About

About Us

Each year, our mobile crews recycle almost half a million cubic metres of soil,
making us one of the largest soil recyclers in Queensland.

Our Story

SoilCyclers Pty Ltd (previously Brisbane Screening) was set up in February 2009. We’re a family owned and operated business based in Brisbane but working on construction, waste and mining sites across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and the Northern Territory.

Our goal is to make onsite recycling ‘business as usual’ for our clients by providing innovative, cost-effective, planet-saving solutions to reduce the use of virgin resources, avoid the risk of importing contamination to sites and transform onsite waste into reusable materials.

We own and operate some of the largest road-registered mobile trommel screens available for general hire in Australia. Each year, we recycle almost half a million cubic metres of soil, making us one of the largest soil recyclers in Queensland. Our team works with a range of large clients from major construction companies to councils, state government, developers, mine sites and waste management businesses on jobs anywhere from 400m3 to 400,000m3+.

SoilCyclers has mobile environmental permits allowing us to screen, ameliorate, remediate and compost temporarily on any site in Queensland without delay. For interstate projects, we obtain permits as needed or utilise existing permits on our client’s sites. Our new Doppstadt trommel screens are quiet enough to operate in metropolitan areas, creating less dust than most trucks. We have specialist misting cannons for sensitive sites and contaminated soil projects. We have full health, safety and environmental policies, work methods statements and fully maintained machinery suitable for large infrastructure projects and mining sites.

We are members of the Waste Recycling Industry Association of Queensland (WRIQ), Austmine, the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (I-S-C) and the Queensland Major Contractors Association (QMCA).

Our Impact

Our People

SoilCyclers is built around the idea of saving clients money while doing the right thing for the environment. We’re a commercially astute and innovative specialist contractor and our team of experts is focused on reducing risks and providing quality, environmentally friendly solutions for your project. We have staff and crews on the ground across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT and Northern Territory on a regular basis and use video-conference toolbox talks, cloud-based technology, paperless sites and real-time reporting to run effectively across long distances.

Our Gear

All our gear is mobile, and easily set up onsite in an area approximately 30 metres by 30 metres. Each one of our mobile crews uses a Doppstadt SM620 trommel screen, a Volvo EC250DL excavator set up for stockpile work, a radial stacker or stockpiler and a 5 ton skid steer. Smaller jobs can be done with a skid steer and trommel combo, or we will consider operating with excavators supplied by our clients to reduce mobilisation costs for interstate jobs. All gear is well maintained and set up with Plant Risk Assessments, Machinery Maintenance records and all documentation required for work on large infrastructure projects and mine sites.

Advisory Board Members

Peter Olsen

Prior to founding his own business, Neslo Solutions, Peter was a senior executive at Serco Asia Pacific, Thiess, Leighton Contractors and Bechtel where he led teams across construction, mining, industrial and social services.

Peter is a founding Director of the Australian Green Infrastructure Council and has been at the forefront of contemporary thinking in maximising organisational futures through minimising their carbon footprint.

Bret Collins

Bret has a career spanning more than thirty-five years working with Australia’s largest waste and recycling companies – most recently at Remondis, where he was General Manager, COO and a Director of the Board.

Prior to this he was a manager at Thiess, looking after the QLD waste and IMS sectors.

His key strengths include strategic planning and execution of strategies, sound business and financial acumen and the aptitude to understand complex concepts.

Alison Price

Alison is the Founder and Managing Director of SoilCyclers. With a strong skill set including systems and business development, automation and IT, financial management, marketing, and public relations, Alison has made positive and innovative changes in the construction, waste and mining industries.

She is a former Director and Vice Chair of the National Association of Women in Construction, a Director of Austmine, and a Board Member of the Waste Recycling Industry Association of Queensland.

Dr Dallas Wilkinson

Dallas is a well-respected Senior Executive with over 30 years of international experience in commercialising technology across the world specialising in mining, quarrying and construction, manufacturing and chemical sectors from startups to large global companies. Dallas is currently the Asia Pacific Regional Managing Director for Dennemeyer, Chair of Austmine, Co-Chair of LESI CEEM Committee and holds various directorships within the Dennemeyer Group.

