YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN STEEL The GFC Industries Journey The story of GFC Industries stretches back 60 years to October 1959 when Greg, Fred and Colin founded a company and named it GFC after the first initials of their names. The company originally produced fire doors before progressing to other doors types for power stations, automotive clients (Ford and Holden) and many others. After ownership of the business was wholly transferred to Fred Fritz, they expanded their service offering to include specialist formwork fabrication. In 1968, GFC partnered with leading formwork expert John King and formwork became the company’s primary business. GFC have completed many specialised formwork projects including the Loy Yang Power Station, the South-eastern and Western Trunk Sewers, Upper Yarra Reservoir, Melbourne underground rail loop, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Western Link Elevated Road, Bolte Bridge and hundreds of others. 18
Formwork continued to be the company’s core business until 1988 when the company diversified into structural steel which quickly became their main focus.
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Sectors included large buildings, shopping centres, bridges, ports, hospitals and many others.
GFC Industries Today
Since 1988 GFC have been involved in many projects including: • Mail facilities at Dandenong and Ardeer • Ship loading facilities for Globex and Portland • Shopping centres including Epping Plaza, Werribee Plaza, Chadstone and The Glen • Austin, Berwick, Bendigo hospitals • Monash Medical Centre • 50 Lonsdale Street, Southern Cross West Tower, 1 McNab Avenue, 150 Collins Street, Box Hill ATO Building, 271 Spring Street, 80 Collins Street, Parramatta Square, and Australia 108
ANCR GFC INDUSTRIES - 60 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN STEEL
Federation Square, Melbourne Convention Centre, the Western Link acoustic tube and the Great Stupa (Bendigo)
Today GFC is a proudly home grown Australian company with a strong reputation as a leading fabricator for multi-storey steel buildings. At their factory headquarters in Melbourne GFC have highly experienced employees together with our network of suppliers and subcontractors. We have the capacity and capability of delivering very large and complex projects. GFC have established long term relationships with many clients and strive for this to continue along with new prospective clients. While the company has evolved over the last 60 years to meet the needs of a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION REVIEW
