Lighthouse Industries welcomes five new companies to its Energy Infrastructure Services Portfolio
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 1, 2024
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - Lighthouse Industries Pty Ltd (“Lighthouse”) is delighted to announce the addition of RJE Global, Catalpa, Cowell Electric, Clutch, and Energy 3 (NZ) to its market leading portfolio of energy infrastructure services companies. This significant milestone follows the recent completion of a $488 million Series A financing round by Symphony, Lighthouse’s parent company.
Richard Phillips, CEO of Lighthouse Industries, shared his excitement: “We are thrilled to integrate these five strategic businesses into our portfolio of well-established, highly regarded specialist energy infrastructure services companies. Together, we now possess the capability to plan, build, and maintain the critical infrastructure necessary to power our clean energy future.”
Lighthouse Industries’ mission is to rapidly accelerate the energy transition by coordinating and scaling difficult and essential energy infrastructure capabilities. Through its portfolio companies, Lighthouse offers specialty services and full turnkey solutions to support renewable energy developers, energy utilities, network service providers, resources, defence, large EPCs, communications and decarbonisation clients across Australia and New Zealand. The group's expertise now includes wind resource assessments, strategic grid advisory, engineering and design, sovereign manufacturing, construction, commissioning, and maintenance of critical electrical infrastructure, such as high voltage substations, transmission lines, civil and electrical balance of plant.
With over 90 years of continuous operation among its companies, Lighthouse’s portfolio has successfully completed more than 3,000 projects, including over 100 high voltage substations and more than 5,000 kilometres of powerlines and related infrastructure services to over 70 renewables projects with a capacity exceeding 10GW. Employing a workforce of over 1,000 specialists across 20 locations in Australia and New Zealand, Lighthouse’s experience and resources are unmatched.
“Over the past decades, these outstanding founder-led businesses have not only developed and grown remarkable technical capabilities but have also demonstrated exceptional execution on the ground, navigating difficult terrain and conditions across the nation with notable success. Our experienced leadership team is eager to support the portfolio businesses in scaling processes, systems, and disciplines to meet customer demand, unlock critical industry bottlenecks, and deliver superior commercial outcomes for the energy transition,” Mr. Phillips added.
Robin Johnson, CEO of newly acquired RJE Global, stated: “We are incredibly excited to join forces with Lighthouse Industries. This partnership not only enhances our ability to scale and innovate but also positions us to contribute significantly to the energy transition. With Lighthouse’s world-class support, we are confident in our continued success and growth, ultimately benefiting our clients and the broader energy sector across Australia.”
For more information on Lighthouse Industries, please visit www.lhindustries.com.au.
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Media Contact: media@symphonyinfra.com.au
