OPIE Group acquires Wilson Gilkes

OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group has acquired Wilson & Gilkes, strength­en­ing its position in Aus­tralian sheet metal fab­ri­ca­tion, en­gi­neered com­po­nents and contract man­u­fac­tur­ing.

The move brings together two es­tab­lished man­u­fac­tur­ing busi­ness­es with a shared focus on precision, de­pend­able delivery and practical en­gi­neer­ing support.

Expanded sheet metal fab­ri­ca­tion and contract man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ty

With more than 75 years of man­u­fac­tur­ing heritage, Wilson & Gilkes adds deep ex­pe­ri­ence in precision sheet metal fab­ri­ca­tion and custom-en­gi­neered metal products.

The combined ca­pa­bil­i­ty provides a stronger platform for customers seeking Aus­tralian-made solutions across fab­ri­cat­ed metal com­po­nents, custom en­clo­sures, prototype de­vel­op­ment and repeat pro­duc­tion.

This also supports projects that require design input, pro­duc­tion ef­fi­cien­cy and con­sis­tent product quality.

Man­u­fac­tur­ing support across the project lifecycle

By combining Wilson & Gilkes’ fab­ri­ca­tion ex­pe­ri­ence with OPIE’s wider man­u­fac­tur­ing resources, the group is better po­si­tioned to manage work from concept through to final assembly.

This in­te­grat­ed approach helps reduce handovers between suppliers and supports more efficient project delivery.

Customers can access support for:

• precision sheet metal fab­ri­ca­tion

• laser cut com­po­nents and tube laser cutting

• CNC folding and forming

• CNC machining

• MIG, TIG, laser and spot welding

• metal assembly and me­chan­i­cal assembly

• powder coating and metal finishing

• prototype man­u­fac­tur­ing and pro­duc­tion man­u­fac­tur­ing

For pro­cure­ment teams, engineers and project managers, this creates a more efficient path from spec­i­fi­ca­tion to finished product.

Sup­port­ing Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­ing growth

The ac­qui­si­tion reflects continued in­vest­ment in Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ty, local skills and supply chain strength.

It supports growing demand for precision fab­ri­ca­tion and en­gi­neered metal products across critical sectors.

For customers, the practical benefit is greater pro­duc­tion capacity, improved re­spon­sive­ness and access to an advanced man­u­fac­tur­ing en­vi­ron­ment in Western Sydney.

The com­bi­na­tion of ex­pe­ri­enced people, modern equipment and expanded plant ca­pa­bil­i­ty helps support projects that require precision, dura­bil­i­ty and re­peat­able quality at scale.

Wilson & Gilkes ca­pa­bil­i­ty within OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group

Today, Wilson & Gilkes continues its proud Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­ing legacy as part of OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group.

Supported by OPIE’s advanced man­u­fac­tur­ing ca­pa­bil­i­ty in Emu Heights, Wilson & Gilkes can draw on laser cutting, CNC forming, CNC machining, welding and powder coating resources to com­ple­ment its precision sheet metal fab­ri­ca­tion expertise.

This com­bi­na­tion of heritage and modern ca­pa­bil­i­ty helps support customers across defence, in­fra­struc­ture, gov­ern­ment, in­dus­tri­al, tech­nol­o­gy and OEM ap­pli­ca­tions.

It also re­in­forces Wilson & Gilkes’ role as a de­pend­able Aus­tralian man­u­fac­tur­er of custom metal com­po­nents, en­clo­sures and complete man­u­fac­tured as­sem­blies.

For more in­for­ma­tion, contact sales@opiegroup.com.au or call 02 4728 6111.