He is an active business coach and mentor in programs including AusIMM Women in Mining, Women in International Resources and Austmine’s innovation mentoring program. He is also a Fellow of the AusIMM and a Fellow of Institute of Quarrying, Australia (IQA).

SoilCyclers have been professional to work with from day one. They have a strong safety culture, they are competent and honest. Because they know their business so well, we can make informed decisions about our works. Some subcontractors focus on cubic metres and costs, however SoilCyclers focus on the outcome.

Dallas FrazierEnvironmental Manager and Landscape Representative, Fulton Hogan Seymour Whyte JV

SoilCyclers' company staff are very flexible to work with and they will fit in any work conditions. I will definitely recommend them for my next job.

Kiran AlavalaProject Engineer, Fulton Hogan

The team at SoilCyclers have been great to work with. They understood the importance of delivering as the program required and to the specifications set.

Gerard CostelloFormer Assistant Development Manager, Seachange Developments

From the first time we called SoilCyclers we were impressed with their customer service. Sarah sent a representative to site assisting us in the setup of the project as we were new to using this kind of equipment. Everything was managed so efficiently and professionally from start to finish, concluding within budget. We highly recommend SoilCyclers to anyone looking for this kind of service. Looking forward to doing more business with SoilCyclers in the near future.

Ross RiccaBusiness Development Manager, Eagle Alliance Earthmoving Pty Ltd

SoilCyclers processed 140,000m3 of soil mixed with plastic and rubbish and reduced our waste disposal cost significantly . They were professional, easy to work with and honest. I'd be happy to recommend them to others looking to reduce onsite waste and avoid unnecessary costs.

John NewtonFormer General Manager Sustainability, Orora Australasia

We have just recently discovered SoilCyclers, and had the privilege of being able to utilise their services on our larger main roads projects.They are a super professional company, very timely in getting to their work commitments. With their vast knowledge in their field, they have been able to save our projects money by offering quality information and producing up to 20% more yield for our stockpiles than other contractors we have used. We have no problems recommending SoilCyclers to anyone for small or large projects. They are very cost effective and a highly professional company.

Dave MillarFormer Senior Estimator, Topgun Landscaping

Anyone with a screen can simply screen dirt but the true test and art of mixing components and ameliorants homogeneously through 1m3 of soil let alone 10,000m3 plus is what sets SoilCyclers apart from other contractors. The combination of passionate and experienced staff, along with their cutting edge rotating trommel screens ensures that maximum production can continue even in wet conditions. Wet and undesirable materials are no match for their Doppstadt. The aggressive nature of the screen tumbles and breaks up large clumps maximising quality/yields and ultimately minimising costs/wastage. Many times I have seen other contractors hire deck screens in an attempt to undertake the works themselves cheaper only to have costs blow out and materials failing specs due to inadequate screening/mixing and QA. This is highly specialised work, requiring operators with the skillset and of course the equipment to match.

Aaron AshlinDirector and Soil Scientist Hortus Group

ADE Consulting Group has a deep appreciation for contractors such as SoilCyclers, from the first day of the project it was clear that we were working with a well organised, professional and technically savvy group that had the drive, practicality and experience to get the job done. Need-less -to say, job done – soil blended, PFAS immobilised.

Dr. Matthew AskelandBusiness Unit Manager - ECTRR, ADE Consulting Group

Alison and her team are an absolute pleasure to work with. Her attention to detail is extremely impressive, keeping both site and office staff informed of their every move. More than happy to recommend their services to others within the industry.

Jack BathFormer General Manager, Penfold Projects

We were referred to Alison by one of our suppliers, as we needed specialist work completed to recover some organic product in our yard for reuse. The overall service from SoilCyclers was excellent and I have no hesitation in referring their service. All my staff were very happy and impressed with the service, it gave us some quality organics to reuse at the right price. Our ROI on the work completed surpassed our expectations, due to the speed and efficiency of the short contract.

Tony ReesManaging Director, Groundworks Australia Pty Ltd

In very trying conditions, SoilCyclers were fast, reliable and true to their word. A pleasure to work with.

James KriukelisProject Manager, BMD