The Company's first contract, valued at £100,000, was for the fabrication and installation of a soaking pit and slab mill for Australian Iron and Steel Ltd (AI&S) at Port Kembla, NSW. It was started with a skeleton workforce comprising labourers enticed to leave their, and Franco's, previous employer, Electric Power Transmission Pty Ltd (EPT).
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1956. Giancarlo Cecchini inspects a vehicle at the Port Kembla Hostel.