Our Vision

Melchor Access strives to be the industry contractor of choice for high-risk and technically demanding projects, providing an innovative and integrated approach to delivering quality projects through our teams of highly qualified and committed people.

We believe in building great relationships, forming strategic partnerships and working with others to achieve positive outcomes for all parties involved. Our commitment to operating with honesty and integrity, whilst delivering the highest levels of service, is fostered throughout our organisation and reflected by all our team members.

We adopt a positive and flexible approach to everything we do, ensuring we’re able to provide tailored solutions for every client, regardless of their project’s size or complexity. We maintain rigorous standards of quality and safety which are continuously evaluated and improved upon. We are committed to providing safe, efficient and cost-effective solutions to even the most challenging of access tasks.

Board

Our Board of Directors consists of an experienced and talented group of individuals, each adding unique and complementary skills to the management team. Operationally, Melchor Access is led by co-Directors, Patrick McCormack and Shane Jones.

Patrick is a Level-3 Rope Access Operator and Manager with over 12 years’ experience in the Technical Height Safety and Rope Access Industries across Australia and internationally. His roles have encompassed the design, manufacture and certification of height safety equipment and included Supervisor, Technical Expert – Advisory Services and Project Manager on high-profile projects around Australia. Patrick’s technical expertise has been regularly used by some of Australia’s largest companies in managing high-risk and restrictive access operations.

Shane brings with him extensive experience managing mission-critical projects and the expertise to balance the requirements for functionality, quality, economy and timeliness. His experience includes management and directorship positions across a range of industries including at Hoperidge Capital investments, Hoperidge Engineering and Enerdrill. Shane also holds current director positions at Perth Energy and Merredin Energy.

Melchor’s other board members include Jon Biesse, Scott Jones, Craig Burton and Tim Wise who contribute extensive operational, leadership and commercial expertise from a diverse range of industries including from the energy, engineering, resources and finance sectors.

In addition to its board, Melchor also benefits from key strategic and financial input from individuals and organisations recognised as standouts in their field. This includes financial backing from Hoperidge Capital which holds key investments across the energy, retail and technology sectors and takes a hands-on approach to ensuring successful operation of its investment businesses.

H&S

At Melchor Access, the health, safety and well-being of our staff, clients and site visitors are at the heart of everything we do. Specialising in high-risk operations, we maintain and continuously evaluate a rigorous safety system that relies on proactive and innovative techniques to ensure everyone involved in our projects works safely and finishes each day healthy and free of injury.

We have a safety-first policy across all our divisions and impose a zero-tolerance approach to any risky behaviour. All team members engage in ongoing training and site-specific safety inductions to ensure well-being is continuously kept top of mind throughout every project.

Our operations are conducted strictly within the parameters set out by The International Rope Access Trade Association’s (IRATA) International Code of Practice (ICOP). The ICOP stipulations are specifically designed to regulate the highest levels of safety and quality around rope access operations internationally. The regulations set out by ICOP have significantly lowered the occurrence of safety-related incidents in the Access Industry globally and go well beyond what is mandated by many of the outdated Australian Standards. All Melchor Access staff are IRATA certified rope access operators

Workplace safety is ingrained in our DNA and our ISO Certified safety systems are meticulously documented to identify and prevent possible risks. Our strong safety culture embraces industry best practices and is one of the key reasons we are trusted by some of Perth’s highest profile developers to deliver project solutions in high-risk environments.

Environment

At Melchor Access, we are committed to preserving and enhancing, not only the environments in which we work, but also the environment in general. Endorsed by our ISO Certification in Environmental Management Systems, our goal is to avoid causing any negative and irreversible impact on the community and/or natural habitat in which we operate.

We aim to be the industry leader in promoting environmental responsibility, respecting our ecosystems and delivering our work processes accordingly. We empower our people to be the best environmental citizens they can and actively encourage each individual to implement sustainable practices.

We audit and evaluate our processes on an ongoing basis to ensure environmental best practice is maintained. We also champion innovative thinking and encourage all team members to actively participate in the continual improvement of Melchor’s environmental credentials.