Principal
Y Block Pty Ltd
Building a focused portfolio across road maintenance, asphalt, machinery, strategy, solutions and sustainability.
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Principal, Y Block Pty Ltd. More than 25 years in Australian road maintenance, asphalt and infrastructure.
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Dante has worked across the operational, commercial and leadership sides of the road sector. His experience runs from national road-services leadership at Downer to chief operating officer responsibilities at LS Quarry, industry leadership through the Australian Flexible Pavement Association, and strategic advisory work across infrastructure.
Y Block is the next chapter: a focused platform for products, plant and practical capability, built around the people and systems that keep roads serviceable.
Selected history
Y Block Pty Ltd
Building a focused portfolio across road maintenance, asphalt, machinery, strategy, solutions and sustainability.
Shivendra & Co
Advising infrastructure and construction businesses on profitable growth, capacity and operational delivery.
LS Quarry
Operational leadership in quarrying and infrastructure supply, including securing a $100 million-plus contract for the North East Link project.
Downer
Led the national road services business through a period of significant growth: revenue from $1.1 billion to $1.85 billion over six years, EBIT from $40 million to more than $150 million, and a team of 2,400 people.
Australian Flexible Pavement Association
A long-standing AfPA board member, appointed Chair in 2022 to lead the association through its next phase of industry advocacy and member support.
How he works
The product, plant and commercial model should fit the work — not the other way around.
Growth holds when the operating model, reporting and decision-making can carry it.
Roads are delivered by crews and supported by suppliers. Good outcomes depend on both.
Connect
For product partnerships, road maintenance work, machinery or commercial advice, start a conversation with Y Block.
Career summary compiled from public professional and industry information, including Dante's LinkedIn profile and the Australian Flexible Pavement Association's February 2022 appointment announcement.