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Chapter · 01 — Origin
In 2012, Harvey Bennett was approached by an EPC contractor needing heavy channel for a pile-mounted tracking system. Specifying it was easy. Sourcing it locally was not.
That gap — between what Australian utility-scale solar projects needed and what the local supply chain could give them — became the question Solar Mounting Systems was built around. We started researching the products. We started developing better answers.
By 2017, working with Anthony Anderson, Harvey had a patent. The patent described a ground mount with eight parts and two bolt sizes. Fewer pieces. Fewer trips up the ladder. Fewer mistakes.
Since then, it has stood up everywhere from the red dirt at Yulara to the rocky NZ flood plains — and through coastal salt spray, drought, calcrete, and the freeboard of an H3 flood line.
Chapter · 02 — Team
Managing Director
16 years in construction and building, with 9 years in cold-formed metal product development. Harvey founded Solar Mounting Systems in 2012 after being approached for heavy channel for pile-mounted trackers — and went looking for a better Australian-made answer.
LinkedIn ↗Sales Manager
15 years in sales with a solutions-first approach. Simon is always ready to talk through your project — friendly, no pressure, and built around relationships.
LinkedIn ↗Business Development Manager
Deep construction industry knowledge with a focus on the poultry and pig sectors. Jon helps clients integrate broader energy initiatives into their operations.
LinkedIn ↗Chapter · 03 — Capability
Over a decade of CAD experience and structural design. Every frame is detailed, every connection drawn, every load case checked.
An eight-part, two-bolt ground-mount is not what the industry started with — it's what we engineered toward. We're always looking for a simpler answer.
Direct, fast, no language barriers. The people who designed your frame are the same people you call when you need an answer.