Earthmovers & Excavators

Century up

Milestones don’t mean much to Quentin Birt – but he’s not only passed a few; in some cases, he’s installed them.

Since starting Tier 1 contractor QH & M Birt back in 1973 “with a station wagon, a wheelbarrow and a shovel”, the company today has a reputation for pioneering some of the largest infrastructure works in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Among the more recent jobs are the Toowoomba second Range Crossing in South East Queensland – an 8km section encompassing a new four-lane divided highway and realignment of numerous local roads, which involved drilling and blasting of basalt materials along with

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