Halliday Engineering was established in 1852 and with over 170 years of growth, research and development the company has earned a proud reputation across several market sectors, including the shipping, mining, power generation and manufacturing industries in Australia and further afield.
We maintain this reputation by providing a quality service in a safe working environment. Our core business divisions are:
The Halliday team consists of over 60 qualified employees – engineers, machinists, fitters, boiler makers and apprentices, many with over 20 years’ service under their belt. We also employ trade qualified technical procurement specialists and multi-skilled office staff.
Halliday Engineering operates from established facilities in Rozelle, Sydney, and Williamstown, Melbourne, with personnel also working from “The Yard” in Brisbane. Our national footprint enables us to mobilise skilled tradespeople, supervisors and specialist equipment interstate to support defence, maritime and industrial projects across Australia. We can provide both planned and responsive support at client facilities, shipyards and operational sites, with mobilisation arrangements tailored to project scope, location, security, access and scheduling requirements.
Luke has experience in:
• OHS management
• Engineering design and manufacture
• Quality control
• Non-destructive testing
• Project management
• Sales and customer service
Trent has experience in:
• Technical sales
• Logistics
• International freight
• Quality control
• Documentation management
• Sales and customer service
Chris has experience in:
• Vessel dockings
• Propulsion system repairs
• Custom hull / superstructure repairs
• Marine fitting and boilermaking
• Plant maintenance
• Sales and customer service
Shane has experience in:
• Custom manufacturing, fabrication, machining and toolmaking
• Welding technologies, procedure design and weld management
• Power transmission and power generation
• Design, concepts, reverse engineering
• Customer sales and service
Halliday Engineering is built around a highly skilled team of people who take pride in quality workmanship, safe delivery and genuine customer service. We solve complex engineering problems for clients across the defence, maritime, industrial and infrastructure sectors and few companies can match our combination of experience, capability and reputation. Our clients benefit from:
Following an arduous three months at sea, Charles Halliday arrived in Sydney in 1852. An adventurous Scotsman and a Pattern Maker and Mill Wright by trade, he set to making a new life in Australia and together with 2 colleagues from P.N. Russel & Co, he established ‘The Sydney Machine Engineering Company’ in Bathurst Street Sydney.
Business was good, the company moved to larger premises in Pyrmont, and amidst a bustling economy Charles later bought out his partners and so formed ‘Hallidays Engine Works’. Now described by the media as an ‘Industrial Pioneer’, Charles was also included in the ‘Man of Mark’ book of distinguished gentlemen.
At the turn of the century, Charles’ seven sons took over their ageing father’s business, and struggled under very difficult times as the Bubonic Plague swept through Sydney. This forced many shipping terminals to temporarily close and or relocate.
In the following years the company moved from foundry work to more engineering focused work. Four sons withdrew from the Company, leaving three (William, Charles Jnr and John), who renamed the Company ‘Halliday Brothers’. When William and Charles passed away, all was left to John and his six sons (who served their apprenticeship with the firm).
A major milestone was achieved when ‘Halliday Brothers’ repaired and refitted the ‘Berrima’, the first troop ship to leave Australia for New Guinea in World War 1. During both World Wars, Halliday Brothers carried out repairs on hundreds of Australian and international ships engaged in War. Relocating to Sussex Street in 1963 Halliday Brothers concentrated on marine and general engineering repairs.
The final workshop move to 26 Mansfield Street, Rozelle occurred in 1980. Robert Halliday (5th Generation), employed by Halliday Brothers since 1974, together with a partner (Allen Perry) offered to buy out the shareholders.
The takeover occurred in 1983 and all employees were retained. Like his forefathers, Robert was a skilled tradesmen having done his fitter / machinist apprenticeship with AUSN (Australian Union Steamship Navigation Company) from 1965-1969. Allen Perry left the company three years later and the company was renamed ‘Halliday Engineering Pty Ltd’, as it stands today.
Through many years of hard work and ‘blood, sweat and tears’, Robert and his wife Jenny successfully managed to make the company the success it is today.
Luke Halliday (sixth generation) and son in-law Trent Churchland have now been at the helm since 2009. Steering the business into the 21st century, the men are proudly up-holding the family tradition together.
Today, the company boasts a diligent team of more than 45 employees, a strong and expanding client list, and a well-earned reputation as a versatile, can-do engineering service provider.
