RPC Technologies — Engineered Solutions for the Future

Large GRP shaft segment lifted by crane at dusk

Infrastructure

Bespoke GRP structures at infrastructure scale

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RPC 50 Years
Years of continuous operationsSince 1975
50
Manufacturing facilitiesAustralia · Indonesia · India
5
Skilled staff
500+
Production areaAcross Australasia
27,000 m²
HeadquartersSeven Hills NSW
Sydney
Of projects deliveredSince 1975
$2B+
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 45001
  • DISP accredited
  • EcoVadis Bronze

RPC is the leader in the design, engineering, manufacture, and maintenance of Glass Reinforced Polymer (GRP), Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP), and other composite solutions in Australia and Southeast Asia.

Supporting the full lifecycle of composites

One team stays with your asset from first design to inspection and maintenance in service.

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  1. RPC engineers reviewing CAD/FEA models on screens

    Design / Engineering

  2. Overhead view of a large GRP tank section being filament wound on an RPC factory floor

    Manufacturing

  3. May Road 15.5m, 67t GRP module during its single-lift installation

    Installation

  4. Two technicians in PPE taking an UltraAnalytix reading on a GRP asset

    Inspection

  5. 45-year-old GRP aluminium sulphate tank under inspection

    Maintenance

Landmark Projects

Selected projects from across our sectors.

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Rawalpindi shaft segment RW-07 ready for dispatch

InfrastructureAuckland, New Zealand · 2020–2025

Central Interceptor

Design, manufacture, delivery and installation of nine GRP shafts, 3m–7.5m in diameter, joined to the 16.2km wastewater tunnel, the largest wastewater project in NZ history.

GRP cascade and maintenance shafts
9
Shaft diameters
3m–7.5m
Depth of May Road shaft A
~70m
15m GRP dome cover for the Belmont desalination ocean intake, assembled on site

InfrastructureBelmont, NSW · 2025–2026

Belmont Desalination Plant

Scope, design, engineering, manufacture, delivery and site assembly of a 15m-diameter GRP cover operating 20m below sea level, for the direct ocean intake at Hunter Water's new desalination plant.

Diameter dome cover
15m
Below sea level
20m
Plant capacity, rainfall-independent
30 ML/day
VLocity GRP nose cone in production at Corio

TransportCorio, Victoria · 2023–2025

VLocity nose cones

46 GRP nose cones to ballistic standard BR566 Type 2, infused in one piece, assembled and painted at Corio, completing a fleet of 141 regional 3-car trainsets.

Nose cones delivered
46
Ballistic standard
BR566 Type 2
Regional 3-car trainsets in the fleet
141

We truly appreciate all the effort and commitment your team has put in to get us to this point. It’s been a remarkable collaboration, where our relationship has grown stronger and stronger and I am sure there is much more to come.

Francesco SaibeneGAJV Project Director · Central Interceptor

Customers and partners

Selected customers and partners across our five businesses.

Infrastructure

  • CIMIC Group
  • John Holland
  • Abergeldie
  • Jurong Engineering Ltd
  • GE Vernova
  • BHP (Olympic Dam)
  • Sydney Water
  • Melbourne Water

Transport

  • Transport for NSW
  • Alstom
  • Downer
  • Metro Trains Melbourne
  • Siemens Mobility

Defence

  • BAE Systems
  • Lockheed Martin
  • ASC
  • Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles
  • Thales

Products

  • APT Water
  • Water Corporation
  • Sydney Water
  • Melbourne Water
  • SA Water
  • SteamVac
  • Fibre Composites
  • BAC Airskill
  • AWL Innovations
  • Ampcontrol

Asset Services

  • Greater Western Water
  • Icon Water
  • BHP
  • Sydney Water
  • Melbourne Water
  • Barwon Water
  • Veolia
  • Water Corporation
  • Clarke Energy
  • SAS Asset Management
  • SUEZ

Why Composites

  • Corrosion & chemical resistance

    Resists acids, alkalis, solvents, corrosive fumes and harsh weather — it won't rust.

  • Strength without the weight

    High strength at a lower weight than many traditional materials, so it is easier to transport, lift and install.

  • Long asset life

    Designed for asset lives of 50 to 100+ years, depending on the product and application.

Composites: Why & How

From across RPC

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Heavy Duty MVD — tangerine duct with black stripes

Products

Heavy Duty Mine Vent Duct (HDMVD)

During a recent site visit, one of RPC’s long-standing mining customers asked us to solve an intermittent issue affecting standard Mine Vent Duct installed close to the main fan unit.

Sydney passenger train — Broadmeadow 50 years of rail

Transport

50 Years of Rail Industry Excellence and Innovation

RPC Broadmeadow has been part of the Hunter region’s rail story for generations, proudly supporting Australia’s rail industry through partnerships with Sydney Trains, Transport for NSW (TfNSW), and leading Tier 1 train builders and maintainers.

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