Odina Industries delivers operational excellence across Australia’s infrastructure landscape with automation

Industry

Construction

Region

APAC

Solutions

Avetta Connect

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About Odina Industries

Odina Industries is a construction and infrastructure services company with strong experience delivering projects across the education, infrastructure and defence sectors. It specialises in civil and hydraulic infrastructure upgrades, supported by ISO-certified systems that ensure the highest standards of quality, safety, and environmental management.

Odina’s teams are vertically integrated and capable of delivering under strict QA and WHS protocols, with a proven track record working alongside organisations such as BGIS, Ventia, Sydney Water, universities, and Dept of Defence.

Region: APAC

Services: Integrated civil, mechanical, hydraulic, and environmental services, including project management, resource recovery, and Defence-ready infrastructure solutions.

Founded in 2008 with just a pickup truck and ladder, Heat Shock 2 has steadily grown while maintaining a focus on family values and resilience.

Starting every day with safety-first mindsets

Odina Industries fosters a proactive safety culture, where safety is embedded into every task, project, and division. One of the ways this is actioned on a daily basis is the company’s morning safety briefings that are purposely prepared and delivered by the most junior team member. This reflects Odina’s commitment to ensuring that every worker is aware of, prepared for, and consistently operating with the day’s potential risks in mind, with a preventative mindset to ensure safety and quality of service are never compromised.

Steven Sundstrom, Plumbing Director at Avetta, explained, “Earlier in my career, something I used to hear from apprentices when things went wrong was that no one told them what the risks were – they didn’t know. At Odina, we do our utmost to ensure that never happens. By having our daily prestart safety briefings announced at the start of every day by our most junior team members, it’s not only great for character building, but it also reinforces how safety is at the core of everything we do. Our teams take a lot of pride in those briefings, and it gets everyone thinking about the right processes, what they can expect from the day ahead, and how we can all work together to prevent any health and safety risks.”

“Consultation is at the heart of our safety culture – we believe safety conversations should start with the youngest person on site. Avetta helps us back that culture with a system that’s simple, transparent, and trusted by our clients.”

Odina’s team members are not only trained in specific safety protocols but also encouraged to participate in the company’s regular safety audits and to voice safety concerns. This ensures workers can identify and address potential hazards before they result in accidents.

Empowering a flexible and hybrid workforce

Odina provides high-quality engineering and construction solutions on large projects that often have a start-and-stop nature. Clients include BGIS, Ventia, Sydney Water, universities, councils, and the Department of Defence. Odina’s workforce flexes between internal teams and 40-50 subcontractors, forming a hybrid model designed to meet the unique demands of its clients.

Prior to working with Avetta, managing supplier subcontractor compliance and onboarding relied heavily on manual processes, which were time-intensive and presented the potential for human error. Avetta’s automated compliance management system enabled Odina to reduce approval times by 50%, ensuring faster onboarding of suppliers. The increased efficiency and productivity freed up more resources to focus on strategic initiatives while the business could maintain the highest safety and compliance standards.

Sundstrom said, “When we started the business, implementing Avetta was one of the first things we did. Avetta’s simplicity provides an extra level of security and assurance. Our workers are either ‘green’ or they’re ‘red’. We can move quickly and efficiently with 24/7 access to information we can rely on.”

Streamlining workflows to reduce admin workloads by 30%

Avetta’s automation tools have enabled Odina to streamline its critical workflows, particularly in prequalification and documentation management. This has led to a 30% reduction in administration workload, freeing up time for higher value tasks. Avetta’ seamless integration with existing systems have also helped create a unified, efficient process.

Local support to keep business moving

Avetta’s local support services have made it easy for Odina’s team to onboard and manage contractors efficiently.

Sundstrom commented, “We need to be agile for our clients, and some jobs require us to be ready to work quickly. This includes approving contractors, uploading and reviewing documents, and confirming compliance and other requirements. We recently had an instance where we needed something addressed urgently to get someone onsite, and Avetta helped us make this happen within 10 minutes.”

“Having a local support team who understands our industry makes a huge difference. It's helped us keep things simple and focus on getting our people and partners ready for work.”

Odina is anticipating significant growth in the next few years, which will require a robust subcontractor management system for internal management and onboarding.

Sundstrom concluded, “We’re proud to be part of the Avetta network, knowing we’re among a network of businesses that take safety seriously and embed it into their daily operations. As we continue to grow, Avetta’s automated system will make life easier for our workers, clients, and subcontractors.”

“When we started the business, implementing Avetta was one of the first things we did. Avetta’s simplicity provides an extra level of security and assurance. Our workers are either ‘green’ or they’re ‘red’. We can move quickly and efficiently with 24/7 access to information we can rely on.”

Steven Sundstrom

Director