4 | Cullen Steel Fabrications “I’d been there 16 years already and I knew the place like the back of my hand,” says Barrington, explaining what made him want to take the leap to ownership. “And I knew the industry extremely well, so I knew I could be successful.” Today, Cullen Steel operates out of a modern facility in Ingleburn. They work for a variety of customers, including some of the most prominent companies in Australia – companies such as Lend Lease, Multiplex, Richard Crookes and A W Edwards. Their projects include detail drafting, shop fabrication, welding, surface treatment, painting, delivery onsite erection and QA documentation of the structural steel. Throughout every stage of a project, Cullen Steel coordinates and works closely with the builder. According to Barrington, that focus on collaboration is one of two major factors that set the company apart in the steel fabricating market. The other factor, he says, is the skill and loyalty of their staff. “We have a pretty dedicated team that runs the company, and we’ve got a pretty dedicated workforce,” he says. “We don’t experience a lot of turnover in our workforce –most of the people who work here have been with the company even longer than I have.” “When you have a good thing, you like to stick to it,” he adds. “About half of our employees did their apprenticeship in the company, so they’ve been here since they left school, and they’ll probably end up retiring in the company.” Everybody that works at Cullen Steel takes pride in what they do, Barrington says. At the conclusion of a project, the team often goes out to see the finished product, and the company always passes on the kind words they receive from the clients. Macquarie Bank Sydney
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