Creating new materials, solving global challenges.

Calix is a multi-award-winning Australia technology company that is developing new processes and materials to solve global challenges.

The core technology is a world-first, patented “kiln” built in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria that produces “mineral honeycomb” – very highly active minerals!

Calix is using these minerals, which are safe and environmentally friendly, to improve waste water treatment and phosphate removal, and help protect sewer assets from corrosion.

ACTI-Mag™ is a concentrated stabilised suspension of magnesium hydroxide, an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Mg(OH)2. Because it is manufactured in Calix’s patented calcining technology from highly reactive magnesium oxide powder, ACTI-Mag™ imparts superior neutralisation capacity and speed, while being safer to handle than other traditional alkalis.

ACTI-Mag™ has a higher neutralising value per dry kilo when compared with caustic and lime, which lowers chemical consumption, making ACTI-Mag™ a cost competitive option due to the reduction in plant and equipment requirements. ACTI-Mag™ is also used extensively for hydrogen sulphide gas (H2S) control in sewers and industrial waste treatment systems. Highly fluid, ACTI-Mag™ has proven to flow easily in most dosing systems.

PROTECTA-Mag™ provides an enduring high pH surface coating for concrete sewer infrastructure, preventing corrosion of man holes, wet wells, parts of sewage treatment plants and large diameter sewer pipes. PROTECTA-Mag™ is safe, environmentally friendly, cost effective and can be applied without shutting down or isolating the sewer.

PROTECTA-Mag™¬ is a concentrated, controlled viscosity, stabilised suspension of magnesium hydroxide liquid (MHL). The thixotropic properties of PROTECTA-Mag™ allow the suspension to be easily pumped for spraying.

Calix’s technology has also been adopted overseas, where we are working with some of the world’s largest companies, governments and research institutions on CO2 capture.

CAPS Australia, a 100% Australian owned company, has been supplying a wide range of industrial products to water & waste water treatment, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, primary industries and a wide spectrum of clients throughout Australia for 30 years. Today, CAPS is recognised as a single source of supply for total air requirements for any low pressure, vacuum or compressed air applications, as well as gas and power generation technology.

CAPS has the expertise through their manufacturing/projects engineering team to design and build special custom made blower and compressor packages to suit any application, as well offer standard off the shelf products.

For the water & waster treatment applications, CAPS has the capability to select, design, assemble, sell and service blowers (both PD and Centrifugal), Compressed air systems (oil lubricated & oil-free) and power generation systems.

CAPS knows the importance of after sales support, evidenced by their 24/7 service support and well equipped aftermarket teams throughout the country, with branch offices in Kalgoorlie, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Darwin, Mackay and its head office in Perth. CAPS offer a range of servicing and maintenance options which can be adapted to suit every requirement. CAPS also offers hire equipment for short to long term use.

Challenger Valves are a leading manufacturer, supplier and distributor of valving and actuation to the Waste Water Industry, providing products and solutions for the treatment of Sewage, Aeration, Water, Sludge, Buried service and Irrigation processes as well as general industrial valve and actuation needs. We stock a wide range of products in various materials including ductile iron, stainless steel, brass and uPVC to handle a wide range of industrial applications. Challenger are the Australian distributors for “CLA-VAL” automatic control valves. “CLA-VAL” is the world’s leading brand for automatic control valves including, Pressure reducing, Pressure sustaining , Altitude and tank filling, in a wide range of materials and sizes.

The companies’ head office is located in Shepparton, north of Melbourne in central Victoria, with a 2400m² purpose built facility, which includes production, storage, actuation centre and testing, in addition to these facilities Challenger have a fully equipped maintenance vehicle which has service and testing facilities.

Challenger Valves operate sales and warehouse branches in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Newcastle, supporting an Australia wide distributor network.

Chisholm offers a range of qualifications from Certificate II, III, and IV right through to the Diploma of Water Operations with the flexibility of on campus or workplace training. The Water Operations team at Chisholm has partnered with industry to successfully deliver training nationally across a range of qualifications within the Water Operations training package.

Experienced trainers who are experts in their respective fields and with extensive industry links are able to customise training and assessment to ensure it is relevant, practical and applicable to participant job roles as well as meeting specific identified business needs.

Chisholm Institute has a purpose built training facility for the water industry at our Cranbourne Campus in Victoria where students get an opportunity to be involved in a ‘hands on’ water treatment process. At the Cranbourne Campus, students get the opportunity to work in a live plant environment focusing on Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, Media Filtration and Clarifiers. A dedicated laboratory for the water industry is also available for training and industry projects.

In addition to Water Operations training, Chisholm also offers over 330 certificate, diploma, advanced diploma and graduate certificate courses as well as conducting over 300 short courses for industry compliance and skills development.