Walpett Engineering | 5 fabricating from there. Lawson himself eventually joined the family business fulltime after a stint with commercial builder, then another as an engineer in a gold mine. THE RIGHT SKILLS Today, Walpett Engineering’s workload is conductedmainly for clients inCanberra and the surrounding areas. In the past, they have also done work in the Sydney metropolitan area as well as the odd job up in the Snowy Mountains. Their projects tend to take place in the commercial or industrial sector, and the company has contributed to everything from hospitals to commercials warehouses, apartment blocks and high-rise structures. Walpett Engineering doesn’t only do structural steel work. The company started its life doing architectural metalwork jobs, and over the years they have only built on their capabilities and skill level in that market. Their metalwork items are often used as components in large-scale residential projects and small commercial projects. Currently, the company’s site includes three workshops –an 1800 square-metre structure steel workshop, an 800 square-metre metalwork workshop, and a 1200 square-metre paint shop. “It comes down to the history of the company,” Lawson says, describing what sets Walpett apart. “We’ve been established for a long time, and we’ve had exposure to all the top-tier builders that work within Canberra and the surrounding areas. Our relationships with those guys were created and carried on by my father, and con-
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