Ledge Stories

Pedco Engineering’s “Game Changer” Thank you to Pedco Engineering for the invitation to attend the official unveiling of their new premises where we were lucky enough to see their new Accurpress 650t press brake in action – what an impressive machine it was! The new premises, at 118 Dowd Street in Welshpool, is located just a block away from their previous premises with a workshop facility that is twice the size, sitting on over 12000 sqm of land. Pedco Engineering is a steel forming and fabrication business which was originally established in 1987, and has been under current ownership since...

Making the decision (some say ‘leap of faith’) to establish your own business and leave behind the relative safety of being an employee is not an easy one and not one that many have the courage to actually do. In early 2011, this is exactly what Tony & Debbie Borromei and Darryl & Michelle Morgan did when they established their engineering drilling services business Austrod Engineering in Henderson, Western Australia. Filling a gap in the market They were daring and identified a gap in service to the market – going from strength to strength ever since due to their hard...

The KEE Group Factors of Success If you had to create a strategy for business success, it would it look something like this formula being used by one rapidly rising West Australian company: Quote philosophers in your conversation with customers Reduce your customers operating costs by providing fuel to them at special rates On tough days at the office, make sure everyone gets an ice cream when Mr Whippy comes around Take the path less worn to ride out WA’s downturn Don’t forget about fun Upgrade your equipment fleet when others are selling off theirs. Credible. Reliable. Professional … and...