Wal-Ag Pty Ltd
We are the proud manufacturer of the Wallaby Spreader, which has been in production for more than 25 years. Wal-Ag purchased Wallaby Fabrications, the business who sold the Wallaby Spreader, in 2016 after the previous owner decided to retire. We are a small family run Newcastle based business with over 40 years of engineering, design and fabrication experience across a number of key Australian industries. Our vast engineering and fabrication experience ensures our customers get the best possible product incoporating all of the latest technology and safety requirements at the most cost effective price.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Horticulture
- Market Focus:
- Nationally (across the country)
About Us
As we all know there have been substantial price rises in most commodities over the past few years. Despite the current financial downturn the cost of materials needed for the construction of our spreaders has remained elevated.
At Wallaby Fabrication the challenge to keep the price of our spreaders under control has been addressed by way of improved techniques. As a result of our continuous research & development efforts, it was discovered that the cost of an automated plasma metal cutting system was within our reach.
We purchased and imported from America the highly regarded Torchmate CNC plasma system in early Feb 2008. It was put to work & immediately allowed substantial savings in time & materials. There has been a marked improvement in build quality as well. In October 2009 we increased our capacity of the bed which enables us to cut larger plates of steel.
In late April 2009, after more research an electrostatic spray painting unit was commissioned. Wastage of paint through overspray has been virtually eliminated and once again the finish quality and durability has improved greatly. There has also been a significant saving in labour. With paint consumption nearly halved we can now afford the best paint available and can, through the electrostatic process, apply a thicker coat of paint. Another win for our customers!
Our most recent addition in October 2009 is the CNC Press Brake, which cuts down on welding as we have a greater capacity to bend steel, and we are able to produce a wider variety of machines.
We’re keeping one jump ahead of the competition & you, our customer, are the beneficiaries!