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History of The Advitech Group

The Advitech Group was born out of Advitech Pty Limited, an engineering consulting company which began as a division of Varley Engineering in Newcastle NSW Australia. It was incorporated as a separate company in January 1988.

Initially servicing heavy industry in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley, Advitech continued to grow and its capabilities gradually expanded to include a wide range of engineering services, project management, environmental services and software development.

Through innovation, organic growth and acquisition, the original consulting business evolved into The Advitech Group in 2009. The Advitech Group was established as an overarching STEM&M® (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Manufacturing) organisation with a growing number of member companies who work both independently and in collaboration with each other. While member companies each continue to operate as separate entities, all member companies work within a consistent framework in the STEM&M space.

Read more about our history in the timeline below.

The Advitech Group’s vision for growth is ongoing – we strive for innovation and organic growth within each member company, and continue to seek potential new members offering niche solutions with a strong STEM&M focus.

The Advitech Group – making Australia the smarter country through STEM&M.

Major timeline

1986 – Original Business Established within Varley
1988 – Incorporated as Invartech
1990 – Company Bought from Varley
1993 – Environmental Services Introduced
1994 – Advitech Name Change
1999 – Novecom Incorporated
2004 – First SentineX Prototype
2009 – The Advitech Group Established
2009 – Hushpak Acquired
2011 – Shaw Engineering Acquired
2012 – Advitech Environmental Established
2013 – Advipac Manufacturing Established
2013 – Acubis Acquired
2014 – SMS Acquired

1986 – Original Business Established within Varley

G.H. Varley Limited established a business unit to supply drafting and minor software development services to local industry.

1988 – Incorporated as Invartech

Due to its growing success providing engineering consulting and project management services to the industrial sector, the business was incorporated as a separate company, Invartech Pty Limited, in January 1988.

1990 – Company Bought from Varley

Invartech was bought by its management team from original owner Varley in 1990, establishing itself as a separate, independent company.

1993 – Environmental Services Introduced

Expanding from its original focus on engineering and project management, Advitech began offering environmental consulting services in 1993.

1994 – Advitech Name Change

To reinforce its independence from Varley, Invartech changed its name to Advitech Pty Limited in September 1994.

1999 – Novecom Incorporated

Growth in information and communication technology skills led to the incorporation of Novecom Pty Limited, who went on to develop its ground-breaking SentineX monitoring platform. Novecom has continued to build on this technology to become leaders in sensor based information systems and IoT technology.

2004 – First SentineX Prototype

Novecom’s breakthrough technology, the SentineX Remote Monitoring and Reporting Platform, was successfully prototyped in 2004, paving the way for a new approach to manage environmental impacts and securing the future for Novecom as a technology leader.

2009 – The Advitech Group Established

The Advitech Group was established as an overarching STEM&M® organisation with a growing number of member companies who collaborate on niche technologies, innovations and customer projects. The Group’s initial vision was to become an Australian leader in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Manufacturing.

2009 – Hushpak Acquired

Hushpak Engineering Pty Limited was acquired as part of The Advitech Group formation in 2009, bringing its noise control knowledge and manufacturing capabilities. Hushpak has become the leader in mobile machinery noise attenuation, and continues to develop its noise reducing cladding product lines Hushclad and Hushpanel.

2011 – Shaw Engineering Acquired

Shaw Engineering was acquired in 2011, bringing significant experience in coal processing and materials handling to Advitech’s consulting business. Initially branded as ‘Advitech Shaw’, the business specialising in coal processing and materials handling continues to operate within Advitech’s engineering team.

2012 – Advitech Environmental Established

The Advitech Environmental brand was created to recognise significant growth in the environment and sustainability services offered by Advitech, and the importance of environmental matters as a worldwide issue.

2013 – Advipac Manufacturing Established

The Advitech Group established Advipac Manufacturing as a manufacturing arm of the Group, ready to take on new product development in the advanced manufacturing space.

2013 – Acubis Acquired

Acubis joined The Advitech Group in 2013, becoming Acubis Technologies Pty Limited. The acquisition furthered the Group’s technology capabilities, bringing communication networks and asset management solutions to the mix. This also expanded the Group’s geographic reach into North Queensland.

