- Digga Machinery Attachments
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Digga Machinery Attachments Type Private Industry Construction Machinery Attachments Founded Tingalpa, Queensland, Australia (1981) Founder(s) Stewart Wright Headquarters Yatala, Queensland, Australia Products Trenchers, Augers, 3 Point Linkage Augers Website Digga.com Digga is an Australian brand of Machinery Attachments to suit Heavy equipment (construction), Tractors and Mini Machines. The Company is based in Yatala, Queensland with 5 Branches Australia wide.
Digga initially supplied earthmoving wearparts to local machinery operators. After a need for repairs and the supply of Drilling Augers arose and a small factory in Tingalpa was established.
At present the Digga Machinery Attachment area of Digga Australia produces over 79 attachments in addition to the earthmoving wearparts the company originally began with
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History
The 1980s
Established in 1981 by Stewart Wright as a supplier of earth moving wear parts to local operators, Digga was originally a one man operation using a telephone box at an Eight Mile Plains Caravan Park to take phone orders and call customers. A need for repairs and supply of Drilling Augers arose and a small factory in Tingalpa was established in 1982 the beginning of Digga Manufacturing[1].The 1990s
Digga's range of products grew steadily as they pioneered pendulum drilling in Australia, leading to introducing computerised machining and robotic welding in 1989 before advanced steel cutting was achieved a few years later. 1997 saw Digga exporting to Europe and New Zealand growing into exporting to US in 1999[2].The 2000s
In 2000 Digga established a dedicated research and development department headed up by Stewart Wright, the founder of Digga. This department was responsible for designing the Swing Control System[3][4] a new safety device in 2002, leading to several design awards. In 2004 a new era was started with the appointment of Suzie Wright as CEO [5]. As the company continued to grow Digga moved into a new manufacturing plant in 2005. The 8000sqm facility is situated in Yatala, Queensland. Mid 2007 saw the facility grow further with a 4500spm extension added with new material handling machines required[2]. A major announcement in 2009 was the acquisition of Kanga Loaders [6][7] which was followed later that year by the launch of Digga Service and Spares[8][9] and in 2010 by the acquisition of Universal Augers[10][11].Digga now advertise as being Australia's largest manufacturer[12] of planetary gearboxes for the Pendulum and attachment industry with 95% of components built in-house and an extensive dealer network.[13]
Awards
- 2009 Gold Coast Business of the Year [14]
- 2009 Gold Coast Manufacturing & Construction Award[14]
- 2009 Australian International Design Award [15]
- 2009 British Export Excellence Award[16]
- 2009 Q400 Company (Top 100)[17]
- 2008 Q400 Company (Top 100)
- 2004 Gold Coast Manufacturing & Construction Award
- 2003 Gold Coast Business of the Year
- 2003 Australian International Design Award[18]
- 2003 Australian Engineering Design Award
- 2003 Mayors Innovation Award
- 2002 CivEnEx Best New Product
- 2002 Gold Coast Regional Export Award
- 2002 Mayors Innovation Award
References
- ^ Digga Australia Manufacturing & Exporting Earthmoving Attachments Since 1981 including Augers, Auger Drives and Planetary Gearboxes
- ^ a b Toyota Material Handling | Suppliers of Forklifts from Toyota, BT and Raymond - Find New Forklifts, Pre-owned Forklifts, Pre-owned equipment, Skid Steer Loaders, Forklift Rent...
- ^ Swing Control System for Auger Drives - Pendulum Dampening System
- ^ http://www.chiefscientist.qld.gov.au/success-stories/south-east-qld/digga-success.aspx
- ^ http://www.specmate.com.au/Article/Digga+CEO+proves+construction+is+no+%E2%80%98man%E2%80%99s+world'/76
- ^ Kanga Loaders News
- ^ Digga acquires Kanga's assets - Weekly Times Now
- ^ Digga Service - Machinery Attachment Repairs and Service
- ^ http://www.digga.com/news/service.pdf
- ^ Digga acquires Universal Augers — Earthmover and Civil Contractor
- ^ Wright Digging New Deal
- ^ Ministerial Media Statements
- ^ PRIVATE PLAYERS 2010
- ^ a b 2009 GC Business of the Year
- ^ I-Drive - Australian International Design Awards
- ^ News - Queensland Business Review
- ^ Queensland 400 - Queensland Business Review
- ^ SCS - Swing Control System - Australian International Design Awards
External links
Categories:- Construction equipment manufacturers
- Companies of Queensland
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