GRAHAM FAIRHEAD
Managing Director, Fabtech Australia
A qualified Engineer Graham has held executive positions in Manufacturing, Design, Engineering, Sales & Marketing and General Management in Europe, North America, and Australia. Graham joined Fabtech as its Managing Director in 2007 Graham has lead the development and growth of Fabtech to become Australia’s leading geosynthetics Installation Company. Graham also leads the Fabtech technical group which is focused on materials, barrier system design and floating covers. The foundations of the company’s growth have remained consistent being technical leadership, customer retention, safety and quality.
Graham’s previous roles in design and manufacturing on an international basis have been the foundation for Fabtech’s on-gong focus on geosynthetic material manufacturing quality control and quality assurance strategies. This expertise has been applied to over 40 projects including multiple production audits in Asia, China, USA, Middle East and Australia.
Graham is the immediate past president of ACigs (20015 – 2020), has authored a number of geosynthetic technical papers and is regularly requested to speak as an industry expert.