About Us
65 Years.
3 Generations.
100% Indigenous. 100% Committed.
DCL Engineering Group is a proudly 100% Indigenous-owned, multi-generational company that has been delivering precision mechanical repair and engineering solutions across Australia for over 60 years. What began as a family-run operation is now an industry-leading force with a reputation for reliability, innovation, and integrity.
With branches in Wollongong, Fairfield, and Newcastle, our reach is matched by our depth — a team of highly skilled professionals, including qualified Fitter & Turner tradesmen, welders, mechanical engineers, apprentices, and cadets, all trained to tackle complex mechanical challenges with the latest tools and techniques.
ENGINEERING (MACHINING & FABRICATION)
A core focus of DCL is the engineering division using modern technologies, creating solutions to minimise machinery wear and complete machinery overhaul & repairs. Offering an end-to-end solution for clients with reverse Engineering using 3D Cad design, Engineering- FEA, CNC machining, fabrication & specialised welding services. Providing clients with start to finish in-house complete solutions, there is no need to visit multiple workshops to have your job completed. The job will be completed more efficiently and allows the client to have better cost control. To further enhance the capabilities to meet their customer needs in heavy machining, DCL have invested in very large CNC machinery to further increase accuracy and efficiency.
GEARBOX / TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL
Over time DCL has become one of the most respected overhaul workshops on the Eastern seaboard. Specialising in repair, refurbishment and the service of industrial gearboxes of all brands and models, including fluid couplings, drive shafts and braking systems. Using the latest technologies and equipment combined with load testing facilities in Sydney and Port Kembla workshops.
LIFT INDUSTRIES
A mechanical parts manufacturer & repairer since 1960 as well as the major supplier of traction and diverter sheaves to the lift industry in Australia and New Zealand, DCL can offer mechanical services and equipment to the lift industry.
Services Include:
- Australian Supplier of Work Cover Approved – CWT Props
- Supplier of Rope Sheave Gauges
- Lift Mechanical Repairs and Gearbox Transmission Consultancy
- Onsite Machining of Sheaves
- Design – FEA & Manufacture of all brand Elevator Traction and Diverter Sheaves
- TRACTkote® Coating System for Traction and Diverter Sheaves
- Gearbox Repair
AIMS
DCL Engineering Group’s Asset Integrity and Maintenance Support division provides several technology-based services to improve your maintenance practices and equips you with the tools to make informed maintenance decisions. These services include: Condition Monitoring, Laser Alignment, and CMM/laser Tracker inspection services to its customers. We have extensive CM experience with a wide variety of equipment.
SURFACE ENGINEERING
DCL Surface Engineering division a skilled team of engineers with combined 90 years’ experience in surface engineering technologies, it caters for the growing need of industry requiring surface engineering solutions using the latest thermal spray processes to enhance surfaces, to repair worn components back to their original surface or using them in innovation for enhancements and cost saving solutions in all industries using Arc Spray, High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF), Plasma Transferred Arc (PTA) and Powder Sprays. Offering our services for a variety of industries and equipment, including industrial, earthmoving, electric motors, pumps, transmission parts.
About Us
65 Years.
3 Generations.
100% Indigenous. 100% Committed.
What Makes Us Different?
- Solutions-First Mindset: We’re more than a repair service — we’re strategic partners in your asset performance.
- Engineering Intelligence: Combining traditional trades with cutting-edge AI technologies and data-driven insights.
- Client Collaboration: We listen first. We ask the right questions. Then we design custom solutions that directly reduce inefficiencies and improve equipment uptime.
- Indigenous Values, Modern Impact: Our Indigenous heritage grounds us in ethical business practices, accountability, and respect — values that guide every project we undertake.
Safety, compliance and ethical practice are at the core of DCL’s operations, ensuring every project is executed with professionalism and integrity. Its established regional presence and proven processes ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget, without compromising on safety or quality
Our Mission:
To empower our clients with smarter, more reliable mechanical systems — delivering measurable results through craftsmanship, creativity, and continuous improvement.
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We Don’t Just Fix Problems — We Engineer Better Outcomes.
If you’re ready to rethink what your assets can do, we’re ready to help you imagine, believe, create, and achieve.
Proud NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce member.
Our guiding principle at DCL — IMAGINE – BELIEVE – CREATE – ACHIEVE — shapes a future-forward approach to innovation.
We don’t just adopt advanced technologies — we specialise in them.
With deep technical knowledge, precision engineering, and a pioneering mindset, we transform ambitious concepts into powerful outcomes.
DCL doesn’t follow innovation — we lead it.
DCL Engineering Acknowleges the Traditional People of the Lands we work from and visit, we recognise their continuing connection to the land and water, to the dreaming and to all living things.
We pay our respects to ancestors, and the elders, past, present, and future, whose strength and guidance continually nurture us.
We pay tribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership within our communities, within business, and amongst our youth.
Gearbox Industries
With knowledge and know-how from decades of experience coupled with state-of-the-art equipment DCL is equipped to overhaul or replace industrial gearboxes for varying industries, offering high-quality and cost-effective solutions.
- Mining
- Pulp and Paper
- Marine & Port Crane Operations
- Cement
- Food & Beverage
- Steel
- Rail
- Amusement
- Oil & Gas
- Lift
- Sugar
- Power
- Rubber & Plastics
- Water & Waste Water