Engineered for excellence

It's hard to miss the fleet of orange Doosans and Develons standing out among the red and brown soils at Lambron's MidWest operations, where the machines have played a vital part in helping the company earn a reputation as a preferred civil construction and earthmoving contractor.

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When Bill and Libby Biggs formed Lambron Contracting in the MidWest WA town of Dongara in 2003, their first job involved excavating service trenches for subdivisions, with a fleet that included just one 20t Daewoo excavator.

The work only lasted about six months before Bill landed a project on a minesite. Lambron was mobilised to Tallering Peak mine for Mount Gibson Iron, to complete rock breaking of oversize ore.

This was the beginnings of a snowball, with Lambron next buying a six-wheel tipper and a Bobcat to complete small civil scopes onsite, as well as taking on a second employee.

The acorn started growing. Lambron continued contracting to Mount Gibson for the next 14 years, with the fleet expanding to six pieces of plant and five employees.

It was during this time that Lambron purchased its first Doosan excavator from Clark Equipment, the DX140LCR: a compact 14t excavator ideal for tight areas while still having exceptional breakout capacity.

The love affair with the machines grew quickly, with Lambron buying more Doosans: the DX225LC and DX255LC, with both machines mobilised to remote WA where they still work day in day out.

In 2017 Lambron moved its operations again, this time about 800km inland to Leonora, after it was awarded the bulk earthworks contract for the construction of a minesite accommodation village. The relocation resulted in further growth, with crew numbers rising from six up to 15.

The expansion continues today. Bill still oversees Lambron, with son Nathan managing the company, which currently boasts 85 employees and a vehicle and equipment fleet of almost 100 assets.

“Specialising in medium sized civil projects, Lambron has built a reputation as one of the preferred civil construction contractors in the Goldfields region of WA,” Nathan said.