Paul has been contracting for 20 years and has been a full-time fencer for the past 13 years. He has been involved as an employee and as a manager on horse/cattle and sheep operations which has given invaluable insight into all aspects of rural fencing.
Industry Legend 2020 – Warren Silvey from Wazza’s Fencing
Industry Legend 2020 – Warren Silvey from Wazza’s Fencing
Warren has been in the industry for over 18 years in the Ballarat area.
Industry Legend 2020- Peter Keir from Accurate Fencing
Industry Legend 2020- Peter Keir from Accurate Fencing
Peter has been in the fencing industry for 30 years and never stops. He has managed huge crews, owned big manufacturing operations, fenced in every climate and environment and is now at the tail end of his career.
Industry Women for 2020 – Narelle Warren, Brushwood Fencing
Industry Women for 2020 – Narelle Warren, Brushwood Fencing
Narelle is the Managing Director of a highly successful business.
Industry Women for 2020 – Jennifer Snyders, House of Bamboo
Industry Women for 2020 – Jennifer Snyders, House of Bamboo
In 2011 Jennifer Snyders joined her father in the business, bringing a designers skillset with her. Having qualified with a Bachelor of Science (Architecture) and a Bachelor of Architecture from University of NSW Jennifer has understood the incredible but unrealised potential of bamboo and how it can be used across the full breadth of landscaping, […]
Industry Women for 2020 – Christine Riley, Whiteline Fencing
Industry Women for 2020 – Christine Riley, Whiteline Fencing
Christine runs the business with her husband, the farm at home, as well as raising a young family.
Industry Innovator 2020 – Steve Walters from Walters Fencing
Industry Innovator 2020 – Steve Walters from Walters Fencing
Steve Walters began working as a fencing contractor using the traditional tools of the trade such as the crow bar and shovel, still driving posts into the ground by manual means.
Industry Innovator 2020 – Matthew Frisina from Fence Finish® Industries
Industry Innovator 2020 – Matthew Frisina from Fence Finish® Industries
Some innovation comes from necessity. Having recently built a house, Matthew Frisina, the owner of Fence Finish® Industries, realised that the gaps left under his Colorbond® fence were letting in weeds and rubbish from the neighbouring undeveloped block and one day also a snake.
Industry Innovator 2020 – Andrew Odgers from Woodshield Posts
Industry Innovator 2020 – Andrew Odgers from Woodshield Posts
From a mechanic’s apprenticeship with the ADF to a diesel mechanic/fitter with a national waste management company that lead to designing, building and maintaining the first product destruction plant in Brisbane, Andrew Odgers has had a varied career.
Industry Innovator 2020 – Nick Holden from ModularWalls
Industry Innovator 2020 – Nick Holden from ModularWalls
Through inventing the world’s first outdoor modular wall in 2002, Nick Holden has empowered fencers to compete with bricklayers in terms of premium products through a simple post and rail system.