The History of Walton Plastics

Walton Plastics was incorporated in 1980 by Roger Walton, the son of Albert Walton who by trade was a lead burner. Born in the UK, Albert Walton was sent to Germany by his employer Chemical Pipe and Vessel as an exchange employee to learn plastic fabrication. In 1954, Albert and his family emigrated to Australia where he started work at Cresco Fertilisers (CSBP), as a lead burner.

In 1957 Albert decided to go alone and start Plastics Fabrication W.A. and formed The Chemical Welding Co. He did it tough in these years, having to purchase all his materials direct from Germany.

Within two and a half years he sold out to H.L. Brisbane & Wunderlich, who also acquired Lusterite Plastics, the two industries were combined under the name of Lusterite Plastics, a division of Brisbane & Wunderlich.

In 1960, Roger Walton started as a trainee fabricator at Lusterlite Plastics. Albert Walton retired in 1973, Roger Walton then took the reins of the fabrication section managing sales, design estimating, until 1980. With 20 years experience Roger left Bristile Plastics and formed Walton Plastics Engineering.

Walton Plastics Today

Following this, Walton Plastics began to specialize in the fume cupboard and thermoplastic chemical tank industry. Walton Plastics Engineering became the leader in design and the largest supplier of Fume Cupboards in W.A.

Our staff currently consists of a Manager, Accounts Clerk, Receptionist, Purchasing Officer, Production Foreman, four Fabricators and one Outside Installer.

We have manufactured many thermoplastic vessel and towers for companies such as Orica Chemicals, Nufarm Chemicals, Millennium Chemicals, C.S.B.P. to British standards and quality control documentation programs.

Walton Plastics Engineering have provided complete laboratory design and manufacture for various companies on and off shore, one of the most recent being Woodside ‘Enfield Ship’ at Samsung shipyard in Korea.

Walton Plastics are also agents for Colasit exhaust fans. Our recent and largest supply was for 141 fans for the UWA chemistry building.

We also supply fume cupboards and complete systems to all mechanical contractors within WA on a regular basis.

Past Clients

Fume Cupboards

• Royal Perth Hospital
• UWA Zoology
• UWA Agriculture
• UWA Soil Science
• UWA Anatomy
• UWA Electrical Engineering
• QE11 Medical Centre
• Murdoch University
• Curtin University
• Edith Cowan University
• C.S.I.R.O (Curtin campus)
• Millenium Chemicals
• Simcoa Operations
• Western Mining Corp
• Woodside Energy
• Conoco Phillips
• C.S.B.P
• Actlabs
• Fisheries and Wildlife
• W.A. Museum
• Various gold mines

Recirculating Fume Cupboards

• Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital
• St John of God Hospital
• Murdoch University
• Woodside Energy
• Perth Mint
• Cutaneous Pathology
• Various schools
• D.O.L.A.

Double sided

Various schools throughout W.A.

Ecosense Super Glue Cabinet

Various police stations throughout W.A.