Championing the Height of Safety
Our streamlined systems, rigorous training, and client-focused approach ensure seamless contract management, timely project completion, and clear communication with all stakeholders.
Our Team
Glenn
Porter
Director
Business Development
Glenn has over 35 years of experience in the Lift & BMU industry. A Special Class Electrician and Registered Building Practitioner, he also holds business and construction diplomas, multiple WorkSafe licenses, and expertise in height safety, rope access, and waterproofing.
Donna
Porter
Director
CFO / FCPA
Donna is a Certified Practicing Accountant (FCPA) and her passion is business excellence. Donna provides steady leadership and fosters team work to facilitate business growth and continually providing a high level of customer service.
Brendon
Anderson
General Manager /
Engineer
Brendon has a wealth of experience in the construction and BMU industry, with 25 years under his belt. Brendon has a strong understanding of the technical aspects of BMUs as well as many years experience in general management, where he provides valuable support to all of our business units.
Duncan
Harrison
Senior Project
Manager Engineer
Duncan is passionate in the development of engineering solutions and helping our clients with finding the right and complete solution that they require. Duncan joins us from Brisbane and manages projects from concept design to manufacturing, and the installation on many of our interstate projects.
Ryan
Fitzpatrick
Project Manager
Mechatronics Engineer
Ryan has come from a 6 year Bachelor of Engineering Degree majoring in mechatronics. He has been with Vertimax since June 2021 and has been an excellent addition to our team, providing project management and engineering solutions to our business units.
Colin
Paling
Sales Manager
Colin joined the Vertimax team in 2023 and heads our sales department working alongside management to bring new projects and contracts in. Colin has years of experience in sales in construction.
Jason
Zomer
BMU Operations
Manager
Jason has 30+ years’ experience managing the manufacture and repairs of new and used heavy equipment. Jason has been with Vertimax since 2016 and heads our BMU Service and repairs department. Jason is dedicated to high quality service delivery.
PETER
KOUTOULAS
HEIGHT SAFETY
MANAGER
Peter is a qualified engineer with over 20 years of industry experience. He leads our Height Safety division and is known for successfully managing large-scale and bespoke projects with a strong focus on safety, compliance, and technical excellence.
WAYNE
LOVETT
NSW
SUPERVISOR
Wayne brings 14 years of BMU industry experience, having worked with key competitors since 2011. He joined Vertimax in January 2025 to support our expansion into the Sydney market, overseeing site operations and maintaining high service standards.
JOHN
BROOKS
FAÇADE SERVICES
OPERATIONS MANAGER
With 35 years’ experience in the Facility Services industry, John is highly respected for his leadership and customer focus. He ensures seamless delivery across all façade service projects, working closely with clients and teams to uphold exceptional quality.
FRANCOIS
SOUPE
CAR PARKING SYSTEM
SERVICE MANAGER
Francois is a qualified electrician with 15 years of leadership experience in the trade and service sectors. Passionate about car parking systems, he excels at building long-term client relationships and ensuring reliable service delivery across all installations.
Skillset
Our technicians come from various backgrounds to form a well-rounded knowledge base that ensures that we provide our clients with the very best experience. We invest in our people, infrastructure and equipment to ensure that they have the best tools, product training and support on all the equipment we maintain.
Our team consists of:
• A Grade Electricians
• Mechanical Fitters
• Boilermakers
• Riggers
• Electrical Engineer
• Crane and BMU Operators
• General Labourers
We further surround ourselves with various structural engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and draftsman for all our engineering requirements.
Quality assurance
Vertimax has established thorough systems and processes to consistently deliver our projects. We achieved our accreditation on 14th March 2014, this provides our clients peace of mind and confidence in doing business with us.
ISO 9001:2015 – Quality –
Licence No: QMS40577
ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental –
Licence No: EMS40249
ISO 45001-2018 – Health & Safety –
Licence No: HSM40320
Public Charter
OUR PURPOSE
To provide services at a higher level of safety to benefit our customers, our community and our people.
OUR VISION
Safety – to ensure our staff will return home safely every day
Customer Focus – to deliver outstanding customer service and be integral to your success
Our People – to recognise, support and mentor individual career goals through training and effective communications
Innovative Spirit – to continually encourage constant improvement and leverage new technologies and knowledge
OUR VALUES
Integrity – We act honestly, consistently and ethically at all times
Innovation – We continuously strive to improve services, processes and solutions that are valued
Collaboration – We share and leverage our collective talents to achieve greater results
Accountability – We do what we say we will do, accepting responsibility and our obligations
Care – We protect and enhance the wellbeing of our people, communities and environment
Vertimax: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth