WEST WYALONG FAMILY'S FARM-BORN IDEA GROWS INTO NATIONAL MANUFACTURING SUCCESS
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
What started as an effort to solve challenges faced by grain growers has become one of West Wyalong's greatest manufacturing success stories.
Founded by brothers Kaidan and Dallas Boyd in 2019, Clear Ridge Fabrication has quickly grown from a small operation into a thriving agricultural equipment manufacturer, creating 20 job opportunities for locals.
Drawing on their own farming experience, the brothers identified challenges faced by grain producers and designed products that have since found a market across the country.
"It's definitely been an interesting journey building a business like this," Kaidan Boyd said.
"I dare say it's something that we never expected to grow to the size that it is, but coming from the farming background and being able to fix a few of the farming issues, essentially starting with our SUPA Bin, was definitely motivation and made it somewhat easy to create a product that was needed in the industry."
The company's product range has continued to expand, with Clear Ridge Fabrication manufacturing equipment designed specifically for Australian conditions.
Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke recently visited the business, describing it as a sterling example of regional innovation at work and the success that can follow when people have the confidence to back themselves.
"These guys have done a fantastic job," Ms Cooke said.
"It's been so inspiring to be here and see enormous pieces of equipment come together from a design on a computer screen right through to a finished product like this."
She added that businesses such as Clear Ridge Fabrication demonstrate the importance of regional manufacturing and the opportunities it can create for local communities.
"We are so lucky to have a family business like this in our community, generating employment, contributing to the local economy, contributing to our state and our nation's economy," Ms Cooke said.
"What you see behind me has been put together from the paper, the tooling, the parts, everything manufactured right here on the outskirts of West Wyalong."
In addition to supplying farmers across Australia, the business has created skilled employment opportunities in the local area, with a workforce of more than 20 people.
Dallas Boyd said seeing products move through the manufacturing process from raw materials to completed machinery was one of the most rewarding aspects of the business.
"It's satisfying to be able to produce machinery," Dallas Boyd said.
"From my point of view, it's quite satisfying just to see product come from raw steel right through to a painted product."
