The Essential Role of Geotechnical Services in Telecommunications

In today’s world, telecommunication has never been more essential to our day-to-day lives. From keeping us connected with loved ones and colleagues to enabling access to information and entertainment, robust telecommunication infrastructure is the backbone of our increasingly digital society. At the heart of this infrastructure are telecommunication towers, which play a critical role in ensuring reliable and widespread connectivity. This is where Intrax steps in, assisting the greater telco community by providing crucial survey and geotechnical data to make telecommunication tower construction possible.

Intrax’s Comprehensive Geotechnical Services

The success of any telecommunication tower project hinges on a solid foundation. The Intrax Geotechnical Team is at the forefront of delivering the necessary groundwork by conducting detailed field investigations. These investigations encompass a range of essential activities, including drilling and sampling, resistivity testing, and the collection of soil and rock samples.

Our approach begins in the field, where our skilled team undertakes precise drilling operations to obtain soil samples from various depths. These samples are then subjected to resistivity testing, a crucial step that helps determine the electrical resistance of the ground, providing insights into its composition and moisture content. This data is vital for assessing the suitability of the site for construction.

Once the fieldwork is complete, the samples are sent to our NATA accredited laboratories. Here, they undergo rigorous testing to analyse their properties in detail. The findings from these tests are compiled into comprehensive Investigation Reports. These reports are more than just documents; they are critical tools that provide engineers with the design parameters needed to ensure that the telecommunication towers are built on a solid and stable foundation. This meticulous process ensures that the towers will withstand the test of time and the elements, maintaining the integrity of the telecommunication network.

Intrax Land: Comprehensive Consultation Services

Beyond geotechnical investigations, Intrax Land offers a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive end-to-end consultation service that is unparalleled in the industry. Our expertise spans across various domains, enabling us to provide direct solutions tailored to the specific needs of our clients. From initial site assessments to final construction approvals, our team of experts is involved in every step of the process, ensuring seamless integration and execution.

Efficiency is one of the hallmarks of Intrax Land. We pride ourselves on our ability to mobilise teams swiftly and effectively across the country, ensuring that projects stay on track and within budget. Our commitment to excellence means that we not only meet but exceed industry standards, delivering results that our clients can rely on.

Conclusion

In a world where staying connected is more important than ever, the role of telecommunication towers cannot be overstated. Intrax plays a vital role in supporting the telecommunication industry by providing essential geotechnical data and consultation services. Our dedication to precision, efficiency, and comprehensive service ensures that telecommunication towers are built to last, enabling reliable connectivity for communities across the nation.

For more information on our full scope of geotechnical services and how we can assist with your next telecommunication project, visit our website and see how Intrax can help you build a stronger, more connected future.

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Phillip Campbell

Chairman of the Board – Non-Executive Director and member of the risk committee

Phillip Campbell is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Intrax Consulting Group.

Phillip is an experienced company director with a demonstrated history of successful transformations of public and private organisations by focusing on the intrinsic value of the business, working behind the scenes to improve the effectiveness of management and building strong foundations for growth.

Graduating from Queensland University with a Bachelors’ degree in Electrical Engineering, Phillip has been CEO/MD of a number of public and private companies in the manufacturing and engineering services sectors.

He is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Phillip has an abiding belief that a stable and safe family home environment is critical for children to achieve a sound education and establish the foundations of a productive life. This is one of the reasons he joined Anchor Inc and is currently its Chairman.

Danny Borzillo

Executive Director

Danny Borzillo is an Executive Director.

Danny has a broad range of experience gained over 30 years of working in the construction and engineering consultancy industries.

Danny is the co-Founder of Intrax Consulting Engineers and was instrumental in the establishment of the Business in 2003. The early success of Intrax was mainly attributed to Danny’s innovation in the volume housing market and positioning Intrax to off its unique end to end service.

Danny Borzillo held the position of Managing Director of Intrax and then joint Managing Director together with Robert Borzillo until March 2011 when Barry Borzillo was appointed.

