Buying Workshop Storage? What Made in Western Sydney Gives Your Project

When a fit-out runs late, it's rarely the bench that's the problem. It's the supply chain behind it.

What a buyer gets from one site

Boscotek storage is designed, laser cut, folded, welded, powder coated and assembled at one site in Western Sydney (OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group, 109 Russell Street, Emu Heights), under one BSI-certified ISO 9001 quality system. For a buyer, that means one ac­count­able supplier, additions that match later, local spares and a 5-year man­u­fac­tur­er's warranty.

Below: how it's made, step by step (Design, Man­u­fac­ture, Quality, Install), and the documents you can ask us for.

Step 1: Design

It starts with en­gi­neer­ing. Boscotek's range is designed as a modular system: drawers, cabinets, benches and mobile units share common di­men­sions so they work together. For standard products, the design rules sit inside our con­fig­u­ra­tor, which also provides the BIM file. For custom projects, our engineers model the layout and the parts in CAD, applying design-for-man­u­fac­ture prin­ci­ples so each part is easy to make ac­cu­rate­ly.

Step 2: Laser cutting

Flat steel sheet is cut on TRUMPF fibre lasers. Nesting software arranges parts on each sheet to minimise offcut, and the offcuts that remain are recycled through the OPIE Green Loop. Laser cutting gives clean, accurate edges and holes, which matters when hundreds of drawer runners and fixings have to line up.

Step 3: Folding and panel bending

Cut blanks are formed into cabinet sides, doors, drawer bodies and bench com­po­nents. OPIE's Sal­vagni­ni panel bender automates the folding of panels, producing the same bend angles and di­men­sions part after part. TRUMPF press brakes handle other com­po­nents. Con­sis­tent folding is the reason Boscotek drawers glide and doors close square.

Step 4: Welding

Where strength demands it, parts are welded. In­dus­tri­al cupboards are fully welded, and heavy duty linefeed trolleys use 3mm welded con­struc­tion. OPIE runs con­ven­tion­al welding alongside a TRUMPF TruLaser Weld 5000 robotic laser welding cell for precise, low-dis­tor­tion welds on suitable as­sem­blies.

Step 5: Powder coating

Parts are powder coated on OPIE's in-house Eu­roimpianti line. Each part goes through a six-stage chromate-free pre-treatment before coating, which helps the finish adhere and resist corrosion. The line uses a closed-loop water system with zero waste­water, and the powders are RoHS compliant. Boscotek's signature finishes are light grey cabinets with blue labels, and royal blue bench frames with black drawers. Other colours are available.

Step 6: Assembly and quality checks

Com­po­nents come together in assembly: drawer runners fitted, drawers installed, locks and anti-tilt mech­a­nisms set, tops mounted. Quality checks happen through­out under OPIE's BSI-certified ISO 9001 quality man­age­ment system, not just at the end. The CSIRO National Soil Archive project used Boscotek drawers cycle-tested past 150,000 op­er­a­tions. That project was man­u­fac­tured under Wilson & Gilkes, before Boscotek joined OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group.

Step 7: Delivery and in­stal­la­tion

Finished products are packed and delivered na­tion­wide. Boscotek's in­stal­la­tion teams position, level and com­mis­sion the system on site, so it's ready to load and use.

Why it matters

Making every­thing under one roof brings practical benefits:

• Con­sis­ten­cy: the same machines, people and processes, order after order

• Ac­count­abil­i­ty: one quality system covering every step

• Speed: no waiting on outside coaters or fab­ri­ca­tors

• Support: spare parts, additions and mod­i­fi­ca­tions come from the same factory

• Con­fi­dence: a 5-year man­u­fac­tur­er's warranty

Boscotek has more than 30 years in the industry. Since joining OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group, it's been man­u­fac­tured alongside the group's other brands in Western Sydney, ben­e­fit­ing from the group's in­vest­ment in au­toma­tion and its more than 60 years of man­u­fac­tur­ing ex­pe­ri­ence.

Supplier documents you can ask for

• BSI ISO 9001 cer­tifi­cate

• 5-year man­u­fac­tur­er's warranty statement

• Con­fig­ured PDF quote for your approval pack (from the con­fig­u­ra­tor)

• Country-of-origin statement

• Current lead times for your order

• Contract or panel avail­abil­i­ty

See more on our Built Different page or watch the machines on OP-TV.

Fre­quent­ly asked questions

Is every Boscotek product made in Australia? Boscotek products are designed and man­u­fac­tured at OPIE Man­u­fac­tur­ing Group's Emu Heights facility in Western Sydney. Bought-in com­po­nents such as castors or locks can come from other suppliers, so ask for a country-of-origin statement for your order.

Can I get a custom colour? Because powder coating is done in-house, colours other than our standard finishes can usually be ac­com­mo­dat­ed. Ask when you quote.

Can I add to an older Boscotek system? In most cases, yes. The range is modular and designed so additions match. Send us photos and di­men­sions of what you have.

How do I know it's been checked? Every product is made under a BSI-certified ISO 9001 quality man­age­ment system, with checks at each stage and a 5-year man­u­fac­tur­er's warranty behind it.

Request our supplier pack (cer­tifi­cates, warranty, lead times) → contact the Boscotek team.