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Kris is the person we call when a site has a problem nobody else can solve.
KNA (Aust) Pty Ltd
When a Mine Can't Afford to Stop, They Call KNA.
Reduce Downtime. Fix the System. Protect Production.
Led by Kris Nahuys, a maintenance consultant and across SAP and Pronto specialist with over 36 years of hands-on experience across Australia's most demanding mining, smelting, renewable energy and manufacturing operations.
$8M+
Production Loss Prevented
36+
Years SAP Experience
250+
Wind Turbines Planned
7
Major Employers
99th
Percentile Numeracy
$8M+ in production loss prevented at a single site, by sourcing a rare spare part nobody else could find. Read the story →
What We Do
Four Service Lines. One Direct Contact.
KNA supports Australian mining and industrial operations with four specialist service lines. Every service is backed by direct, site-level experience, not textbook theory.
Professional Services
Maintenance consulting, SAP PM & shutdown planning
From rolling 9-week shutdown programs to full SAP cleanup, Kris works directly with your planning team and site management to reduce downtime and fix the systems causing it.
Fortescue, Nyrstar, Vestas, Covalent Lithium
Equipment Hire
Industrial & mining equipment across WA, SA, VIC, QLD & TAS.
Flexible hire arrangements with direct access to Kris, no call centres, no delays. Equipment is well-maintained and operational-ready.
Direct from the owner
Labour Hire
Personally vetted mining professionals
Kris personally vets every person in the network. FIFO, residential, remote and WFH options. Short-notice capability for unplanned requirements.
Planners, SAP specialists, shutdown crews
Parts Procurement
Critical spare parts when standard channels fail
When standard procurement fails during a shutdown, KNA's 26-year supplier network delivers. We've sourced rare critical spares that saved operations from care and maintenance.
The $8M story
Why Choose KNA
Most firms send a junior analyst. KNA sends Kris.
The person with 36 years of direct SAP experience who has sat in your planning chair, run your type of shutdown, and cleaned up the kind of data mess your site is dealing with right now.
- You deal directly with Kris, not an account manager, not a subcontractor
- Subcontracted by MSS and Crystalise 360, Australia's leading maintenance consultancies
- Deployed at Iron Bridge FMG, Nyrstar Port Pirie, Vestas, Covalent Lithium
- Proven in high-consequence, no-margin-for-error environments
- Available nationally, site, remote and hybrid
- Flat rate flexibility, no large firm overhead passed on to you
36+
Years of hands-on
industry experience
industry experience
Key Partners & Clients
- Nyrstar
- Vestas
- Covalent Lithium
What Industry Leaders Say
Trusted by Australia's Leading Maintenance Consultancies
Gallery
Latest From the Field & Off the Field
Photos and videos from mining and industrial operations: site work, equipment and the teams behind the outcomes.
Photos will appear here when added to the gallery.
Track Record
Proven Results Across Australia
Emergency Procurement
$8M+ Production Loss Prevented
Sourced a rare critical spare part during an unplanned shutdown, no one else could find it.
Rolling 13-week program
Iron Bridge FMG, Shutdown Planner
Subcontracted by MSS as Shutdown Planner at Fortescue's flagship Iron Bridge magnetite mine in WA.
Remote Planning
Vestas, 250+ Wind Turbines (8 Years)
8-year engagement as Planner/Scheduler for 250+ WTGs across Tasmania and South Australia.
Your next shutdown doesn't have to be a gamble.
Whether you're planning a major maintenance shutdown, dealing with a SAP system that's costing you more than it's saving, or facing an equipment failure you can't resolve, Kris has seen it before and knows what to do.
Based in Daylesford VIC · Available nationally · WA · SA · VIC · QLD & TAS