2014 – SMS Acquired

Simulation Modelling Services (SMS) was acquired to further the Group’s vision for continued growth as a leader in professional services. SMS’s modelling and analytical skills cemented our future as a STEM&M business.

The Advitech Group, celebrating 30 years of Christmas cheer

Innovators and Pioneers who have inspired us over the past 30 years

Since day one, Advitech and the other specialised companies who come together to form The Advitech Group, have been inspired by the Innovators and Pioneers who shaped our world.

We aspire to lead the way in STEM&M – science, technology mathematics and manufacturing – providing the foundations for innovation. The Advitech Group believes we can go beyond technical excellence to explore new and better ways, much like the Innovators and Pioneers of our past.

These include:

Johannes Gutenbery (1395 – 1468)

The Gutenberg Press is considered to be one of the most significant inventions in the history of the world. The technology changed the world of printing and had a profound impact on the spread of philosophy and popularisation of typography.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519)

Da Vinci was one of the world’s greatest thinkers, artists and philosophers. He was a visionary in several fields including science, engineering, mathematics and arts. His designs were innovative and centuries ahead of their time. Da Vinci conceptualised many inventions through his paintings including the hydraulic machine, boat and the designs of bridges, war machines, buildings and a flying machine.

Sir Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727)

Newton was one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time, known for his outstanding contributions to mathematics, physics and optics. He invented calculus and formulated the three laws of motion and the universal theory of gravitation.

Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)

Franklin was a scientist, inventor, printer, philosopher, musician, economist and statesman. He was recognised as one of America’s founding fathers. As an inventor, Franklin was responsible for many breakthroughs and inventions in a number of fields including the Franklin Stove, the glass harmonica, the refrigerator, bifocal glasses and the current day urinary catheter. Franklin is most renowned for his experimentations with electricity and the lightning rod.

James Watt (1736 – 1819)

James Watt was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, renowned for his improvements of the steam engine. Assigned the task of repairing a Newcomen engine, Watt acknowledged it was the best steam engine of its time, but deemed it inefficient and commenced improving the design. Watt’s engine soon became the dominant design for all modern steam engines and helped bring about the Industrial Revolution.

Joseph Michel Montgolfier (1740 – 1810) & Jacques Etienne Montgolfier (1745 – 1799)

Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier were the inventors of the Montgolfiere-style hot air balloon, globe aerostatique. The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying Etienne into the sky.

Charles Babbage (1791 – 1871) & Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852)

Babbage and Lovelace were pioneers in computing. Babbage drew up designs for the first general purpose computer, named the Analytic Engine, and Lovelace realised the engine could represent not just numbers, but generic entities like words and music. Many considered Ada Lovelace as the world’s first computer programmer and a visionary of the computing age.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 – 1859)

Brunel was one of the greatest engineers who ever lived. During his life he accomplished many engineering firsts, including the first tunnel underwater and the first underwater railway. He also built some of the world’s greatest bridges, ships, railways and tunnels and contributed solutions to problems previously unsolvable.

Alexander Graham Bell (1847 – 1922)

Bell was a scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator, credited with inventing the first practical telephone. Whilst the sound powered telephone was developed by accident, engineers at The Bell Telephone Company brought about numerous improvements to the telephone making it one of the most successful products ever.

Guglielmo Marconi (1847 – 1937)

Marconi was an inventor, known for his pioneering work on long distance radio transmission (wireless telegraphy) and for his development of Marconi’s Law. His first radio signal was sent in 1895, and the first successful transatlantic radiotelegraph message was received in 1902. Marconi became instantly famous.

Marie Curie (1867 – 1934)

Marie Curie was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, and the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes in her lifetime in the diverse fields of chemistry and physics. She was a great scientist who discovered two elements, Polonium and Radium. Curie is notable for her theory of radioactivity and techniques for isolating radioactive isotopes.

Tim Berners-Lee (1955 – )

Berners-Lee, a computer scientist, is famously known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. Understanding the potential of millions of computers connected together through the internet, he specified three fundamental technologies that remain the foundation of today’s web – HTML, URL and HTTP. The world wide web was invented in 1989 and since then, has changed the world, becoming the most powerful communication medium the world has even known.