Tellus signs MOU with Toll
- Tellus signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Toll
- Toll to be preferred logistics partner across Tellus’ business
- Toll to drive innovation and synergy across the proposed Tellus logistics supply chain
- Joint marketing activities to existing client base
Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s leading logistics provider Toll Group Ltd (“Toll”) and is working towards full form documentation.
The agreement will see Toll become Tellus’ preferred logistics provider. Toll will provide input and expertise for the transport and logistics infrastructure and operations required to support Tellus’ projects in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Importantly, the parties will work together to identify opportunities to provide a holistic transport, storage, recovery and permanent isolation service across the existing Tellus and Toll customer base and new potential customers.
The key areas of collaboration include:
- Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) Support Services – Effective early involvement to help finalise project design and optimisation from a logistics perspective.
- Commodity / Equipment/ Waste Resources Transport Services – The safe, reliable and efficient transport of materials to and from site is crucial to Tellus’ business model. Toll provides unparalleled capabilities across Australia in this regard.
- Port and Facility Logistics Infrastructure Management Services – Involvement in the operation of Tellus infrastructure facilities or the utilisation of existing Toll facilities providing access to an Australia wide network of appropriately licenced facilities.
- Support Services – Logistical support services to Tellus’ project sites.
- Joint Marketing Services – Ability to identify opportunities to provide a holistic transport, storage, recovery and permanent isolation service to existing Toll customers and potential new customers.
Managing Director of Tellus, Mr Duncan van der Merwe commented “We are delighted to sign this important agreement with a global best practice logistics partner so as to develop a safe and efficient supply chain model to assist Tellus and our customers.”
Manager Business Development of Toll, Craig Blyton commented “Toll is the leading provider of logistics services across Australia and already provides logistics services for a wide range of potential Tellus customers. The ability to market a holistic service to customers is an exciting growth prospect for both companies and complements the “One Toll” approach across the key Toll businesses including Toll Energy, Toll NQX, TGF and Toll Property.”
Toll is planning on referencing this agreement in its next edition of Toll Today Magazine that will be circulated to 1,200 Toll sites in 50 countries with an estimated readership in excess of 25,000 companies and individuals.
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
