A year is a long time in the quarrying industry, and Agile Screening has used it well to build a solid foundation for an exciting future for the business.
When Ed Sill and his capital advisory firm Trinity Capital purchased the Australian and New Zealand screen media business of Locker, they were making a long-term play.
Locker’s origins can be traced decades back to when Thomas Locker started weaving wire for the coalfields in England. Over the year, it had expanded to the extent it had a reputable presence in Oceania throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Sill and his firm saw an opportunity to elevate the company to new heights within the Australian and New Zealand quarrying sector.
“When we looked at the business, we were really impressed by the team members who all had real industry experience within the quarrying and mining sector. Collectively, there was hundreds of years of experience within the team,” he told Quarry.
“We knew we had an exceptional team so the next steps for us as a business was to surround them with high-class manufacturing facilities and we wanted to connect with our customers so they could benefit from our experience and our facilities.
“As a company, we’re on a journey with our customers and we want to establish ourselves as a screen media expert who can help them with their screening requirements.”
Behind the scenes Agile Screening has been working feverishly to set-up strong foundations for the business’ future.
The company has moved four manufacturing facilities, and they are fully operational. It has also invested significant time in strengthening its international supply chain including site visits and quality testing to ensure the product meets Agile Screening’s standards.
By having an extensive supply chain, Agile Screening can provide a flexible approach to manufacturing products for its customers. For example, longer lead time projects can be serviced through its international supply chain partners while projects with a sharper deadline may be serviced through its local facilities. So far, the behind-the-scenes work has paid off with a tick of approval from its quarrying and mining customers.
“We’ve worked really closely with all our customers this year to understand exactly how their business operates, what lead times they require and what their annual usage rates are,” Sill said.
“With that information, we can work with our international supply chain and our trusted supply partners to delivers a product that is high-quality, low cost and benefits our customers.
“It is an intensive process but we want to connect with our customers and understand their business so we can advise them properly as a screen media expert and come up with the right solutions for their business.
“Since we have taken over the business we have found many of our customers have stayed with us and have wanted to engage with us in this process so that has been a great tick for the business.”
As a brand-agnostic manufacturer, Agile Screening has the flexibility to devise screen media solutions that suit the customer’s applications. It has an expansive range of options including Poly Ripple (polyurethane screening media), Tufflex (polyurethane-coated wire and synthetic rope), Poly Modular, Rubber Modular and wire screening media.
This means Agile Screening can work with both end-user customers and original equipment manufacturers on a case-by-case basis without bias and with the customer’s best interests in mind.
“When we’re looking at the quarrying industry in particular, we know our customers need solutions that are delivered fast and efficiently,” Sill said.
“Because we specialise and focus on screen media and are independent in the sense we’re brand-agnostic, we are able to provide our customers with direct and honest feedback in a timely manner,” Sill said.
“No quarry wants downtime, especially when it can be avoided. By understanding their pain points, we provide them the tools to screen successfully within their applications and run the most efficient operation at the lowest cost per tonne.”
Sill and his team have spent parts of 2025 embedding themselves in the local and international quarrying and aggregates markets. This market research will help the company bring the latest screen media trends and innovations to its clients in Australia and New Zealand.
The team were able to get hands-on with the latest screen media technology from international supply partners and see how these new innovations could be applied in the local market.
Sill said it is all part of making sure that Agile Screening’s customers received the best solutions in 2026 and beyond.
“We want to make sure we’re at the forefront of any advancements in screen media so that we can bring those to our customers through our product offering,” he said.
“Although we are a growing company, our commitment to quality and our local expertise will always remain at the heart of how we support our customers in Australia and New Zealand.
“We have made significant investments in our operations this year, and we are excited that these will support our customers’ success going forward.” •
For more information, visit agilescreening.com.au
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