Our Services
Heavy building materials consulting and advisory.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, Connectioneering advises quarry, asphalt, concrete and brick businesses on strategy, operational improvement and project delivery. Led by Andrew Talling, our advice draws on four decades of international operating experience.
Strategy & turnaround
Independent support for strategic change, business recovery, growth planning and critical management decisions—grounded in direct turnaround experience.
Direction · Recovery · Growth
Operational optimisation
Practical review of extraction, processing, fleet, maintenance, cost, product mix and organisational performance across integrated operations.
Performance · Cost · Reliability
Design & evaluation
Experienced input into operating concepts, acquisitions, greenfield developments, capital proposals, technical design and investment evaluation.
Feasibility · Risk · Capital
Execution & project recovery
Hands-on leadership that bridges the gap between an approved plan and delivery—including complex projects facing construction, funding or organisational challenges.
Implementation · Recovery · Delivery
Leadership & coaching
Confidential, commercially grounded coaching informed by decades of recruiting, mentoring and developing operational teams across cultures and markets.
Leadership · Judgement · Capability
Ways of working
The right level of support, at the right time.
Focused review
A concise, independent assessment of a specific decision, operation or opportunity.
Advisory engagement
Ongoing counsel to management teams navigating a programme of work or change.
Project support
Structured input from evaluation and design through implementation and review.
Leadership coaching
One-to-one perspective for senior operational and engineering leaders.
Sector expertise
Common questions
Choosing the right support.
Who does Connectioneering work with?
Owners, boards, investors and management teams in quarrying, aggregates, asphalt, ready-mix concrete and clay bricks. Assignments range from a focused operational review to ongoing advisory support.
What can an operational review cover?
Extraction, processing, plant and fleet utilisation, maintenance, costs, product mix and organisational performance. The aim is to identify practical improvements and help management decide what to prioritise.
How does an engagement begin?
Contact Andrew directly to discuss the operation, the decision you face and the support you need. This first conversation helps define the scope of a review, advisory assignment, project or coaching engagement.
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