Who We Are
AES is family-owned and managed local business with nearly 70 years’ experience delivering major projects and services to boost PNG’s development. We are proud of our achievements, our reputation, and our people.
Our Story
AES is a family-owned business with nearly 70 years of experience delivering major projects and services to boost PNG’s development.
Anthony Avenell established the original business ‘New Britain Electric’ in Rabaul, East New Britain in 1956. The company changed its name to ‘Bougainville Enterprises’ in 1978 and expanded its services portfolio to include electrical wholesaling and engineering services in response to the commercial opportunities generated by the Panguna copper mine.
In 1997 the company restructured and established Avenell Engineering Systems, better known throughout PNG as ‘AES’ which continued to thrive and diversify over the next two decades under the management of Dom Avenell.
In 2007, Dom relocated AES headquarters to Port Moresby and further expanded the company’s service portfolio to include Construction, Property Development, Ports, and what is now known as the PNG Business & Logistics Park.
2022 saw another change of direction for AES. The company transitioned away from its very successful construction and civil contracting division and now focuses these resources on expanding the company’s diversified Property Portfolio throughout Papua New Guinea.
AES is committed to the development and management of Nation building infrastructure, connecting Businesses, Communities and Individuals through our Ports and Supply Base networks. As a group we are motivated to improve our customer’s experience by creating exceptional value, and ‘making business easy’ for companies wanting to grow and launch their PNG operations from our flagship development, the PNG Business & Logistics Park.
What We Do
We make business easy.
The PNG Business & Logistics Park provides the perfect strategic location from which businesses can launch or grow their PNG operations. Also, located within the Park are our:
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- Supply Base & Ports
- Commercial & Industry Property Services
- Property Development & Management Services
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Our Business & Logistics Park is home to some of the biggest names in PNG business, with many of them servicing the Mining, Oil &Gas, and Energy sectors.
Park tenants enjoy the convenience, efficiency and operational advantages of our Supply Base and private Port, together with a full suite of logistics services. Tenant warehouses, manufacturing plants, specialized workshops, office complexes, and more, are all delivered by AES’ in-house team. We also offer a range of onsite accommodations in our camps and residential complexes.
AES property developments benefit from our considerable in-house engineering, construction, electrical, and civil capabilities which are unmatched in PNG. These in-house capabilities maximise project quality, as well as time and cost efficiencies. The same capabilities, together with our own fleet of mobile plant and equipment, as well as our on-site workshops also support our Supply Base and Port – enhancing client value.
Our Story
AES is a family-owned local business with nearly 70 years’ experience delivering major projects and services to boost PNG’s development.
Anthony Avenell established the original business ‘New Britain Electric’ in Rabaul, East New Britain in 1956. The company changed its name to ‘Bougainville Enterprises’ in 1978 and expanded its services portfolio to include electrical wholesaling and engineering services in response to the commercial opportunities generated by the Panguna copper mine.
In 1997 the company restructured, with Anthony and his two sons Dom and Andrew establishing Avenell Engineering Systems Ltd. ‘AES’ as it is much better known, continued to thrive and diversify over the next two decades.
In 2007, Dom relocated AES’ headquarters to Port Moresby and further expanded the company’s service portfolio to include construction, civil, property development, ports, and what is now known as the PNG Business & Logistics Park.
2022 saw another change of direction for AES. The company transitioned away from its very successful construction and civil contracting business, and now only provides these services for its own property developments.
Today, AES’ primary focus is the PNG Business & Logistics Park, and ‘making business easy’ for companies wanting to grow or launch their PNG operations – central to this, is the Park’s own private port, container terminal, and supply base.
What We Do
We make business easy.
AES has unparalleled in-house capacity in property development and provides the perfect strategic location from which businesses can launch or grow their PNG operations. Our Business & Logistics Park is home to some of the biggest names in PNG business, with many of them servicing the Mining, Oil & Gas, and Energy sectors.
Park tenants enjoy the convenience, efficiency and operational advantages of our Supply Base and Private Port, together with a full suite of logistics services. Tenant warehouses, manufacturing plants, specializedworkshops, office complexes, and more, are all delivered by AES’ in-house team.We also offer a range of onsite accommodation in our camps and residential complexes.
AES property developments benefit from our considerable in-house engineering, construction, electrical, and civil capabilities which are unmatched in PNG. These in-house capabilities maximise project quality, as well as time and cost efficiencies. The same capabilities, together with our own fleet of mobile plant and equipment, as well as our on-site workshops also support our Supply Base and Port – enhancing client value.
AES DELIVERS
Where we are
AES is ideally located in the growth corridor between the Port Moresby CBD and the expanding PNG LNG plant. We are headquartered within our flagship property development, the 94-hectare PNG Business & Logistics Park, together with our supply base, and private port complete with 540 metres of wharf and container terminal.