Geo-Con Products Pty Ltd are suppliers of laboratory and field test equipment to the civil engineering industry throughout Australia. Our customers include asphalt, cement, concrete and soil Testing Laboratories, Consulting Engineers, Universities, research and other teaching institutions, Contractors, Road Authorities and Shire Councils.

Our product range spans over 8000 items, being imported, locally sourced, or manufactured in our Brisbane workshop. We have forged strong alliances with some of the world’s leading specialist testing equipment manufacturers such as Controls in Italy, Troxler in the United States and TML in Japan.

Geo-Con is the result of the 2001 merger between two companies, Geotest Australia Pty Ltd and Con-Test Manufacturing Co. Pty Ltd. Geotest Australia were well established in Australia as premium suppliers of an extensive and complete range of testing equipment for civil engineering laboratories, and were recognised for a high level of industry and product knowledge.

Con-test Manufacturing Co. had been in business for over 20 years. Con-Test operate a fully equipped and very busy machine shop, producing a comprehensive range of testing equipment such as concrete cylinder, cube and flex beam moulds, compaction and CBR equipment, etc. as well as designing and manufacturing items to clients particular requirements all to the unique Australian Standard specifications. Con-test was renowned for high quality manufacture and innovative, functional design.

The Geotest/Contest merger was a natural progression that has allowed us to establish ourselves as a dominant leader in the Australian civil engineering test equipment market.

We are very focused on customer service, support, quality products and eagerness to help our customers with specific requirements.

Key Staff:

Hollings Norton – Managing Director
Hollings is a civil engineer by qualification (he is a Member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia, and Registered Professional Engineer Queensland and has a B.Sc. (Eng.) degree). All his business life has been involved in the civil engineering, concentrating mainly in the field of investigation, design and construction of geotechnical works (i.e foundations, basements, tunneling (pipe jacking). Before leaving South Africa he was a major shareholder in the development, virtually from inception, of one of South Africa’s major geotechnical companies. He has been involved with the growth of Geo-Con from its start in mid 2002 to its pre-eminent current position.

Gary Kelk – Product Specialist and Marketing Manager
Gary’s background includes over 20 years experience in the field of materials testing, all aspects including soils, cement, concrete, asphalt, aggregates etc. Gary has extensive laboratory experience encompassing mechanical and high-end geotechnical testing, managing large commercial laboratories as well as field laboratories throughout Australia. Gary has also had considerable experience in the Quality Assurance field, and is a qualified QA Systems Assessor.

Gary has been involved in sales and marketing of testing equipment since 1991, and has supported many products including ELE and Pascall.

Dallas Schumacher – Factory Foreman
Dallas’s background includes over 20 years as a Fitter and Turner, and having worked for Con-Test prior to the merger Dallas has served 16 years as a loyal employee of both companies. Dallas is a vital member to Geo-Con Products, his duties including that of the day-to-day running of the workshop, management of workshop staff, production schedules, material purchasing, equipment maintenance and customer liaison for special productions.

Russell Barry – Sales Representative
Russell started in the Construction Materials Testing Industry in the mid eighties working at the Bohle (Readymix) and Beenleigh (Rinker) sites with experience in large quarrying & concrete operations. He has a background of aggregate, soils, asphalt & concrete testing (although more recently mainly concrete). Now with more than 20 years experience he’s looking forward to meeting our clients, introducing non clients to Geo-Con equipment, catching up with old contacts that may still be in the industry and to passing on knowledge & experience as well as learning much more about the Construction Materials Testing industry from the other side of the fence (sales).

Reece Jones – Sales Representative
Reece  has recently joined the sales team after spending some time on the workshop floor. He has had hands-on experience in machine work and he also has a background in concrete, having obtained a Certificate 2 in concrete construction. Reece is at present studying for a Certificate 4 in Business Sales and Marketing, and has done a course in our specialised accounting system.

Brian Watson – Sales Representative
Brian is Geo-Con's new Sydney-based representative - servicing our clients in New South Wales and Victoria. Brian has a vast knowledge of testing equipment utilised in the construction industry. He has spent more than 6 years sourcing, selling and servicing the full spectrum of testing apparatus required in the building and civil engineering field. This experience has enabled him to gain an intimate knowledge of the various suppliers, the type of equipment they supply, its quality and suitability to the standards and specifications which are applicable to Australia.

In addition, he has had some 7 years experience in various testing laboratories, which has allowed him to experience the industry from the Client's perspective and it has given him the knowledge necessary to advise the requirements of a well-equipped and prepared laboratory (particularly as these requirements apply to the needs of NATA approved facilities).