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Strong Hold | Trusted Specialists in STEEL FABRICATION
| Strong Hold Serving the whole of the Greater Sydney region, Stronghold Fabrications Pty Ltd is a premier structural steel supply and fabrication specialist with a flexible service offering catered towards the residential, industrial and commercial sectors. Their team of highly qualified and experienced professionals are able to provide an array of services to accommodate projects of all shapes and sizes. They are also equipped with the latest state of the art machinery, technology and tools to ensure they are delivering first-rate outcomes for clients.
Strong Hold | Managing Director Scott McNamara started the family owned and operated company in 2009 alongside his wife, Alison. Prior to that, he worked in general steel fabrication as a project manager for six years after completing his apprenticeship in the early 2000s. Stronghold Fabrications’ first facility was a small factory in Taren Point near Caringbah. Just 12 months into their operation, they outgrew that premises and relocated to a larger factory in nearby Bankstown, where they continued to thrive for the next five years. Only recently, they again upgraded their facility, moving to their current location in Wetherill Park. When Stronghold Fabrications commenced operations six years ago, Scott was the company’s only fabricator. Since then, the McNamaras have steadily grown the business, and today they are backed by a workforce of 18 employees consisting of skilled operators, welders and boilermakers. However, in spite of this growth, the pair have managed to retain the family-centric atmosphere they established in 2009.
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Strong Hold | THE FULL PACKAGE “We’re a family run and owned business, and we try to keep it an enjoyable place to work,” Scott says. “We have certain procedures in place for everything to ensure our customers receive the best service possible, but we definitely don’t rule with an iron fist over our staff.” In today’s structural steel market, there is an ever-increasing demand for Stronghold Fabrications’ products, which include wide varieties of merchant bars, tubular materials, galvanised and fabricated lintels, structural steel, structural assembly bolts and general accessories, just to name a few. The company adheres to strict quality assurance systems in order to guarantee their clients receive only top-notch fabrications. Stronghold’s list of services has also expanded over the years. In addition to being leaders in the Sydney market for structural steel supply and fabrication, Stronghold Fabrications also provides: drafting; site measuring; professional three-dimensional steel detailing; hot dip galvanising; zinc phosphate priming; saw cutting; drilling; hole punching; notching; shearing; plate profiling; and
| Strong Hold Sydney-wide daily crane truck delivery service. “We basically offer customers the full package,” says Scott. “We do everything from the time of quotation, where they supply their drawings, to reproducing those into working drawings for fabrication, to supplying all the materials for those fabrications, to delivering them ready for installation.” According to Scott, Stronghold Fabrications will take on just about any size of job for their customers, from “a small $10 piece of steel upwards to a $1 million project.” He also says that they typically have anywhere between 20 to 30 projects on the go at any given time across that spectrum, which has allowed the company to put together an impressive portfolio rich with a diverse variety of successfully delivered contracts. This includes numerous large-scale projects that truly showcase what the company is capable of. For example, they have fabricated and supplied structural steel for several Westfield projects at various locations throughout New South Wales, including the food court extensions at Westfield Eastgardens, car park reinforcement at Westfield Warrawong, car
Strong Hold | EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE park replacement at Westfield Miranda and car park upgrade at Westfield Hornsby. The Westfield Hornsby project has been the company’s largest to date, as they fabricated approximately 100 tonnes of structural steel for that job. However, they are currently in the works of supplying roughly 150 tonnes for the construction of two large warehouses, which is set to become the new flagship project for Stronghold Fabrications. Stronghold Fabrications takes great pride in not only delivering a premium product, but also in administering exceptional customer service. The company goes above and beyond to provide each and every client with “the best possible service and expert advice,” whilst also striving to provide themwith “the most cost effective method in fulfilling their structural steel requirements.” This customer commitment has earned Stronghold Fabrications a substantial amount of repeat business and word-ofmouth advertising from satisfied clients. This includes many of Sydney’s top-tier commercial and industrial builders, who appreci-
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Strong Hold | ate the company’s “hands-on approach” and ability to consistently meet their site specific requirements. “I’d say about 75 to 80 per cent of our work is repeat business,” says Scott. “They use us repeatedly because of our reliability.” Stronghold Fabrications has also forged strong ties with the Australian Steel Institute (ASI). The company joined ASI nearly three years ago and have since benefitted from that relationship by staying up to date with the latest trends and changes within the industry. Case in point, the company invested in a 12-metre spray booth extraction system shortly after moving into their currentWetherill Park facility. The cutting edge system filters and extracts paint and welding fumes to minimise the environmental impacts associated with steel fabrication. The company has also recently acquired a computerised fully automatic band saw, which allows them to cut and shape their products with pinpoint precision. “In our factory, this particular saw is very important because all of our steel is processed and cut to length through that piece of equipment,” Scott explains. “You just load the steel into it, type into the computer screen what lengths you want and it does the rest.” Moving forward, Stronghold Fabrica-
| Strong Hold tions plans to use their state of the art equipment to further establish their brand within the residential sector. Scott says that they will be pursuing “a lot more work” in that area without compromising their ability to service their commercial and industrial clients. Beyond that, however, he indicates that he’s content with the company’s current status throughout the region. “We’ve just relocated, so we don’t plan on getting any bigger for a while,” he concludes. “Our focus is really just breaking into that residential market.”
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