Interview: Austmine Champion of Innovation 2019 – Steve Durkin!
In May 2019, Steve Durkin, Managing Director of Safescape won the prestigious Austmine Champion of Innovation Award 2019. Steve is the owner, Founder and key driver of Safescape. Holding a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining and started his company in 2009. Steve’s...
Safescape innovates to improve safety and productivity
The new Bortana EV Safescape’s new Bortana Electrical Vehicle (EV) and their innovative escapeway product, Laddertube, are both true examples of Safescape’s commitment to developing innovative products to create safer and more sustainable underground mining workplaces...
Steve Durkin, Managing Director & Founder, Safescape
As part of Austmine's 30 year celebrations we are shining the spotlight on our members! Former mining engineer Steve Durkin runs Safescape, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative products for the global mining sector. It’s a successful and growing...
Electric Vehicles in the Mining Industry
With the threat of global warming looming over as well as rising oil prices, more and more car companies are beginning to develop their own take on electric transport. It is predicted that by 2030, 58% of the light vehicles on the road in the United States will be...
Safescape launch prototype Electric Vehicle to the Mining Industry
Electric Vehicle launched from collaborative project with Australian technology Safescape launched the prototype Electric Vehicle, the Bortana EV at Mt Cotton Training Centre on 24th May 2019, following a successful exhibition at the Austmine Conference in Brisbane....
Safescape among prestigious lineup at #DisruptMining 2018
BENDIGO, Victoria, March 3, 2018 – Safescape, an Australia company who designs, manufacturesand installs Safescape Laddertube and Edge Protector, is excited to announce their attendance as asemi-finalist at #DisruptMining 2018, a mining innovation accelerator founded...
Safescape Soaring Above Expectations
It is an unavoidable aspect of the mining industry that not everything that can go wrong is preventable. However, these incidents provide an ideal opportunity for learnings, and are important to share. Traditional means of escapeways such as the use of steel ladders...
Innovation Leads to Best Practice
Introducing innovative new or improved products into any industry can be challenging and costly for both the supplier and in some cases the stakeholders where time and effort go into change management and ensuring employee acceptance. More often than not these costs...
Safescape Innovation and Collaboration
The growth of Safescape over the last 5 years since our first installation at Fosterville Gold Mine in 2010 has been impressive but has not happened without the hard work of the dedicated Safescape team and its clients. Changing the status quo is often challenging to...