DDC Controls

In the early 80's the latest trends in Direct Digital (computer based) Controls arrived in Australia. TCM became involved with a large Australian air conditioning company Thomas Clark, now marketed as TC Technologies, who had developed their own Direct Digital Control System (still the only fully Australian system on the market). A prototype was installed in a large contract TCM were working on at the Trafalgar offices complex and this was used to promote and train personnel on. The system is still operating and all systems are compatible and easily expanded.

The State Government accepted the Australian made system into their sites from around 1986 and since then this side of the business has flourished with around 60 systems installed statewide, from major multi storey buildings to smaller plant and energy management controllers.

These projects form an important part of our maintenance departments operations as we have installed modems on all sites enabling us to dial up and evaluate the likely cause of a callout. This enables us to either rectify the problem from the office or to send a suitably qualified serviceman to the site. This we see as being a service of great benefit to our customers. Currently this service is expanding to enable the on site processor to dial out to service personnel to raise an alarm or indicate a fault. This service is available 24 hours 7 days a week.

TCM also supplies and installs the full range of Invensys DDC Control Systems. Invensys is the parent company of Satchwell, Barber-Colman and Robertshaw.

Mechanical Services Installations

Since entering the field of air conditioning in the mid seventies, TCM has expanded its operation and currently are involved in installations ranging from the smallest exhaust system to multistorey building mechanical services installations. We have a very experienced group of tradesmen and have a continuing apprentice employment policy.

Electrical Services

A large part of the company's operations is Electrical, Swichboard and Control Centre manufacturing and contracting, with ongoing contract maintenance and after sales service.

Maintenance

The company was initially established to carry out maintenance and this aspect of the business has expanded and is a very important part of the company's operations. TCM currently has ongoing contracts with major State Government buildings (routine and breakdown maintenance), the Pasminco E.Z. site and close to a hundred other Government and Private contracts. As well as ongoing maintenance, minor upgrading works are carried out as part of the contracts. To suit the client department and provide better working and operating conditions for buildings and their occupants.