Board update
PLS is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Nicholson as Non-Executive Director, commencing 1 January 2026. Mr Nicholson is a highly experienced company director with a distinguished career spanning energy, infrastructure, funds management and industrial sectors. He brings deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, corporate restructuring and greenfield project...
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
We are pleased to share that Ms Alex Willcocks has been appointed as our next Chief Financial Officer, effective 25 May 2026, following a comprehensive domestic and international executive search. Alex joins us from Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers, where she served as CFO with responsibility for finance, strategy, risk, IT, joint venture governance and procurement. She brings more...
A series of social, environmental, health and infrastructure initiatives in Salinas, Minas Gerais, were delivered between 17 and 19 October reflecting the company’s social commitment to the region. Partnerships that transform: health and infrastructure Surgical equipment, including an X-ray machine, to the Municipal Hospital was donated by PLS to support the delivery of healthcare in Salinas....
PLS has partnered with the Centre of Resource Excellence (CoRE) Learning Foundation to enhance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education for young people in Port Hedland. This collaboration will support the delivery of the ‘Powering Tomorrow’s Innovators: Port Hedland STEM Learning Program,’ a hands-on learning initiative designed to inspire the next generation of...
PLS has teamed up with Tibi Healthcare to deliver on-site health monitoring services for employees at its Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. This industry-first initiative for the WA mining sector brings state-of-the-art mobile medical facilities to site, ensuring accessible healthcare services for PLS workers in remote working environments. The mobile medical service...
PLS has launched the MineStar Fleet Management System at its Pilgangoora Operation to enhance safety and productivity. The technology tracks, monitors, and manages fleet health, performance, and efficiency, with a focus on safety—detecting machine locations and surroundings to prevent accidents. The system also collects real-time data from equipment and converts it into actionable information...
PLS is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Community Grants Program (the Program), supporting grassroots community programs and projects that are making a meaningful impact across the Pilbara region. This year, 14 community projects have shared in more than $120,000 of funding to help improve access to education programs, strengthen community resilience and support the region’s...
In the hinterland of Minas Gerais, among the hills and rural paths of the Canela D’Ema area, about 20 kilometres from the municipality of Salinas, lies the quilombola community of Olaria Bagres. Made up of around 25 families descended from a quilombo, the community preserves stories of resistance, collective work and an ancestral relationship with the land. Now, with the support of PLS, a new...
As part of our commitment to powering a sustainable energy future, we have partnered with local innovators Switch, to develop and trial a hybrid diesel-electric truck. Over the past year, teams from PLS and Switch have worked closely together to develop a hybrid solution for our 150-tonne class of haul trucks, where there is simply no off-the-shelf hybrid or electric models that could meet our...