Our work
Nortruss has supplied most of the major housing developments in Darwin over the past 20 years, including defence housing and major sub-divisions, including the Larrakia Development Corporation’s developments around Palmerston.
Major projects supplied by Nortruss in Darwin include:
- the striking entrance and cabins of Darwin’s Airport Resort
- accommodation and training buildings for Robertson Barracks
- the Sitzler/Barclay Mowlem joint venture for the Royal Darwin Hospital extension
- Gove Alcan G3 expansion
- Darwin LNG Plant
- McArthur River Mine
- Gemco on Groote Eylandt
- timber and deckings for John ‘Foxy’ Robinson’s ambitious Dugong Beach Resort near Alyangula
- the Masonic Homes Tiwi Village expansion, with Nortruss recently awarded two contracts
- PTM’s major defence housing projects in Roseberry and Lyons developments
- Faith Constructions for the Larrakia Development Corporation’s Palmerston defence houses
- Gusher Pty Ltd for refurbishment and building of houses and Tindal Air Base in Katherine and Lyons in Darwin.
Nortruss is a major supplier to the Australian and New Zealand defence forces in the rebuilding of East Timor and works closely with Darwin based supplier Ensul. Challenges have included the large timbers needed for the reconstruction of the 17th century Portugese designed barracks building, palace refurbishment, Exhibition Building, schools, and most of Dili’s civic buildings.
In Broome, Kimberley Truss and Nortruss have combined their capabilities to supply major new resorts such as the Pearle and Pinctada resorts.
In Gove, Gorrkbuy Industrial Supplies has won a reputation over the past 20 years as a specialist supplier to remote Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal development groups, providing tailored construction solutions and reliable service and delivery.