Securing competitive gas supply – a manufacturing perspective
Melissa PerrowGeneral Manager Energy, Brickworks
The APPEA Journal 59(3) - https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ18317
Published: 21 June 2019
Abstract
Brickworks is a domestic manufacturer and large consumer of natural gas and electricity on the east coast of Australia and in Western Australia. Brickworks manufactures building products including bricks which are primarily retailed under name of Austral Bricks. In 2018 Brickworks examined opportunities for securing gas for its business which lead it to transition from a retail customer to wholesale gas buyer. Brickworks will discuss its engagement process with wholesale gas suppliers and lessons learned from the process.
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Melissa Perrow is the General Manager Energy at Brickworks Limited. Melissa has transformed Brickwork’s east coast gas strategy; transitioning the business to be a wholesale gas buyer from 2020. Prior to Brickworks, Melissa worked for Origin Energy for 14 years and has over 18 years’ wholesale energy trading experience gained across electricity, gas, carbon and green markets. She has a Bachelor in Applied Science, a Bachelor in Business, a Graduate Diploma in Technology and a Post Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance. |
