Our people

We’re made to last.

At the heart of our success is our people. We share an enduring commitment to lead our industry and set higher standards.

You don’t last more than half a century in business without the best people. Every single HMG employee lives by our values of leadership, quality and integrity to move our company forward. Piece by piece, part by part, person by person. Together we deliver solutions that help build better businesses for our clients.

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Our team encompasses a wide range of backgrounds, professions and experiences.

We celebrate the diversity of our team, while working as one HMG. We support our position as industry leaders by providing professional growth opportunities and encouraging our people to learn.

The Board

HMG’s Board brings to the table a wealth of business and financial management experience, together with a proven track record for building enterprise value, particularly in the engineering and manufacturing sector. Their primary role is to ensure the company serves the interests of all stakeholders.

Dean Mehmet

Dean Mehmet

Chairperson

Geoffrey Brown

Geoffrey Brown

Director

Leadership

You can’t build a company that’s made to last without high quality leaders. HMG’s leadership team has extensive technical, operational and financial experience in the engineering and manufacturing industry and is pushing new boundaries in performance.

Lee Simkiss

Lee Simkiss

Operations Manager

With 32+ years in manufacturing, lean practices, and safety engineering, I lead production and operations, specialising in efficient product design workshops. My diverse background in coach building enhances my expertise in mechanical and industrial engineering.

Michael Thomson

Michael Thomson

Engineering Manager

Professional Mechanical and Material Engineer with more than ten years’ experience in OEM product development specializing in, project management, process engineering and design for manufacture.

Jeff Wessling

Jeff Wessling

Facilities and Maintenance Manager

Over 20 years’ experience in fixed and mobile plant design, manufacturing and maintenance.

SALES

Martin Whapshott

Martin Whapshott

Business Development Manager

Qualified Fitter and Turner – 15 years’ experience. Over 14 years in mining & reclamation sales. 

Nathan Valentine

Nathan Valentine

Business Development Manager

12 years’ experience delivering customer-focused outcomes automotive, mining and manufacturing industries over multiple regions.

Long Serving Employees

The average tenure of our staff is something unequalled anywhere else in our industry. On average, our people stay with us 16 years or more. This speaks volumes about the type of organisation we are – and the work that we do.

Ken Hensler

Ken Hensler

43 years’ service

Technical Support – Fitter

Peter Blick

Peter Blick

36 years’ service

Machinist

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Kelvin Broom

34 years’ service

Surface Finishing Supervisor

Kevin Hall

Kevin Hall

33 years’ service

Electroplater

Mark Duncan

Mark Duncan

31 years’ service

Hydraulic Fitter

Jose Garcia

Jose Garcia

27 years’ service

Electroplater

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Dionas Solilapsi

24 years’ service

Machinist

Our knowledge and expertise in the craft of machining, chroming and repair is unmatched