en.Wedoany.com Reported - Drilling equipment manufacturer Metzke has announced an investment of $22 million to build an advanced manufacturing plant in East Rockingham, Western Australia, expanding capacity to support future growth. The new facility will be located on a 20,000-square-meter site, more than 2.5 times larger than its current operations, and will feature a dedicated 3,500-square-meter warehouse for large-scale manufacturing, processing, and assembly. The family-owned company plans to relocate from its Canning Vale base, where it has operated for over 40 years, to the new site in 2027.

Metzke Chairman Sheldon Burt said: "We have reached our limits at the existing site. This investment is about building a larger, more advanced operational facility to support our next phase of growth." He added that the expanded manufacturing base could enable diversification into new application areas: "Drilling will always be the core and soul of what we do. That won't change. But this gives us the platform to do more."

Founded by Bruce Metzke in 1978 and now managed by the third generation of the Burt family, Metzke produces reverse circulation drilling equipment, with products sold to Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. The new manufacturing plant is located in the Western Trade Coast, a state development zone that includes Westport and the Henderson defence precinct. Burt emphasized the commitment to local manufacturing: "We are investing here because we believe in the future of advanced manufacturing in this country. In an increasingly uncertain global environment, it is critical to maintain and grow Australia's sovereign manufacturing capabilities."

Metzke is partnering with Commercial & General Group, a construction, development, and investment company, on this project. Fund manager Mitch Stone said: "We are delighted to collaborate with market leader Metzke to support Western Australian industry in expanding its capabilities within a state-of-the-art facility." The new East Rockingham manufacturing plant is expected to begin operations in the second quarter of 2027.

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