KNB Fabrications

03/06/2026

Capricorn Coast bound! 🚛 🌊

The KNB De Dagging maintenance keeps on growing! 🚀 Updates from Yeppoon, Moranbah & Mackay when we return next week.

Kye & Daina



📸 Di Brown

13/05/2026

Busy couple of weeks on the road for the KNB Crew after securing the concrete bowl maintenance contracts for Boral, Heidelberg, and Pioneer North Qld (PNQ). We travelled across North Qld to Mossman, Cairns, Innisfail, Tully, and Mackay, finishing up with the local fleets in Townsville — Now de-dagging 122 trucks from Port Douglas to Mackay!

A tough job — but essential for keeping these fleets safe, efficient, and on the road 👊

What is “de-dagging?” 🚛⚒️

Over time, leftover concrete sticks to the inside of the mixer drum and hardens into large chunks. If they aren’t removed, they build up, add extra weight, reduce mixing capacity, and can damage the truck.

De-dagging is the process of climbing inside the drum and manually breaking out that hardened concrete using jackhammers and specialised tools. It’s dirty, physically demanding work that requires strict safety procedures, confined space permits, ventilation, and rescue planning.

The de-dagging process is required every six months to ensure the fleets remain safe on the roads and operating at full capacity.



Boral Heidelberg Materials Australia Pioneer North Queensland

20/04/2026

🔥 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦 — 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧?
We supply 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 across North QLD. 💪

👉 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯:
https://knbfabrications.com.au/labourhiretownsville

Need labour hire in Townsville? KNB Fabrications supplies skilled boilermakers, welders, trades assistants & labourers across North Queensland. Call today.

11/04/2026

Saturday in full swing at KNB Fab 🔥

Chad in the workshop, fabricating push arms 🛠️Clint & Dylan on the tools, de-dagging our 7 concrete trucks in for the weekend 🔨
Kye spotting and keeping it all moving 👀🎯

02/04/2026

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
We’ve invested heavily in equipment and talent to become your trusted partner for high-performance labor and welding solutions.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
-Qualified Boilermakers & Welders: Expertise in structural steel, heavy machinery, and wear packages.
-Specialised Welding: High-spec MIG, TIG, and Stick applications.
-Support Crew: Reliable Trades Assistants and Labourers for site prep and operational support.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
-Welding machine validations via Kemppi Arc Validator.
-GCAA and AWCR approved trainers for industry-leading competency.
-NACE Level 2 coating inspections and weld procedures to all Australian and International standards.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆

27/03/2026

New business cards have landed! 🔥

Did you know we hammer out and clean concrete drums for fleets across Queensland?

✔️ Onsite chipping
✔️ Weekend & night shift work available
✔️ Keep your fleet running 24/7
✔️ We come to you or bring it to us

📍 6 Schmid Street, Garbutt, Townsville

Keep your trucks moving and your drums clean 💪

📞 Call Kye on 0439 946 892 to book in

25/03/2026

A bucket repair the team carried out for DEMEX at a building demolition on the JCU campus.

While you can see that the pins needed to be replaced, the bend in the pre-existing pins is a testament to the hardening process that was carried out initially. Although they are not supposed to bend, it takes a phenomenal amount of pressure to make this happen (about 70–100 tonnes of concentrated force).

The fact that they bent rather than snapping or shattering verifies that only the outer 2–5mm of the material is "glass-hard" to resist wear, while the core remains relatively soft and ductile.

18/03/2026

We are growing our team and are currently taking applications for an immediate start!

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗻. Your hard work is recognised and rewarded immediately. For those in estimating and management positions, we offer genuine profit-sharing incentives for bringing in and successfully delivering new work.

As specialists in heavy fabrication and shutdown maintenance, we are looking for professionals who like to keep their skills sharp and who value a safe, high-quality work environment.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: knbfabrications.com.au/careers/

KNB Fabrications are specialists in shutdown maintenance, emergency breakdowns, and precision welding for heavy equipment and fixed plant systems in North Queensland.

11/03/2026

600 tons of shear power. Here is a progress shot of a recent hard-facing build-up and wear plate installation on a GXT 665 mobile shear. This is one of the larger shears in the industry, weighing roughly 7 tons on its own!

Through this process, we restore the geometry of the shear so it can maintain the tight tolerances needed to "bypass" (cut cleanly) rather than "jam" (mash the metal).

KNB Fabrications are specialists in shutdown maintenance, emergency breakdowns, and precision welding for heavy equipment and fixed plant systems in North Queensland.

09/03/2026

Big news: The new KNB Fabrications website is now live! 🚀

We’ve taken a huge step forward in our growth, making it easier than ever for the industry to connect with our services. Designed in partnership with Townsville Advertising to create a user-friendly platform featuring comprehensive quoting tools and easy access to our latest capability statement.

https://knbfabrications.com.au