About Purnellsfabrications
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Metal Fabrication Is Our Core Essence
Priding itself on perfection in metal fabrication, Purnells Fabrications, located in Snow Street South Lismore, loves the challenge of projects deemed too difficult by others.
Our standards are so high that our work openly showcases the talents of our craftsmen in every detail. Over the past years, Purnells Fabrications has built its reputation through every job, always striving to meet a higher standard than the previous job and making sure nothing but the best leaves the workshop.
Today, Purnells Fabrications is well known for completing both small and large jobs, from domestic work to large scale projects, and using all types of metal from sheet metal through to structural steel – we welcome any challenge in case of fabrication works.
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