SYMBOLIC of Shepparton, the Furphy brand epitomises Australian made. J Furphy & Sons is an engineering and metal manufacturing business established in 1864 and is based right here in Shepparton.
It comprises Furphy Engineering – specialising in stainless steel tank and vessel design, manufacture and service – as well as Furphy Galvanizing – providing hot dip galvanizing services to steel fabricators throughout the region since 1984.
Hot dip galvanizing is the process of immersing steel products into a bath containing 220 tonnes of molten zinc to produce a corrosion resistant, multi-layered coating of zinc-iron alloy and zinc metal.
The zinc coating is stronger than steel and gives longer life to the steel item it is protecting which is a significant environmental benefit.
In the past two years, the demand for galvanizing from local fabricators has grown rapidly in line with increased activity in the agricultural and infrastructure sectors.
Speaking about the recent increased demand, sales and marketing manager Kirsten Croxford stated, “We are a company that thinks long term – which is exactly what galvanizing is – long term corrosion protection and durability for steel.”