Prior to establishing and working at Intrax, Danny was involved in several small to mid-sized engineering consultancy businesses. His roles in these companies included Business Owner, Director and Senior Manager, providing consultancy design and construction advice and design services to the building industry.

Danny holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from Victoria University, is a Chartered Member of the Australian Institute of Engineers and is a Member of several industry technical bodies.

Barry Borzillo

CEO/MD

Barry Borzillo is the CEO/MD of the Intrax Consulting Group

Barry has a broad range of experience in the construction, telecommunications, professional services and government outsourcing industries.

Prior to his appointment in March 2011 as CEO/MD of Intrax, Barry held CEO roles for the ESH group, Tenix Solutions and Ericsson Australia/NZ. He spent nearly four years in the USA in senior roles with Ericsson Inc.

Barry began his career at Ericsson in 1987 as part of the Graduate program. He holds a Masters of Business Administration (Executive) from the Australian Graduate School of Management, a Bachelors’ degree with Distinction in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from Victoria University, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Engineers and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Barry is passionate about improving educational outcomes in disadvantaged communities which is one of the reasons he joined the Ardoch Youth Foundation Board for ten years, the last five of which he was also the Chairperson.

Andrew Taylor

CFO & Company Secretary

Andrew has more than 30 years of diverse and progressive senior financial experience in professional services, manufacturing and government industries. He is a trusted and proactive business partner, has developed and led high-performance teams, been a member of executive teams and Boards, and driven organisation change with profitability, working capital and structure.

Prior to his appointment in April 2018 at Intrax, Andrew was regional CFO – Australia and NZ region at Aurecon. He spent 17 years at Aurecon leading the finance team, corporatising the business and driving operations across ANZ and Asia.

Andrew is CPA qualified and holds a Bachelor of Business – Accounting.

Andrew’s career highlights include: aligning and integrating 2 major businesses; the initiation, design and implementation of reporting and budgeting software globally; and development and leadership of a new Finance function for a growing company. Andrew enjoys team leadership, developing and mentoring others to reach their potential, and is passionate about maturing, evolving and improving companies and businesses.

Nigel Guo

Executive Director and CTO

Nigel is the Chief Technology Officer of Intrax.

Nigel joined Intrax in 2007 and rapidly rose through ranks with the business. Nigel completed a Bachelor of Structural and Civil engineer from University of Melbourne, and also earned a  Master of Business Administration from Melbourne Business School.

Nigel has had many roles at Intrax, from engineer, to running the residential engineering and quality departments before being promoted into general management roles.

He has played a key role in continuing process and system improvement at Intrax, developing most of the processes and procedures used in the housing departments today that have enabled Intrax to scale with quality, while consistently delivering to clients..

In his spare time Nigel likes sketching, playing bass guitar and soccer.

Robert Borzillo

Non-Executive Director, member of the risk committee

Robert Borzillo is a Non-Executive Director of the Intrax Consulting Group. Robert has over 40 years’ experience working as an engineer in various capacities within the Australian building Industry.

Robert was a co-founder of Intrax Consulting in 2003 with a vision to establish a dynamic end to end values driven engineering consultancy delivering services into the residential housing and building construction industries in Australia

Prior to the establishment of Intrax Consulting Robert was General Manager of Porta Moulding working within the Australian timber industry; in forestry, manufacture and distribution of timber products for the residential building and construction industries.

In his earlier days, Robert also worked as an engineer for Humes Concrete. Involved in the design, manufacture, supply, and installation of precast concrete components for large scale civil and building infrastructure. Robert spent time working in Sydney NSW, and Far North Queensland on many projects. Prior to that Robert spent time with the Country Roads Board in road design and planning of Victorian road infrastructure.

Robert earned a bachelor’s degree from Victoria University, BE Civil is a Certified Practicing Engineer CPE, is on the National Engineers Register. NER, and an accredited practicing engineer in most Australian states. Robert is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. GAICD.

Robert’s passion outside of work is travel and snow skiing. He has had the privilege to combine these passions traveling extensively and skiing in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Japan, Italy, and Switzerland.