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BT Engineering is a small family business started by Bruce Thomas in Engadine in 1967,
manufacturing mainly small components for other companies.
A bricklayer friend asked could they make a tool for raking out the brick joints - in the early days, a block of wood with a nail hammered in it was used for this purpose. Hence the birth of BT's Steel Wheel Rakers, and later the Poly Wheel and Long Handle Rakers.
It was then suggested that a free-standing, steel profile would be a great advantage over building corners then filling the "guts" later. So the BT Profile was born. What a boon they were in those days, and they still remain very popular today.
In the 1960's, bricklayers and pavers didn't have the equipment that highly equipped tradesmen have today.
Jeff Thomas joined the staff after serving his apprenticeship at Qantas, and has managed the business now for several years. The management and staff of BT Engineering are proud of the high-class equipment they manufacture for tradesmen.
BT Engineering would like to thank the bricklayers and pavers for their suggestions during the development of the now famous BT Bricksaw. It is so popular some companies are thinking of copying it and manufacturing it offshore.
We are proud to be Australian-owned, that we do our manufacturing here in Australia, and that we provide jobs for apprentices in the building industry and for our tradesmen.
Since their inception, one of the hallmarks of BT Engineering is the quality, strength and superior design of their finished products. Knowing the end use of their machinery and equipment, BT have always strived to build a high degree of ruggedness into the design and manufacture of their tools to ensure years of service.
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