JUNE 2026 on commercial projects around Alice Springs. Those first couple of years were difficult, but the company persevered and came out stronger and more capable on the other side. That resilience is no accident. It is rooted in a deep sense of identity and purpose. As previously mentioned, Hardy Fencing is now 100 percent Indigenous-owned, with Sydney and his family belonging to the Luritja people from southwest of Alice Springs, in the country stretching toward Kings Canyon and Uluru. That connection to community is not merely a point of pride – it shapes every aspect of how the company operates. Today, between 85 and 90 percent of Hardy Fencing’s full-time staff are Indigenous, a figure that reflects a deliberate and ongoing commitment to creating opportunity for their own mob. “We’re giving our own people a lot of work,” Sydney says. “That’s very important to us, and I think it’s actually a big part of what sets us apart. We connect with the locals; with people from the communities we’re working in. In some cases, that’s why our clients choose us. They appreciate that engagement.” Currently, Hardy Fencing employs around 20 staff. Their work spans a wide range of contract values – a typical project, such as fencing for Indigenous remote housing, comes in around the $35,000 mark, while their largest contracts, including security fencing for airstrips, can reach $500,000 to $600,000. That breadth of scope is a deliberate part of who they are, and it distinguishes them from larger contractors who set minimum project thresholds. Hardy Fencing takes on what needs doing, at whatever scale, and they do it well.
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