LGA 27 Years And Still Has That Family Feel

In 1994, Wayne Brooks started LGA in Australind, Western Australia, with just a handful of employees. At first, the small glazing company focussed on local commercial and residential projects, but it has since grown substantially and in 2008 moved to a large purpose-built and owned facility in Bunbury, now employing over 30 people.

Although the company has grown, the familyfriendly nature of the business remains. We asked Wayne how he’s managed to keep a ‘family feel’ at LGA over the years, to which he replied ‘LGA is fortunate to have a solid core group of employees, many of whom have been here for 10 years or more. Many of our ex-employees still keep in contact and even visit the workshop to say g’day!’. Wayne’s son Jamie virtually grew up at the business, joining LGA in 2004 and progressing through the business to become Project Manager.

LGA supplies and installs all commercial, residential and Amplimesh security screen products throughout Western Australia. Manufacturing all of its own products has allowed LGA to stay nimble and adapt to the constantly evolving conditions of the WA construction industry. ‘Our dedication to quality workmanship and expert service has made us a leader in the aluminium, glass, and security screen industries. Our commercial and residential customers rely on us to see-out the completion of any project to a high standard. This dedication has helped our business withstand the collapse of several large builders since we started’, explains Wayne.

LGA has a commendable apprenticeship program, with 20 glaziers graduating since the program started in 2007. ‘One of the main benefits of our glazing apprenticeship program is that all training is completed here in our factory with the assistance of a nationally-accredited training organisation’, says Wayne. LGA has 2-3 apprentices employed at any one time. ‘At LGA, we expose apprentices to an extensive range of projects and receive a wide variety of on-the-job training. This incentivises many apprentices to stay on and become longstanding employees who have good knowledge of our values and contribute to the high standard of work we are known for.’

In recent years LGA has become one of the leading commercial glazing companies in the state, focusing on large-scale and multi-story commercial projects both locally and throughout Western Australia. Notable projects include the Hilton Garden Inn Albany, RSLWA ANZAC House Perth, Next Generation Gym Kings Park, City of Busselton Administration and Civic Centre, Bushfire Centre of Excellence Nampbellup, and the soon-to-be completed Bunbury Office Development Multistorey office space, which includes all four facades to be structurally glazed curtain walling.

‘LGA is becoming increasingly involved in design and construct projects where we are involved in the facade engineering as part of our subcontract’, explains Wayne. ‘This responsibility includes engaging a third party façade engineer, as well as selecting profiles, glazing, sealants, fixings and subframing.’ LGA’s point of difference is that it has the project management team involved in all phases of commercial building projects; from design, through to manufacture and installation. Facade design is something LGA is becoming increasingly involved with. A perfect example of delivering a full façade package was the Hilton Garden Inn Albany, which includes a curtain wall, extruded aluminium sun shading, and aluminium façade cladding.

Wayne Brooks and son Jamie are growing LGA from strength to strength, by nurturing and relying on the skills and dedication of its people.