Digga Machinery Attachments

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Digga Machinery Attachments
TypePrivate
IndustryConstruction Machinery Attachments
FoundedTingalpa, Queensland, Australia (1981 (1981))
FounderStewart Wright
Headquarters
Yatala, Queensland
,
Australia
ProductsTrenchers, Augers, Auger Drives, Anchor Drives, 3 Point Linkage Augers
Websitewww.digga.com

Digga is an Australian brand of Machinery Attachments to suit heavy equipment (construction), including excavators, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, truck cranes as well as tractors and mini loaders. The company’s head office is based in Yatala, Queensland with 2 other facilities across Australia (Victoria & New South Wales) and a network of dealers across the country.

Digga also have company owned facilities in England and in Iowa, America. The UK facility is central to the European market while the US facility looks after the North American customers and dealers. Digga attachments are also sold in over 60 countries around the globe through a network of over 450 dealers.

Digga was created in Brisbane, Australia in 1981 as a supplier of earthmoving wearparts to local machinery operators. Soon after a need for repairs and the supply of drilling augers arose, so a small factory in Tingalpa Brisbane was established. This lead to requests for more attachments and soon Digga would become an advanced manufacturer.

At present the Digga Machinery Attachments manufacture over 70 different attachments in addition to the earthmoving wearparts the company originally began with.

History[]

The 1980s[]

Established in 1981 by Stewart Wright, as a supplier of earth moving wear parts to local operators, Digga was originally a one-man operation using a telephone box at an Eight Mile Plains Caravan Park to take phone orders and call customers. A need for repairs and supply of Drilling Augers arose and a small factory in Tingalpa was established in 1982 the beginning of Digga Manufacturing.[1]

The 1990s[]

Digga introduced robotic welding and computerised machining in 1989 before advanced steel cutting was achieved a few years later. 1997 saw Digga exporting to Europe and New Zealand growing into exporting to US in 1999.[2]

The 2000s[]

In 2000 Digga established a dedicated research and development department headed up by Stewart Wright, the founder of Digga. This department was responsible for designing the Swing Control System [3][4] a new safety device in 2002, leading to several design awards. In 2004 a new era was started with the appointment of Suzie Wright as CEO.[5] As the company continued to grow the overseas branch in Hungerford (Berkshire, UK) became company owned and in 2005 Digga moved into a new head office and manufacturing plant. The 8000sqm facility is situated in Yatala, Queensland was filled with state-of-the-art machines and highly skilled workers. Mid 2007 saw the facility grow further with a 4500spm extension added with new material handling machines required.[2] A major announcement in 2009 was the acquisition of Kanga Loaders[6][7] which was followed later that year by the launch of Machinery Attachment Service and Repairs or MASR.[8][9] In 2010 Digga purchased Universal Augers to expand into the specialist drilling market with rock augers, core barrels, clean-out buckets and custom drilling solutions.[10][11]

The 2010s[]

In 2013 Digga constructed a dedicated facility in Dyersville, Iowa after growing demand for its products in North America. The US operation concentrates on distributing the company's flagship products including Auger Drives, Anchor Drives, Augers, Sweeper Brooms, Pallet Forks, Soil Conditioners and stick Rakes.[12] In 2016, an electrical spark in the main manufacturing facility in Brisbane Australia caused a fire to break out and destroy the entire factory and head office in Australia. After only 4 days of lost work Project Phoenix was created and the dedicated team were up and running in temporary facilities and offices. 18 months later Digga moved back into their brand new, state-of-the-art, 12,000sqm facility.[13] Sadly in 2018, Digga lost their CEO, Suzie Wright, to Ovarian Cancer. Alan Wade took over as CEO shortly after Suzie’s passing. Digga and their staff are passionate about find a cure and developing an early detection test for Ovarian Cancer. Digga has helped raise and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars towards Ovarian Cancer Research.

The 2020s[]

In 2020, Digga’s research and development team released the Digga HALO Auger Alignment System to roaring success. The HALO Auger Alignment system uses a set of red and green lights to guide the machine operator back to drilling plumb holes. Digga sees HALO as the future of drilling.[14] 2021 brought the release of the Digga HALO Auger Alignment System to all sizes as well as a limited release of retrofit kits. The system was also released to the European market, to even more success. Digga has plans to release the system into the US market in 2022.

Awards[]

  • 2003 Australian International Design Award[15]
  • 2009 Gold Coast Business of the Year[16]
  • 2009 Gold Coast Manufacturing & Construction Award[16]
  • 2009 Australian International Design Award[17]
  • 2009 British Export Excellence Award[18]
  • 2009 Q400 Company (Top 100)[19]
  • 2013 Gold Coast Business Excellence Manufacturing & Construction Award[20]
  • 2013 Queensland Export Award - Dermot Mcmanus Award for Leadership & Innovation[21]
  • 2014 Gold Coast Business Excellence Manufacturing & Construction Award[22]
  • 2014 Queensland Manufacturing Exporter of the Year[23]
  • 2015 Premier of Queensland's Export Awards - Manufacturing & Construction Award[24]
  • 2017 Gold Coast Business Excellence Manufacturing & Construction Award[25]
  • 2017 Queensland Export Award - Dermot Mcmanus Award for Leadership & Innovation[26]
  • 2018 Gold Coast Business Excellence Award in Manufacturing[27]
  • 2018 Gold Coast Manufacturer of the Year[28]
  • 2019 Gold Coast Business Excellence Award in Manufacturing[29]

References[]

  1. ^ "Digga Australia - Australia's leading machinery attachment manufacturer since 1981".
  2. ^ http://www.toyotamaterialhandling.com.au/ourcompany/pressroomview.aspx?id=118
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.digga.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". www.chiefscientist.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Construction Equipment, Dozers and Excavators for Sale".
  6. ^ "Archived copy". www.kanga-loader.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/05/14/78065_machine.html
  8. ^ http://www.diggaservice.com/who-we-are/
  9. ^ http://www.digga.com/news/service.pdf
  10. ^ http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/june/24th-june/other-top-stories/digga-acquires-universal-augers
  11. ^ http://www.goldcoastbusinessnews.com.au/process/myviews/gcbn_article.html?articleId=2085
  12. ^ "Digga News Digga Australia goes global".
  13. ^ "Digga Earthmoving Machinery Attachments News and Articles: Fire at Yatala Factory - 2016".
  14. ^ "Halo Auger Alignment System - Digga Australia".
  15. ^ SCS - Swing Control System - Australian International Design Awards
  16. ^ a b "2009 GC Business of the Year". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  17. ^ I-Drive - Australian International Design Awards
  18. ^ News - Queensland Business Review
  19. ^ Queensland 400 - Queensland Business Review
  20. ^ "2013 October Winners". Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Regional businesses headline at export awards - The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory". statements.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Digga wins Gold Coast business award". TradeEarthmovers.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Queensland export winners shining on world stage - The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory". statements.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Digga Australia (QLD) - Australian Export Awards". www.exportawards.gov.au. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  25. ^ "2017 Annual Winners". Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Previous Winners - QLD". www.export.org.au. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Digga recognised with Gold Coast business award". TradeEarthmovers.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  28. ^ "2018 Annual Winners". Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  29. ^ "2019 September Winners". Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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