LAWLESS LASERS - Brenton Lawless
- Completed a 2D auto CAD programming at school which set up interest
- Post school completed a Fitter & Turner apprenticeship at SPC
- Moved onto Stainless welding for DON smallgoods
- In 2007 learnt drawing and programming which lead to designing
- Went to work for Uncle Graeme Lawless and in 2008 Graeme built the first laser bucket
- Brenton eventually purchased the business from his Uncle Graeme
- They were positioned in Wungnhu until 2020 where they outgrew the space and equipment and moved to the current place in Nathalia
- They then invested in bigger equipment and moved on to developing new machines
- Originally their business was supplying Moira Shire and now Australia wide
- Brenton's passion is to talk to clients to develop a machine for their market
- The business's purpose is to create solutions through innovation and efficiencies
- The business is always evolving which can take away profit but secure a future
- The main parts of the business today are supplying landscaping businesses, house pads and horse arena, small agricultural and small civil laser buckets
- The equipment now is very precision driven with clients using satellite GPS for accuracy
- He employs 10 staff, mainly locals
- Brenton does the designing
- Equipment sent to Katunga for painting
- They are also making the spare parts that are highly wearing and also run a hydraulic part of the business in the shop at the front
- They have an excellent website for selling products and attend field days as well
- They have good market credibility and repeat buyers
- Brenton currently employs 4 apprentices
- They are getting close to business capacity in the current shed and would love to get into a bigger shed with painting facilities and the space to have all the different parts of the process able to complete at the same time in different areas of the facility



