When You Can't Find It: KNA Finds It.
Standard procurement works until it doesn't. In an unplanned breakdown with production stopped and the clock running, you need a different kind of network, one built on 36 years of direct relationships with suppliers, distributors and industry contacts across Australia.
The Situation
An unplanned maintenance shutdown at a major Australian mining operation. A critical component had failed. The part required was rare, not available through standard distributor channels, not in any warehouse the procurement team could find. The alternative: the mine goes into care and maintenance. The cost: catastrophic.
What Happened
Kris activated a supplier network built over two decades of working at the coal face of Australian mining and industrial operations. He identified a source, negotiated the procurement, managed the supply chain and got the part to site.
The Result
Mine back in production. Over $8 million in production loss prevented. The mine did not go into care and maintenance.
“This is not a theoretical capability. It happened.”
If You Need It, We Find It
KNA sources and supplies critical equipment, spare parts and materials for mining and industrial operations. We specialise in the hard-to-find.
Rare and Critical Spare Parts
Components that are out of stock, obsolete, or only available through specialist channels. Kris's network spans Australian and international suppliers developed over 36 years of procurement at Dampier Salt, Geographe Enterprises, Vestas and multiple mining operations.
Maintenance Materials and Consumables
Fast-track sourcing of maintenance consumables, chemicals and materials when your usual supplier can't deliver in time.
Capital Equipment and Components
Major components and capital equipment sourced through established distributor and manufacturer networks, including for shutdown-critical replacements.
General Procurement and On-Selling
KNA buys and on-sells equipment and materials across all industrial categories. If you need it and can't find it, contact Kris.
36 Years of Supplier Relationships
Kris began building supplier relationships in 1995 at Dampier Salt (Rio Tinto). Over the next 26 years, every role deepened the network.
Dampier Salt (Rio Tinto), Dampier WA
Purchased approximately 200,000 individual items over two years. Catalogued 600+ critical spares to NATO Auslang standards. Developed and implemented KPI systems at supply level. ABAP query development for vendor and freight reconciliation.
Geographe Enterprises, Port Hedland WA
Liaison with BHP, HWE, Rio Tinto and other major customers for parts sourcing and supply. Built and managed a traded goods store from scratch. Developed procedures and system shortcuts for major Pilbara operators.
Bluestone Mines, Zeehan TAS
Full inventory management, rotable spares program and material reorder forecasting for a tin concentrator, pumps, conveyors, crushers, mills, screens, float cells, thickeners, filter presses.
Vestas Wind Systems, VIC/TAS/SA
Internal and external procurement of spare parts for 250+ wind turbines. Main component events including gearbox, generator and blade sourcing. Eight years of continuous supplier relationship building.
KNA Consulting
On-selling of critical and specialist equipment. The $8M spare part procurement. Ongoing supply relationships across mining, smelting and renewables.
Common Questions
For urgent procurement requirements, call first.
The faster you contact Kris, the more options are available. Don't wait until standard channels have completely failed.
Based in Daylesford VIC · Available nationally · WA · SA · VIC · QLD & TAS