Harrison Lee-Schell
Founder & Group Executive Chair
Group strategy, enterprise relationships, final authority and capability development.
About FORCES GROUP
Indigenous owned. Accountable by design.
FORCES GROUP is operated by Saltwater Country Services Pty Ltd, a 100% Indigenous-owned company. Our four specialist divisions bring performance infrastructure, infrastructure and asset services (including deployable systems), commercial energy solutions and digital delivery together for our customers.
Ownership and operating model
One operating company. Four specialist divisions.
Saltwater Country Services Pty Ltd operates FORCES GROUP, holds the current ownership credentials and is the contracting entity for current work. FORCES GROUP coordinates four specialist divisions and the group-level Participation & Enterprise service. Future operating subsidiaries are a proposed development pathway — they are not existing companies.
1 · Current operating model
Operating company
Saltwater Country Services Pty Ltd
100% Indigenous-owned and controlled. Holds the current Supply Nation and QIBN credentials.
Enterprise brand and account
FORCES GROUP
Leads Indigenous Participation & Enterprise and coordinates current specialist work.
Named leads and qualified partners
Specialist work is delivered with named FORCES leads, engineering and technical assurance, and qualified delivery partners for each scope.
2 · Current specialist divisions
FORCES FITNESS
Performance Infrastructure
FORCES INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure & Asset Services
FORCES ENERGY
Commercial Energy Solutions
FORCES TECHNOLOGY
Digital Delivery
Download Capability Statement
Capability Statement | October 2026 | 12 pages | PDF, 1.86 MB
Leadership
Accountable leadership. Specialist delivery.
Group leadership sets direction and holds final authority. Commercial and technical leads own the work closest to their expertise.
Dan Fox
Group Lead, Participation & Enterprise
Indigenous participation planning, supplier matching, major-project relationships and participation reporting.
Sue Lewis
General Manager, Forces Fitness
Facility fitouts, rigs and racks, Rapid and Rugged systems, client coordination and project execution.
Emanuel Siriotis
General Manager, Forces Infrastructure
Emanuel leads Forces Infrastructure, bringing building, carpentry and painting experience to infrastructure and asset-service opportunities. He coordinates scoping and delivery partners for agreed work packages.
Brett Adams
General Manager, Forces Energy
Commercial energy project development and delivery coordination.
Nathan Anderson
Engineering & Product Design Lead
Product development across deployable and specialised systems, including CAD, component design, technical documentation and manufacturing handover.
FORCES TECHNOLOGY leadership will be appointed when the division's work requires it. Until then, Technology enquiries are handled through the group team at team@forcesgroup.com.au.
Our Indigenous approach
Indigenous participation that reaches delivery.
Indigenous ownership and leadership are part of the operating company, not a label added to a bid. Participation is considered alongside scope, procurement, mobilisation and delivery from the beginning.
Where suitable capability is available, FORCES actively seeks to engage appropriately qualified and commercially competitive Indigenous-owned businesses and Indigenous workforce pathways, having regard to safety, quality, technical capability, value for money, location and client requirements.
How we approach participation
01
Plan
Understand the project, participation objectives, procurement requirements and delivery environment.
02
Source
Identify suitable Indigenous suppliers, subcontractors and workforce pathways around the actual requirement.
03
Mobilise
Coordinate the capability, people, documentation and project-readiness requirements needed for delivery.
04
Integrate
Connect Indigenous participation into the broader project and delivery model rather than operating it separately.
05
Measure
Capture relevant supplier, workforce and participation evidence throughout delivery.
06
Report
Provide structured participation information appropriate to the project and client requirements.
Genuine participation. Commercially accountable.
Indigenous procurement decisions remain subject to appropriate capability, competitiveness, safety, quality, compliance and client requirements. Our role is to help make suitable Indigenous capability easier to identify, integrate and evidence — across FITNESS, Infrastructure, Energy and Technology scopes, or through dedicated participation management for major projects.
Ownership with procurement visibility.
- 100% Indigenous Owned
- Supply Nation Certified
- QIBN Verified
Credentials are held by Saltwater Country Services Pty Ltd. View the verified Supply Nation supplier profile.
Delivery network
Specialist capability through a controlled delivery network.
FORCES combines internal accountability with specialist Australian partners selected for the actual requirement. The client keeps one commercial relationship while defined scopes are delivered by the right specialists.
Engineering & manufacturing
Specialist engineers, fabricators and manufacturers for defined physical-system scopes.
Energy & regulated trades
Appropriately qualified designers, electricians, installers and commissioning specialists.
Technology delivery
Specialist product, software, platform and automation delivery partners.
Indigenous suppliers & workforce
Verified Indigenous businesses and workforce pathways matched to project requirements.
Logistics & mobilisation
Specialist transport, freight and mobilisation capability for project and remote delivery.
Equipment / specialist supply
Approved equipment and component suppliers selected around the requirement.
Partner-control framework
01
Qualify
Capability, licences, capacity and role fit.
02
Scope
Deliverables, interfaces and technical responsibilities.
03
Contract
Commercial terms, insurance and reporting for the scope.
04
Mobilise
People, materials, access and schedule.
05
Assure
Milestones, quality, safety and required evidence.
06
Review
Close-out and future suitability.
Engineering & Product Development
FORCES develops selected proprietary products and deployable systems from operational requirement through product development and manufacturing handover — product development, CAD, component design, technical documentation, prototyping and manufacturing integration. This is a cross-group function, not another division.
FORCES does not publish a partner directory. Partners are identified only where the relationship, role and permission are current and verified.
Operating partners
A separate conversation for established operators.
Established operators may discuss a separately formed, funded and verified operating company in one defined market. Terms are set out on the Operating Partners page.
Next step
Discuss a requirement with FORCES.
Tell us what you need to deliver. We will route your requirement to the accountable capability owner.