About

Values

Why do we exist?

To provide healthy, safe and efficient indoor environments for people to live, work and play

How do we behave?

We are passionate, knowledgeable, have pride in our work and follow through on what we say.

What do we do?

We design, build and maintain mechanical systems for commercial and industrial facilities.

Directors

Scott Polsen

Managing Director

Geoff Absolom

Director

Robert Brozic

Director

Management Team

Steve Watt

General Manager – Construction Canberra

Drew Blissett

General Manager – Service Canberra

Emerson Hay

General Manager – Sydney

Daniel Maddocks

General Manager – Newcastle

Chris Kelly

Service Manager – Newcastle

Founding Partners

Andrew Kolber

Mick Polsen

Community

We take pride in supporting our staff and the communities where we live and work.

History

1986 Benmax established

A group of passionate individuals working together at New Parliament House decide to start up their own HVAC company and base it in Queanbeyan, NSW.

1986 First project delivered

The team delivers its first project at Forrest Primary School, Canberra, completing a modification of the school’s heating systems.

1988 On site workshop opens

Wanting to control the quality of their work, the team builds its first on site workshop to produce the duct and pipework needed for their increasing work load.

1991 Milestone project

The team completes its first laboratory project at the purpose built National Biological Laboratory (now known as the Therapeutic Goods Administration) in Canberra comprising of certified PC2 and PC3 facilities.

2000 Service and maintenance team established

This dedicated team was created to meet the needs of our clients for high level servicing and preventative maintenance services. Today, the team is 35 people strong offering specialised services to clients across all of our office locations.

2002 Milestone project

The team completes its first central energy plant project at Brindabella Central Energy located within the Canberra Airport precinct. The team has gone on to deliver several major central plant projects.

2007 Milestone project

The team completes a major redevelopment and expansion project at the Canberra Centre retail precinct establishing a successful relationship with the retail sector.

2013 Christchurch office opens

At the request of some Australian based clients, Benmax expands its operations into New Zealand and commences work on the state of the art Christchurch Justice and Emergency Service Precinct project.

2013 Milestone project

The team completes work on the award winning Canberra Airport Multi User Development Project, including a new terminal, two car parks and office accommodation.

2015 Newcastle office opens

Expanding the teams in house drafting and engineering capabilities, a new office is opened in Newcastle specialising in design services.

2015 Wellington Office opens

Expanding operations into New Zealand’s North Island, the team opens an office in Wellington and commences work on the world class NZ Ministry of Primary Industries National Biocontainment Laboratory project.

2016 Sydney office opens

Having completed many projects across NSW over the years, the team officially opens a Sydney office with its first project at the Castle Towers Shopping Precinct.

Awards

2022 - ANU Research School of Physics & Engineering

2022 - UoN Q Building

2021 - COVID-19 Surge Centre

2020 - ANU High Performance Computing Centre Upgrade

2019 - 3 Molonglo Drive

2018 – Calvary Bruce Private Hospital

2017 – Willinga Park

2016 – Vibe Hotel Canberra Airport

2015 – No. 1 Canberra Avenue

2014 – Garangula Art Gallery

2013 – Canberra Airport Multi-User Terminal

2012 – ANU Research School of Earth Sciences

2011 – National Gallery of Australia

Certifications

Benmax is committed to delivering quality leadership, meaningful systems and stable processes that meet the expectations of our clients, business partners and staff and that support us to deliver a high level of workmanship and performance.

Benmax WHS Policy (2021)

Benmax Quality Policy (2021)

Benmax Environment Policy (2021)

ARC Licence No. AU07911

Immigration NZ Accredited Employer

Independent Qualified Persons (NZ South Island)
(Section 438 (4) (a) Building Act 2004)
SS9 Mechanical Ventilation or Air Conditioning