FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED SINCE 1966

Benedict sand, soil & recycled products are

‘What Sydney’s made of’

Established in 1966, Benedict is an Australian family owned and operated company that has grown from a small haulage contractor, to one of the largest producers and resellers of quarried, recycled and landscape products in New South Wales.

Benedict is still growing today, consistently meeting greater Sydney’s needs for civil, construction, landscaping, and recycled products, whilst fast becoming the industry leaders in recycling and resource recovery.

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Mission and Values

Our actions are consistent with our values. We do what we say we will do.

Our Mission

To produce, supply and deliver quality materials to the community through innovative and environmentally responsible solutions whilst maximising resource recovery.

Our Vision

To provide high-quality products and services, utilising the best available technologies. To create partnerships with customers, organisations and communities to advance their businesses while promoting sustainability. To be a sustainable organisation committed to the triple bottom line of positive economic, environmental and social impacts which are essential for any healthy business to remain relevant.

Our Values

Benedict is committed to providing reliable, high quality products and services, maintaining high integrity and high ethical standards, ensuring the safety of our people, actively participating in the community, whilst staying committed to sustainable business practices and the protection of the environment.

With over 50 million tonnes in reserves at our 6 company owned and operated quarries, we are one of NSW’s largest suppliers of sands, soils, gravels and road bases.

When it comes to quality products and services – rest assured. Benedict maintains the highest level of commitment to quality and operational standards – AS/NZS ISO9001 Certification.

OUR TEAM

OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR BEST ASSET – WE PLACE A VERY HIGH VALUE ON OUR TEAM.

Since 1991, Dana Dupere has been the Co-Managing Director of Benedict. Her primary area of focus is the Group’s Sales, Logistics, Finance and Administration functions.

Dana Dupere

Co - Managing Director of the Benedict Industries Group of Companies

Ernest Dupere is the Co-Managing Director of Benedict Industries and responsible for Benedict’s Operations and Business Development.

Ernest Dupere

(B.E. MIQ) Director – Co-Managing Director of the Benedict Industries Group of Companies

Elke is the Chief Marketing Officer at Benedict Industries and responsible for the Administration, IT and Marketing. Her main focus is initiating and implementing systems that result in increased efficiencies across the Benedict Group of Companies.

Elke Dupere Rowan

Chief Marketing Officer

With over 35 years of experience in the finance industry working in multi-billion dollar businesses, Bob has been working as the CFO of the Benedict Group since 2001 and serves on the board of a number of Benedict companies.

Bob Martin Lyon

CFO

In 1997, Brett Jarvis started at Benedict as an Excavator Operator and then a Quarry Manager at Menangle Sands. He is now the Group Operations Manager at Benedict Industries and oversees the operation at all the quarry sites.

Brett Jarvis

Group Operations Manager

Since 1991, Paul Arnold has been the Operations Manager at Mittagong and Appin. Paul has been instrumental in building long-term relationships internally and externally resulting in great outcomes for Benedict customers and Benedict. He is also our joint venture partner in the Appin Quarry.

Paul Arnold

Operations Manager - Mittagong & Appin

Mick Williams has been with Benedict since 1993 and leads our team of internal and external Sales Executives and Representatives. Mick is responsible for Group sales as well as product development, market development and sales strategy.

Mick Williams

Group Sales Manager

Ian is a qualified Civil Engineer with over 25 years management experience within the construction materials and waste recycling industries. Ian joined Benedict in June 2014 as the General Manager – Recycling, bringing with him his extensive knowledge and industry experience as well as a strong managerial capability.

Ian Collier

General Manager Recycling

John is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He practised for more than forty five years, specialising in the areas of business development, management and tax consultancy.

John Huntley Knox

Non Executive Director

Steve is co-founder and Managing Director of SISL Group, an agribusiness focused fund manager that operates one of Australia’s largest sugar cane farm aggregations. Formerly with Rothschild Australia for 16 years, Steve started SISL in 2005. He is responsible for investment management activities and strategic farm management decisions.

Steve Kirby

Non Executive Director

OUR FOUNDERS

In 1966 Ron founded Benedict together with his wife Margaret. Growing the business from a Haulage Company delivering gravel and aggregates in Sydney to Benedict Industries today, it evolved to become a successful provider of quarried and natural products, as well as a waste recycling company, servicing the greater Sydney Region.

Ronald Benedict Smith

Co-founder of Benedict In Memoriam

Margaret is fondly remembered as the ‘anchor’ of the family business and was known for her work behind the scenes as the Company grew in leaps and bounds. She diligently managed the administrative requirements of the business and played an important role in HR, book keeping, events and more.

