SYMBOLIC of Shepparton, the Furphy brand epitomises Australian made.
J. Furphy & Sons has played a significant part in shaping our town’s history. Throughout the decades, thousands of this region’s inhabitants have been engaged by or been impacted by its continuum.
Furphy Engineering is an engineering manufacturing business based in Shepparton.
They specialise in stainless steel tank and vessel design, manufacturing, inspection and maintenance with customers across Australia.
They are also Australia’s only manufacturer of laser welded pillowplate heat exchangers.
The company founder, John Furphy, invented and produced a horse drawn water cart with cast iron ends which was used for, amongst other things, carting water for troops in the military camps prior to being transported to the Middle East and Europe in WW1.
The gathering of troops in these camps around the watercart emblazoned with the Furphy name led to the term ‘furphy’ being used to describe a story that may be untrue or be an embellishment, with the word remaining part of the Australian vernacular today.
