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Forgacs Engineering Pty Ltd

Stephen Forgacs arrived in Australia from Hungary in 1957 as a young tradesman, and set out to create the Forgacs Group as a provider of world class engineering services. Following the acquisition of the Ullman Engineering business in Newcastle in 1962, and the building of the Hexham Engineering workshops in 1970, and the Carrington Engineering in Parker Street (formerly Newcastle Engineering) in 1999, Forgacs set out to further develop the ship repair and ship construction businesses. This has been achieved with the acquisition of the Newcastle Floating Dock in 1987, the Tomago shipyard in 1997 (formerly Carrington Slipways), and the Cairncross Dockyard in Brisbane in 1999. This breadth of facilities and infrastructure in ship repair is unmatched by any other organisation in Australia.

Forgacs is Australia’s largest privately-owned ship building, ship repair and engineering company with a proud place in the nation’s maritime capability. Forgacs services international markets and key naval contracts at seven of the most sought-after sites in South-East Asia – three on deep-water locations. Past work includes: Refit and upgrade of HMAS MANOORA and KANIMBLA in preparation for Royal Australian Navy service; Docking, repair and maintenance of HMAS TOBRUK, KANIMBLA, MANOORA and SUCCESS; In-water repairs and maintenance of Afloat and Amphibious Support Ships and ANZAC class vessels.

With one of the largest networks of Machine Shops and Fabrication sites in the country, the company can boast undercover Workshop and Warehousing areas of 33,500 square metres in NSW alone and a further undercover 9,500 square meters in our two Queensland operations. The total site area of freehold owned sites alone runs to over 36 Hectares (360,000 square metres). The combined NSW and Queensland undercover workshop and fabrication area of 43,000 square metres, and massive adjacent assembly areas, brings an unmatched ability to take on large infrastructure projects that can be test assembled prior to transport to client sites. Our direct access to water loading at Newcastle, Tomago, and Brisbane enables more complete assembly prior to transport, thereby reducing client on-site assembly risks and costs, and enabling the use of Heavy Lift ship and Barge loading capability for complex logistical projects. All sites are accredited to Lloyds quality standards, and maintain a range of cranage and heavy engineering equipment, that are amongst the largest of their kind on the east coast of Australia.

The role of Forgacs Engineering Pty Ltd in the Defence sector is well known arising from its membership of the Navy’s Panel Agreement of select company’s accredited to carry out major ship repair as a Prime Contractor on RAN vessels. Forgacs role in the Defence sector is supported by a structure of Ship Repair services that operate out of Garden Island in Sydney, Newcastle Floating Dock, the Cairncross Dockyard in Brisbane, and the Ship Repair team in Gladstone. Services have been regularly supplied to the vessels of the Australian, French, and US Navies. More than any other supplier of Ship Repair services to the Australian Navy is Forgacs’ ability to provide flexible solutions that encompass the complete gamut of services across a range of skill bases, in a range of sites, from small to maxi-projects.

With one of the largest networks of Machine Shops and Fabrication sites in the country, the company can boast undercover Workshop and Warehousing areas of 33,500 square meters in NSW alone, and a further undercover 9,500 square meters in two major QLD operations. The total site area of freehold owned sites alone runs to over 36 Hectares (360,000 square meters). The combined NSW & QLD undercover workshop and fabrication area of 43,000 square meters, and the massive adjacent assembly areas, brings an unmatched ability to take on large infrastructure projects that can be test assembled prior to transport to client sites. Direct access to water loading at Newcastle, Tomago, and Brisbane, enables more complete assembly prior to transport, thereby reducing client on-site assembly risks and costs, and enabling the use of Heavy Lift Ship and Barge loading capability for complex logistical projects.

Forgacs has developed an international reputation for fast, efficient and cost effective engineering to the most exacting standards delivered on time. The company is the first choice for comprehensive engineering support, machine and component reclamation and refurbishment as well as providing emergency repairs. Forgacs Engineering is not limited in capacity as it is fully supported by the group-wide resources, services and capacity. Forgacs Engineering has been providing skilled and specialised engineering solutions to a broad range of mining and industrial customers for well over 5o years.

The 36 acre Forgacs Cairncross dockyard in Brisbane has one of the largest graving docks in Australasia. On the Brisbane River, Cairncross is close to Brisbane’s CBD, its busy shipping port and international airport. Cairncross plays host to cruise liners, container ships, bulk carriers, tankers and more, specialising in dry dockings and refits. Cairncross helps maintain the increasing number of super liners that visit the Port of Brisbane. Brisbane the capital of the Australian state of Queensland, is the most populous city in the state and the third most populous city in Australia.