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About Us

Andrew & Tricia Hood

"Regardless of whether your requirements are large, or small single items, a friendly reception is always guaranteed. Why not come and see us, and look at our range?

Give us a call today - we're here to help you."

Farmweld is a family business, in the true sense, owned and operated by proprietors Andrew & Tricia Hood with the assistance of helpers who may as well be part of the family.

Andrew Hood - Sales, Operations & Fabrication/Blacksmithing
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Andrew was raised on a wheat and sheep farm on SA's west coast so is very familiar with the requirements of a working farm. Andrew believes in spending time with clients to ascertain what they really 'need' rather than just selling something "off the rack", and designs the best and most cost effective solution for the clients' situation. If required site visits can be arranged.

Tricia Hood - Administration, Marketing & Finance
Tricia and Horse Tricia has a diverse background in administration, design and retail. With an eye for detail, she assists with the designing as she is the one, as Andrew puts it "with the ability to visualise how things will look best". Tricia is responsible for marketing, administration and finance and like Andrew has a strong customer focus. When you contact Farmweld Tricia is usually the first point of contact for most customers.

How Farmweld began...

Andrew & Tricia purchased a run down property in 2003 and needed to replace some gates. The range of farm gates on the market was limited to either contemporary pipe gates or mesh field gates and were generally imported, poorly made, and potentially unsafe for stock and humans. They didn't want gates which had built in redundancy, they wanted something that would last.

Not finding any suitable farm gates for sale they made the decision to make their own gates and animal handling equipment which was strong and safe. Having odd sized gateways, it was obvious that others were in the same predicament where standard gates wouldn't fit, so it was decided that all products would be custom made to suit their customers needs.

Farmweld has since developed a reputation for specialising in heritage gates beginning with:

A range of heritage style farm gates that was initially designed to emulate "old style" Australian gates.
Heritage wrought iron gates with woven wire and chain mesh were soon included in the range.
Cast jointed gates were added in 2009 along with the technology and equipment to weld cast iron to mild steel.
Early in 2011 blacksmithing facilities were purchased enabling the fabrication of heritage blacksmithed gates using traditional forging techniques.
Gates can now be made using traditional or a combination of modern and traditional techniques. Older heritage gates could now be faithfully restored and reproduced.

Why should I buy a Farmweld Product?

Farmweld builds products up to standard, not down to a price,
almost every item is custom made to the customers specifications.
Why make do and just buy off the shelf when you can have something made exactly as you need it?

Customer Service

Old fashioned customer service and reliability seems to be a dying trait these days.

Farmweld value their customers and make it a high priority to provide you with good customer service so that you get the product you really need.
As a Farmweld customer you will be consulted before and if necessary during fabrication to ensure you get just what you require.

The "proof is in the pudding", check out the testimonials and what our customers have to say.