“As the General Manager of Lasercraft, I am proud to celebrate Lasercraft’s 30th birthday! When Lasercraft was founded in 1987, the vision was to build a sustainable, commercial business with the purpose of providing employment opportunities for people living with intellectual and physical disabilities. Over the past three decades, we have realised that vision, providing …
To celebrate our 30th anniversary milestone, Lasercraft held a birthday celebration on 28 August 2018 for parents, carers, supported employees, staff, key clients and local VIPs. Lucy Wicks MP, Federal Member for Robertson, gave a powerful introductory speech, praising Lasercraft for enhancing the lives of so many people living with disabilities on the Central Coast. …
Stevie is a supported employee at Lasercraft. When he was two, he was diagnosed with autism and developmental delay in the moderate to severe category. He is classified as non-verbal. He began working with Lasercraft four years ago through work experience completed during his final year of school. Upon completion of his work experience, he …
Lauren Richardson is the Program Coordinator at Lasercraft and is responsible for managing the organisation’s disability services. She explains the program that Lasercraft provides for supported employees. “There are a variety of jobs available at Lasercraft, ranging from those with easy tasks to those with more complex tasks. All staff begin with easy tasks and …
Suzi Jensen has been the graphic designer at Lasercraft for 27 years. Over that time, Suzi has seen many changes as the organisation has grown and evolved in line with market needs. As Suzi explains, “When Lasercraft began 30 years ago, the products we produced were largely made of timber. All our awards and business …
For most of the past 30 years, there has been one person behind the scenes dedicated to delivering excellence in creativity – Susan Jensen. Susan joined the Lasercraft team as a young designer after leaving school in 1990. Since then, Susan has been working with clients to interpret their briefs to create awards and other …
From our very early days, the quality of our technology has always been a focus at Lasercraft. When we purchased our inaugural CO2 laser cutter in 1987, we were the first facility in Australia for manufacturing laser engraved awards and performance recognition products. We were pioneers in the use of laser technology, purchasing the laser …
When Lasercraft first opened its doors, it was 1987. Bob Hawke was Prime Minister, the first mobile phone call had just been made in Australia and 3D video games were in their first year of invention. On the music scene, Kylie Minogue was topping the charts with her first single, Locomotion and the iconic movie …
As we celebrate our 30th birthday, we would like to recognise the long term support of some of our valued clients. One of our very first corporate clients in the late 1980s was Caterpillar, one of the world’s most recognised equipment and machinery companies. We were proud to produce their awards for many years. In 2003, …