requirements

The following are not essential but will be highly regarded
- Machine Operator tickets
- HR or HC Truck Licence
- NBN, gas or water experience and accreditations
- Traffic management
- Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services
- Experience working in the Horizontal Directional Drilling industry

We offer a friendly working environment with a great team, along with above award wages and an opportunity for training to further your skillset.
If you believe you have something to offer please e-mail full resume and cover letter to [email protected]

24/12/2022

A few sore heads and a bruised ego or 2, (one in particular, but I won’t name names 😜) after a spectacular day out on the golf course to end a great year yesterday. We are very grateful to have a great crew of guys to work with 🙌🏻

From the team at BTB we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our valued clients and friends for your support throughout 2022 and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 🎄

23/08/2022

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY- We are expanding...
Are you interested in working in the Civil Construction/Directional Drilling Industry? If so, we want to hear from you!!

We are a small local business located in Bairnsdale working between Lakes Entrance and the Latrobe Valley, focusing on civil works with an expertise in horizontal directional drilling. We have an opportunity for someone interested in joining our expanding team to work full time on a wide range of diverse projects including water mains, power, sewer, gas, and telecommunications.

Successful Candidates will need to possess
- White Card
- Current First Aid with CPR
- Ability to work well in a team environment
- A strong work ethic and motivation
- Willingness to learn/partake in further training offered by us
- An Understanding of working to Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHS&E) requirements

The following are not essential but will be highly regarded
- Verification of Competency in use of Excavator Operations by an RTO and experience digging around services
- HR or HC Truck Licence
- Gas and water experience and accreditations
- Experience working in the Horizontal Directional Drilling industry

We offer a friendly working environment with a great team, along with above award wages and an opportunity for training to further your skillset.

If you believe you have something to offer please e-mail full resume and cover letter to [email protected]

19/08/2022

At BTB we specialise in Directional Drilling which is used for the installation of underground utilities such as water, power, sewers, and communications without requiring open trenching.

This means that the impact on the environment and community is minimal with less traffic disturbance and a cleaner, safer working environment.

BTB have 3 different size drills allowing us to carry out a range of works of different sizes.

16/08/2022

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a new team member with previous experience working with APA on Natural Gas for Mains and service laying seeking a sea change, a positive working environment and job diversity/satisfaction.

We are a civil construction business located in Bairnsdale, East Gippsland working on water, power, sewer, gas and road sectors.

The successful candidate will have a minimum 2 years experience working with APA and possess the following Skills and Experience:
* Traffic Management
* Electrofusion/butt Welding
* Current Spotters
* Experience in Excavation and Pipe Laying to correct lines, depth and grades, pipe bedding, pipe laying, backfilling, consolidation and reinstatement
* Tracker Experience
* Excavation Experience
* Ability to read Dial Before You Dig Plans
* Must display initiative
* Sound written and verbal skills
* Self-motivation and ability

The following will be advantageous but not essential:
* Previous Horizontal Directional Drill Experience
* RIINHB323D - Directional Drill
* RIICCM202D - Identify, locate & Protect Underground Assets

Successful applicant will be responsible for
-Implementation of safe work systems and practices including:
-SWMS, Completion of risk assessments and application of mitigation measures
-Following Work Practice Procedures
-Carrying out field audits and reporting hazards and incidents
Experience using plastic pipe including use of marker tapes, tracer wires, installation of valves and fittings, tie-ins to live mains tapping of mains, etc.
Asset location and verification experience using DBYD and EMF location techniques,
Coordination of all required field documentation

Immediate start preferred however position may be held open for the right candidate.

Resume and accompanying cover letter to be e-mailed to [email protected]

11/05/2022

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We require a laborer for upcoming civil works in Sale for around 5-6 weeks with the potential for ongoing full time employment.
Must have White Card. Experience in civil works and plumbing advantageous but not essential.

Call Glen on 0428221351 or e-mail full resume and accompanying cover letter to [email protected]

11/05/2022

Some pics from recent 300mm bore for 4 power conduits as part of a power upgrade at Nagle Secondary College.

06/02/2022

We are looking for an experienced Directional Driller to join our team.

We are a civil construction business located in Bairnsdale East Gippsland working on water, power, sewer, gas and road sectors between Lakes Entrance and Warragul.

The successful candidate will have a minimum 2 years experience in a similar role and possess the following Skills and Experience:
* Previous Horizontal Directional Drill Experience
* Tracker Experience
* Excavation Experience
* Ability to read Dial Before You Dig Plans
* Must display initiative
* Sound written and verbal skills
* Self-motivation and the ability

The following will be advantageous but not essential:
* White Card
* HC Current & Valid Victorian Drivers Licence
* RIINHB323D - Directional Drill
* RIICCM202D - Identify,locate & Protect Underground Assets

Immediate start preferred however position may be held open for the right candidate.
Please do not apply through Facebook but rather e-mail full resume and accompanying cover letter to [email protected]

23/12/2021

And that’s a wrap on 2021 🍻🥂 Bring on 2022!

Thankyou everyone especially our amazing staff and clients for all of your support throughout the year.

Merry Christmas, be safe and enjoy the festive season with your loved ones 🎄🎅🏻🍻