OREANDA-NEWS. April 23, 2014. SITA Australia, a SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT subsidiary, announces the acquisition of Mining & Industrial Labour Services (M.A.I.L.S.).

This strengthens its position in industrial waste management in Australia by expanding its offering to mining companies in the Goldfields, a key mining region inWestern Australia.

M.A.I.L.S. is a leading industrial services and liquid waste management company, based in the mining city of Kalgoorlie in south-western Australia. It provides services mainly to goldmine operators in the Goldfields region, includingindustrial cleaning, collection, transport and the removal of associated liquid waste.

SITA Australia is one of the leading Australian companies in the management and treatment of industrial and household waste with over 2,100 employees and contractors, 850 collection vehicles and some 100 sites around the country. It services 17 mining sites nationally with capabilities in the Bowen Basin in the heart of Queensland, in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, and in Western Australia.

By this acquisition, SITA Australia intends to participate in the growth of M.A.I.L.S. and is convinced that this alliance will boost its integrated services offering for mining companies in Goldfields.“