Bradken acquires Linings, confirming its growth aspirations in mining wear solutions

Bradken’s expansion into the manufacturing of rubber composite mill liners and other products confirms its focus on serving the mining sector with innovative wear solutions and the importance of South America to Bradken.

CEO Sean Winstone said this was an exciting milestone for the company.

“Over our 100-year history, Bradken’s customer focus has always shaped our innovation and growth,” Mr Winstone said.

“This acquisition is a perfect example of us listening to our mining customers and seeing immense value in broadening our range of solutions to fuel our growth.

"We are proud to lead the market in steel mill liners and, as mining operations develop, so will we. It's great to expand our product offering into rubber composites and leverage the expertise and innovation of the Linings team to continue solving the challenges our customers face.”

Bradken began as an Australian foundry organisation and has grown to be a global entity focused on the mining sector and backed by an extensive manufacturing capability. Outside of wear solutions for mineral processing, mining fixed plant and mobile plant applications, Bradken delivers highly engineered bespoke castings for a range of industries in North America and supports the Australian sugar industry. This is the first manufacturing facility Bradken will have in South America.

Linings CEO Manuel Marquez said he was proud of the organisation he and his team have built over the past 11 years and was confident it would continue to thrive under Bradken ownership.