Solutions as a service
About Us
Sticking to what we know,
doing it very well
Because good engineering matters
Our goal is to be the long term, trusted, innovation partner for businesses
SAFEgroup Automation (SGA) is a leading Australian provider of control system engineering services. We offer a comprehensive range of control system services, extending from electrical engineering and design through to business system integrations and data analytics.
We are a team of control system engineers who believe that the work we do is important. We believe that every business is different, and our job is to provide whatever resources are missing to allow your business to achieve your system goals, whether that means applying our skills across full end-to-end service agreements or simply providing specialist assistance as needed.
The ultimate success of any control system is driven by the people who utilise it. We could deliver a beautiful, state-of-the-art, integrated SCADA and control system, but if our end-users are not able to use it, then we would not be solving their initial problem.
This is why we specialise in delivering our services collaboratively. Our team works closely with our clients throughout the whole process and ensures that the end result not only solves a business problem, but also develops a user-friendly experience with our product.
Our History
A small team of six specialist control system engineers join SAFEgroup to start an automation business unit.
Awarded various key long-term industry
service contracts.
A new office in Melbourne, Victoria is established.
SAFEgroup Automation separates from SAFEgroup to become a standalone company.
SGA's confirms its place as a premium national SI, winning a string of key long-term automation service contracts.
A new office in Milton, Queensland is established.
SGA are ready and looking to further improve our product offer, client base and benefits as best we can for our clients.
A new office in Alstonville, NSW is established.
2011 - THE BEGINNING
2013 - KEY CONTRACT AWARD
2014 - RECEIVED FIRST OEM AWARDS
Our expertise in control systems engineering is recognised.
2014 - EXPANSION TO VICTORIA
2015 - STANDALONE COMPANY
2017 - SERVICE CONTRACT EXPLOSION
2019 - EXPANSION TO QLD
2020 - EXPANSION TO NORTHERN NSW
2020 - FURTHER DIVERSIFICATION
Our Management Team
Meet the Team
Ben Forestal
Northern NSW Engineering Manager
Jared Buncombe
Sydney Engineering Manager
Ruth Wielinga
Innovate Manager
Adam Simpson
Smart Utilities Product Manager
Tony Gaughan
Business Development Manager
Aaron Mitchell
General Manager
Aaron Christie
Director Strategy & Business Development
David Mountford
Director/VIC & TAS Engineering Manager
Ben Lamb
NSW Engineering Manager
Matt Carson
QLD Engineering Manager