ABOUT CONNEK

A Delivery Focused
Company.

Connek Pty Ltd is an Australian field services and infrastructure delivery company providing skilled workforce, project delivery and operational support across the utilities, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure sectors.

With more than a decade of experience, Connek has grown from its telecommunications origins into a multidisciplinary field services business. Our value is not simply the ability to put technicians into the field; it is the structure built around them that enables them to perform.

OUR EVOLUTION

From telecommunications
to field delivery.

Telecommunications is where Connek’s field services model began. Today we are a multidisciplinary business, mobilising and supporting skilled workforces for complex, high-volume programs across electricity and smart metering, water infrastructure, solar and battery, telecommunications, and quality assurance and auditing.

Our role extends beyond supplying technicians. We provide the governance, safety management, workforce coordination, quality assurance and project oversight required for reliable field delivery, acting as an extension of our clients’ delivery teams.

WHY CONNEK

One accountable partner for field delivery

Established field experience

More than a decade delivering field services in Australian infrastructure environments.

National reach

Skilled crews mobilised to metropolitan, regional and remote environments.

Multi-skilled resources

An established contractor network, from individual specialists to large deployments.

Multi-sector capability

Electricity, water, renewable energy, telecommunications and infrastructure QA.

Scalable workforce

An established model for recruiting, onboarding, mobilising and managing field personnel.

Mature HSEQ systems

Integrated quality, safety and environmental management, certified to ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.

Strong compliance management

Central oversight of licensing, competencies, training, insurances and accreditation.

Operational agility

Fast mobilisation and adaptation to changing volumes and locations.

Field-focused management

Systems designed around what actually happens in the field, with active supervision and auditing.

HOW WE WORK

Six operating principles

Written procedures are supported by field verification. Supervisors and operational teams check that project controls are understood and used, then address both the immediate issue and the underlying system or behavioural cause.

Safety first

No productivity target overrides the requirement to work safely.

Responsive delivery

A structure that responds fast to changing volumes, locations and priorities.

Practical systems

Controls technicians can understand and operational teams can verify.

Accountability

Performance issues are identified and addressed, not allowed to become embedded.

Continuous improvement

Data, incidents, audits, defects and technician feedback drive improvement.

Partnership

We act as an extension of the client's delivery team.

PEOPLE

The Leadership Team

Matt Huddle, Director

Matt Huddle

DIRECTOR

Visionary leadership guiding Connek’s strategic direction across Australia and NZ.

Brent Barnes, Director

Brent Barnes

DIRECTOR

Expert governance and industry insight driving operational excellence and compliance.

Karly Barnes, General Manager

Karly Barnes

GENERAL MANAGER

Strategic oversight of day-to-day operations and management of elite technical crews.

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

The Operations and Support Team

Courtney Black

PROJECT MANAGER

Sheena Abratiguin

QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

Lora Marie Suico

ONBOARDING AND COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST

Ingrid Filicia

ADMIN AND ACCOUNTS SUPPORT

CERTIFIED STANDARDS

Certified Management Systems

Connek’s integrated management system is certified by Compass Assurance Services to ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety management.

ISO 9001 Quality Management, certified by Compass Assurance Services

ISO 9001:2015 Quality

Quality management system.
ISO 14001 Environmental Management, certified by Compass Assurance Services

ISO 14001:2015 Environment

Environmental management system.
ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management, certified by Compass Assurance Services

ISO 45001:2018 Safety

Occupational health and safety management system, including Amd 1:2024.

Certified scope: Delivery of electrical, telecommunications, civil, utility, and infrastructure services across Australia.

SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE

Verified controls in the field

Our integrated management system supports field compliance, training, risk management, auditing, environmental controls and continuous improvement.

Pre-start checks and competency verification

Project-specific SWMS and JSEAs before work starts

Supervisor field visits and evidence audits

Incident investigation and corrective-action tracking

ASSURANCE

Insurance and assurance

Connek maintains $20 million public and products liability insurance and $10 million professional indemnity insurance, supported by workers compensation cover in all operational States. Certificates of currency are available on request.

OUR COMMITMENT

“Written systems do not create safe projects. Verified controls, active supervision and accountable people do.”

2026 TARGETS

  • Zero lost-time injuries and zero reportable environmental incidents.
  • 100% of engaged subcontractors with no expired compliance items, reviewed monthly.
  • 100% of field personnel holding current emergency response training.
  • 100% of scheduled toolbox meetings held, with attendance recorded.
  • Zero major non-conformances per quarter.
  • Solar packaging, e-waste and damaged modules segregated on every install.

NEXT STEPS & ENGAGEMENT

Let us discuss your next field program

We work closely with clients to provide safe, scalable, and dependable field delivery solutions tailored to operational needs.