www.engineeringnews.co.nz 29 A press brake, guillotine and other engineering machinery complement the new Swift-Cut plasma cutting table. Mig and Tig welders, rollers and all the general equipment you’d expect of a good engineering workshop, but the plasma has quickly taken pride of place. “For our size business it’s a perfect fit. It’s not top of the market in terms of price and/or function, but it’s pretty bloody good and also easy for the staff to handle.” Another staff member is kept busy fulltime draughting and quoting jobs so “we have a bit of a one-stop shop when it comes to that and our customers are dealing with one person through the process. “Most of the guys are trained and qualified sheet metal workers, which is pretty hard to say nowadays and that’s a feather in our cap,” says Mr Wight. Mr Wight loves the engineering industry, having started work with Morris Sheet Metals in Onehunga as a 15-year-old sweeping the floor. Today, armed with the Englishman and a highly efficient staff and workshop, Auckland’s houses crisis will do nothing but add to an increasing workload that already has him eyeing larger premises. Whether it be residential, commercial, maintenance, structural or repairs, with Auckland Sheet Metals Mr Wight, his team and the Englishman are a cut above the rest. EN
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