With more than four decades of expertise, Northern Machinery is a premier civil construction company serving the Katherine and Northern Territory regions.
Presenting Our Specialist Civil Engineering Team.
Northern Machinery, situated in the vibrant town of Katherine in the Northern Territory, provides a comprehensive range of services, including earthworks, drainage solutions, land clearing, and top-tier concreting. Our unwavering commitment to safety, superior quality, and strong environmental responsibility underpins every project we execute, ensuring we consistently exceed industry benchmarks.
Our team consists of highly skilled operators, certified apprentices, and dedicated support staff, all specialists in traffic management and survey consulting. By emphasising local recruitment, we guarantee our clients receive outstanding customer service while promoting teamwork and fostering transparent communication throughout all phases of each project.
Our strategic position allows us to cultivate meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities and collaborate effectively with the local Land Council, yielding positive employment opportunities and mutual benefits for all stakeholders involved.
At Northern Machinery, we take exceptional pride in our extensive inventory of cutting-edge equipment, rigorously adhering to our service protocols and keeping vital spare parts readily available. This commitment ensures efficient and prompt service, providing our clients with reliable solutions for all their project needs.
At Northern Machinery, our core values are fundamental to our operations and significantly impact the quality of our work.
We maintain a steadfast commitment to these principles, ensuring that every aspect of our business exemplifies our dedication to excellence.
In all our endeavors, we strive to uphold these fundamental beliefs:
Treat ourselves and our customers with respect.
Be creative and resourceful.
Be open to change and maintain flexibility.
Our Unwavering Commitment to Delivering Superior Results through Safe, Sustainable and High-Quality Projects and Services.
Leadership
We develop leaders through strong support systems and good communication.
Safety
No task is too important that we cannot do it safely.
Integrity
We are true to our word.
Environment & Sustainability
We look after our environment for future generations.
Innovation
We anticipate change and shape it to fit our purposes.
Fostering a Strong and Positive Safety Culture for Workplace Wellbeing
Health & Safety policy
Attached below is our current Workplace Health and Safety Policy. Our primary objective is to guarantee a safe workplace for all employees while maintaining our unwavering pledge to achieve an accident-free environment.
Our Unwavering Commitment
- Comply with all applicable health and safety laws and regulations
- Engage with employees on safety matters
- Conduct regular reviews of work areas, equipment, behavior and methods to continuously
- Improve health and safety performance
- Provide health and safety training for our workforce.
- Creating a culture that empowers our workforce to act in a safe and responsible way
WORKER COMMITMENT
- Accept responsibility for maintaining a healthy and safe workplace and act in accordance with this policy
- Work in accordance with the NMS Safety Management System
- Ensure all appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is fit for purpose, maintained in a safe working order and that you adhere to our operating procedures
- Use all appropriate safety equipment provided by NMS
- Work in a manner that ensures your own and your workmates safety
- Immediately report and secure hazards, cease unsafe work practices and report incidents
- Ensure that you advise your supervisor if you feel that the assigned task is outside the scope of your competency
NMS Is Committed to Conducting All Business Activities in an Environmentally Sustainable and Responsible Manner.
Official Environmental Policy Statement.
NMS is devoted to cultivating a respectful relationship with the natural environment, ensuring our operations are managed to mitigate potential impacts effectively. We prioritise minimising harm while safeguarding the integrity of ecosystems and enhancing biodiversity. Trust NMS for sustainable practices and environmentally responsible management solutions.
Our Commitment to Excellence
- Manage our operations in compliance with or exceeding the applicable Commonwealth & State environmental legislative requirements and provide resources necessary to meet these obligations
- Identify and effectively manage our environmental aspects and impacts;
- Develop and actively promote initiatives to improve environmental performance through continuous research and integration of best practice processes
- Establish direct and effective ways of communication with our employees, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the community in regard to environmental obligations, performance and compliance in order to achieve shared and lasting outcomes
- Report and record environmental incidents and potential environmental hazards to initiate corrective actions and eliminate or minimise impact, improve performance and prevent incident recurrent

