ShoreWorX & Engineered Aluminium Works
Backing the team behind ShoreWorX’s growth
Overview
ShoreWorX is an Australian trench shoring and safety business supporting civil and infrastructure projects across the Eastern Seaboard.
The group operates through two complementary businesses:
ShoreWorX, focused on the supply and hire of lightweight aluminium shoring systems and trench safety equipment, and
Engineered Aluminium Works, which manufactures Australian-made aluminium shoring systems.
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“Coogee gave me the freedom and the space to execute what I thought we could do with the business. They haven’t pulled the reins back at any time.
We’ve built a strategy, put the right senior team around the business and created a much clearer plan for growth...
I was wearing about 11 hats and now I’m down to one.”
How we helped
When Coogee and Mulga Capital acquired the business, Kyle McShane chose to stay and invest alongside us. He and the team knew the market and had a clear view of the opportunity.
Our job was to help put the people, capital and capability around them to pursue it.
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Added senior capability and created clearer roles, giving Kyle and the team more capacity to focus on growing the business.
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Backed the move into New South Wales and further growth in Queensland, investing in the fleet, equipment and local capability needed to serve new customers.
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Built out engineering and manufacturing alongside the core hire business, evolving APlant Hire Co into ShoreWorX and Lite Industries into Engineered Aluminium Works.
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Improved reporting, planning and operating infrastructure to support better decisions and a larger business.