Margaret Smith

Co-founder of Benedict In Memoriam

1960 – 1969

1966 Started Benedict Haulage at Total Service Station, East Parramatta on 14th February 1966 as Sub-contractor to Alltrans.
1967 Won contract to cart gravel for Forbes Shire Council. This lasted 2 years. Contract price cut in half by incoming contractor – OUCH!
1969 Returned to new depot at Total Service station at opposite the Vauxhall Inn at Parramatta.
1970 Won the contract for delivery of light-weight aggregate from Litecrete at Homebush Bay to all metropolitan concrete Plants from Alltrans.
1970 Supply and delivery business developed ex Hooker Sands (became Rocla at Kurnell) Readymix Quarries, BMG, Pioneer etc.
1973 Flemington Markets

1970 – 1979

1972 Won cement haulage at Hardies at Camellia which gradually expanded to 6 tankers over time.
1974 Started fine sand deliveries to Readymix Concrete at Granville from Ebenezer Quarry then Chipping Norton Quarry.
1975 Annus Horribulus – Recession. Litecrete closed, survived by supplying Scoria from Victoria ex Belmore Rail. Lost cement job to TNT Alltrans. Arranged to sell the tankers. Lost depot at Vauxhall Inn. Moved to Smithfield.
1977 Sold trucks to the drivers
1978 Won sand lease tender at Chipping Norton from Public Works Depot.

1980 – 1989

1982 Bought Able Dredging at Mooney Creek thinking to supply central asphalt depot with fine sand – Sand turned out to be terrible!
1985 Margaret handed over administration to Dana at Chipping Norton
1987 Began sand removal from Port Botany in preparation for liquids berth. Ernest Dupere joined Benedict family
1988 Opened Mount Gilead Soil Quarry – just in time for the floods!
1988 Sold haulage business (Benedict Haulage) to subcontractors Aymsheen
1988 Darling Harbour – Bicentinenial – S&D products
1988-1991 “Mount Gilead
Soil extraction on banks of Nepean River for Lady Dorothy Macarthur Onslow”
1989 “Order of the Shovel” was initiated

1990 – 1999

1991 Acquired Menangle Sand and Soil PTY LTD, which came with Menangle, Springvale and Kangaloon sites
1992 Bought Warringah Gravel and Stone at Belrose
1993 Dredging Contract Boral Lansvale
1994 Purchased Moorebank land which became a sand Quarry
1995 Dredging Contract Boral Cairns
1996 Purchased Head office at Belrose – Relocated Chipping Norton office to Belrose
1996 Benedict Reclamations commences landfilling at Chipping Norton
1998 Late 2000’s Olympic project – Plaque on Olympic drive BSG becaomes main landscape remediation supply contractor for the Sydney Olympic 2000 Precinct

2000 – 2009

2000 Purchased 50% of Mittagong Sands from Rocla
2000 Commenced Sydney recycling Centres in JV with Veolia
2002 Belrose SRC (Sydney Recylicng Centers) commenced
2003 “Purchased 33-35 Riverside Road – Chipping Norton”
2004 Sold Springvale lands to a developer for housing
2004 “purchased property at Menangle (Hillcrest Park)”
Commenced Glass Granulates Business – JV Visy
2005 Purchased Central Creamery Property
2005 Acquired 50% Appin Sands (JV with Paul Arnold)
Lodged an application to permit 350 houses, pub, brewery, accomodation on Creamery Lands at Menangle
2006 Cowra Quartz – commenced operating in a JV with Rocla
2008 BRC took over the SRC operations
2009 Purchased 37-39 Riverside Road Chipping Norton

2010 – 2019

2009 Opened Benedict Recycling Rydalmere
2010 Granted lease for Sandy Point Quarry
2011 Commenced Great Southern Rock – JV with Earth Exchange to run SP Quarry,
Purchased Alexandria Recycling Site
2013 Closed Rydalmere Recycling Centre
Lodged our application to build a marina at Moorebank,
2014 Signed a development agreement with Mirvac to build 200 houses at Moorebank
2014 Sold the Alexandria property and purchased the Banksmeadow site for recycling
Sold Kangaloon property
2015 Signed development agreement with MII propoerty for 350 residences at Menangle
Marina approval, INTERNAL: Sailing Regatta, Values roll out, Recycling record days inwards
2015 Purchased Recycling site in Newcastle, lodged EIS
2015 Purchased remaining 50% Mittagong Sands from Rocla
2015 Purchased Fyshwick Propoerty in ACT for Recycling
2016 Entered JV with Tip It at Smeaton Grange for a recycling Facility

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