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About Us

Learn who we are, what we do, and the values that drive our business

Our Team

Meet the passionate experts behind our commitment to quality and innovation.

Our History

From humble beginnings to industry leaders — Explore our journey so far.

Our Difference

Why our clients choose us and what sets us apart.

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Proudly supporting cancer awareness with our pink buckets initiative.

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SBA Earthmoving Specialists

    COMPANY PROFILE

About SBA

Founded in 1980, with a second generation takeover in 2000, SBA Earthmoving Attachments (SBA) is recognised as an industry leading engineering, design and manufacturer of high quality attachments specialising in;

  • Excavator and Wheel Loader Buckets
  • Hydraulic tilting Buckets and Grabs
  • Standard and tilting Quick Hitches
  • Demolition, sorting and waste equipment
  • And other industry specific attachments

The SBA product range has been designed to improve on-site productivity, efficiency and safety. With our proven track record we are proudly trusted by the world’s leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Dealers (OEDs) throughout Australasia. 

    OUR STORY

Company History

Our original business was called Salmon Industries was founded in 1980 to provide specialised products and services the earthmoving, excavation, construction, mining, demolition, forestry and recycling industries. Rebranded to Salmon Buckets and Attachments (SBA) in 1999, we are now known as SBA Earthmoving Attachments. 

Our friendly teams are highly experienced, solution focused and offer a wide range of products purpose built for the job at hand. We are confident we have the knowledge and expertise to provide our customers with the best product for their specific application.

SBA Earthmoving Specialists

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Quality Products and Satisfied Clients

    OUR MISSION

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The SBA mission is to provide unparalleled customer satisfaction through the delivery of optimum attachment solutions that incorporate best quality products and advanced technology in design manufacture and delivery.

Our focus is to assist the customers in finding the right tool for the right application. We produce nearly every attachment and accessory imaginable. SBA view the attachment market as a full time effort, rather than as a sideline to the equipment sale.

    OUR Commitment Beyond the Jobsite

In The Community

The SBA community is what makes us different to our competitors. SBA supports charity groups, sporting clubs and engages in community activities. 

We are proud to participate in and give back to a number of community events and initiatives on a regular basis.

We love to jump on board any number of other events like weight loss challenges and push up challenges. Hit us up with you current passion project and we might even jump on board.

Quality Products and Satisfied Clients

SBA  is Australian Made and Owned

The famous Australian-Made logo is the true mark of Aussie authenticity. It is Australia’s most trusted, recognised and widely used country of origin symbol and is underpinned by a third-party accreditation system that ensures products that carry the logo are certified as ‘genuinely Australian

SBA is proud to be an Australian-made accredited company currently employing over 80 staff that are spread across our three factories in Somersby and St Marys in NSW and Molendinar in QLD.

From our customised Excavator Quarry buckets, heavy-duty wheel loader attachments, fork frames, Hi-Dump buckets, and anything else that our customers need, SBA places high importance on quality Australian Made parts and manufacturing that go into our products. SBA is Australian Made & Owned, employing Australian workers and building our attachments with Australian parts.

There are now over four decades of Australian engineering & manufacturing knowledge that go into every SBA product. This wealth of experience has allowed SBA to continually improve manufacturing, testing, and designing processes to improve and innovate with their products.

Our People

With a dedicated, experienced team of over 100 staff over three locations, SBA has the expertise to ensure you have the right tool for the right application, always.

MANAGERS

John Salmon, Managing Director of Salmon Buckets

JOHN SALMON

Managing Director

ALLAN GIBSON

Operations General Manager

Jake Denford - National Sales Manager

JAKE DENFORD

National Sales Manager

Mike Naylor - QLD Operations Manager

MIKE NAYLOR

National Aftersales Manager

SALES/SPARE PARTS

ADAM HERRERA

Sales Representative
NSW & New Zealand

TROY SARKIS

Sales Representative
Southern NSW, ACT & Victoria

Emma

MICHAEL FITZGERALD

Sales Representative
Northern NSW, Southern QLD, SA & Tasmania

BRUCE SWANEPOEL

Sales Representative  
North QLD & NT

AFTER SALES

Emma

EMMA SPARKES

National Sales Support  

TERRI KNOTT

Sales Admin

Troy Moran

TROY MORAN

Warranty Manager

ROBERT ALAM

Warranty & Service

OPERATIONS

HR

ACCOUNTS

BEN STEVENSON

NSW Operations Manager

NICOLE YEO

Human Resources

AARATI PUN

Accountant

Our People

With a dedicated, experienced team of around 50 over two locations, SBA has the expertise to ensure you have the right tool for the right application, always.

 

MANAGERS

John Salmon, Managing Director of Salmon Buckets

JOHN SALMON

Managing Director

ALLAN GIBSON

Operations General Manager

Jake Denford - National Sales Manager

JAKE DENFORD

National Sales Manager

Mike Naylor - QLD Operations Manager

MIKE NAYLOR

National Aftersales Manager

SALES/SPARE PARTS

ADAM HERRERA

Sales Representative
NSW, WA, New Zealand

TROY SARKIS

Sales Representative
Southern NSW, ACT & Victoria

Emma

MICHAEL FITZGERALD

Sales Representative
Northern NSW & Southern QLD, SA & Tasmania

Emma

BRUCE SWANEPOEL

Sales Representative
Northern QLD & NT

 

Emma

EMMA SPARKES

National Sales Support 

 

TERRI KNOTT

Sales Admin

AFTERSALES

Troy Moran

TROY MORAN

Warranty Manager

 

ROBERT ALAM

Warranty & Service

OPERATIONS

BEN STEVENSON

NSW Operations Manager

HR

NICOLE YEO

Human Resources

ACCOUNTS

Justin Cooper

AARATI PUN

Accountant

Where to find your serial numbers

Need your serial number to contact our aftersales team? ID Tags can be found: 
  • Excavator Buckets – In between the hangers
  • Quick Hitches and Tilt Hitches – On Hitch hanger, or Hitch Chassis number can be found inside hangers at the base of the cylinder
  • Loader Attachments – On the rear at the right hand side of the attachment