Avanti Wind Systems Opens Office in Australia

The world's leading producer of safety equipment for service technicians in wind turbine towers, the Danish company Avanti Wind Systems, is opening a sales office and centres for installation, service, maintenance and training in Brisbane on the east coast of Australia.

John Chinn, 43, has been hired as general manager of Avanti Australia. He has been involved in the wind energy industry since the first turbines were installed in South Australia in 2002, with 23 turbine towers at the Starfish Hill Wind Farm. As National Marketing Manager at Bailey Ladders and Alquip Scaffolding, John Chinn imported Avanti ladders for the towers.

Avanti has supplied ladders, lifts and Climb Assistance to the Australian wind energy industry. Hill Industries has, up until now, been a distributor of Avanti Wind Systems products.

"The wind industry is rapidly growing in Australia, and Avanti will stick close to our customers, so we can give them excellent service. The Australian government has just established a Renewable Energy Target that will further accelerate the pace of wind energy development. With its own business unit, Avanti Wind Systems is even better equipped to meet market demands and requirements", says John Chinn.