b'2000The new offices hadluxuries like air circulation and space to grow, as well as aThiess Pty Ltdboardroom, which Les soon used as display space for models of Thiess aircraft andThiess Contractors is formallymachinery. There was also a large fish tank that was intended to add a soothing air renamed Thiess in recognitionto what was a frantic place. of the broader scope of servicesthe group now provides.The Archerfield office and workshop were significantly upgraded over the years,but in 1999 Thiess moved into its current home at 179 Grey Street, South Bank, in an area that had been redeveloped for the World Expo 88. It remains head office today,Satui and Senakinnow supported by state offices, as well as international branches: Salt Lake City, USA;mines, IndonesiaSudbury, Canada; Santiago, Chile; Jakarta and Balikpapan, Indonesia; Ulaanbaatar,The Indonesian organisationMongolia; Okvau, Cambodia; and Gurugram, India. The days of canvas and open-firesecures the long-term operations cooking might be over, but teams on sites all over the world meet over toolboxes contract with PT Arutmin Indonesiaeach and every morning to ensure a day of safe productivity. for the Satui and Senakin coal mines in South Kalimantan. In 2003, the alliance The new company headquarters in South Bankis extended for the life of the mines.at 179 Grey Street, South Brisbane, 1999.Telecommunicationsjoint ventureThe SiemensThiess Communications joint venture (STCJV) goes on to win Telstra contracts in New South Walesand Queensland. By 2004, it is operational in five states.More remediationin New ZealandThe remediation team wins itsfirst overseas contract with the Fruitgrowers Chemical Companysite remediation in New Zealand.79'