1,500m2 building completed with Furphy expansion

WHEN a strong sign of increased activity across the Goulburn Valley is experienced, all businesses benefit and one local company is not only seeing these benefits, but is passing them along to the continuing success of the manufacturing sector of the region.

Having operated in Shepparton for over 150 years J. Furphy & Sons has experienced growth over the last 12 months, that is expected to continue into next year.

J Furphy & Sons managing director, Adam Furphy said, “Major projects in the last 12 months have included multiple tanks for Dulux Paints’ new facility at Merrifield (Kalkallo) and also for Fuchs Lubricants new facility in Newcastle. Major dairy projects included the Midfield Group’s Union Dairy milk powder plant in South Australia as well as numerous other projects.

“In our galvanizing plant we have seen a significant increase in demand from local customers for hot dip galvanizing of their products, which range from construction steelwork to infrastructure projects to machinery components. This increase is a strong sign of increased activity generally in the Goulburn Valley and we expect it to continue into 2018. “Furphy Engineering has also completed a major 1,500m2 building

This increase is extension to our stainless steel tank manufacturing a strong sign of workshop, which includes increased activity twin tank production lines under a 24m high roof. generally in the Included in the expansion

Goulburn Valley was the purchase and installation of a number and we expect it to of automated welding and polishing machines continue into 2018. as well as a redesign of the layout of the adjoining workshops to produce an integrated production flow for the production of stainless steel tanks for customers throughout Australia.” MANUFACTURING BOOST… J Furphy & Sons managing director, Adam Furphy at the facility in Shepparton which this year has undergone expansion, adding to the continuing success of the manufacturing sector of the Goulburn Valley. Photo: Alicia Niglia.

Calandro Engineering was established in 1967 by hard working migrant Eugenio “Jimmy” Calandro.

A humble fi tter and turner and boilermaker by trade, more than 50 years on, his son Mario, Calandro Engineering managing director, speaks proudly of his father’s achievements.

“I attribute the success of this business to my father who never let anything stand in his way. Faced with language barriers and having to start from scratch, his brave and pioneering spirit made a huge impact on me and continues to infl uence how we as a business move forward.” Calandro Engineering is one of the oldest engineering fi rms in the Goulburn Valley and still operates within the trucking industry today, with the bulk of their contracts consisting of manufacturing componentry, building and repairing trailers for contracts all over Australia and contracting to government bodies.

“Our company was born of my father’s forward thinking, innovation and strong sense of fairness and we take that spirit into our work here.”

Calandro Engineering is famed for their creation of the Aussie Hitch. Their own invention, the Aussie Hitch was created in 1966 as a ‘fi fth wheel’ coupling device.

Mario said, “I’m proud of my father and what he has achieved, and I’m proud of all of our locally manufactured products.”