About

Family Run

First Light Fabrication is a family-run business, built around creating a better balance between work, life, and time at home. What started as a move away from FIFO has grown into a business grounded in family values and a genuine passion for what we do.

Being family run means we care about the details, the quality, and the people we’re building for — because we’re out there using it too.

Innovation

At First Light Fabrication, innovation comes from time on the water and time in the workshop. We don’t just design products to look good — we build solutions that solve real problems for boat owners and anglers.

From custom fabrication to product development, we’re constantly refining and improving how things are built. Using tools like 3D scanning, in-house design, and hands-on testing, every product is developed with performance, durability, and simplicity in mind.

We challenge traditional setups and look for better ways to do things — creating gear that’s easier to use, built to last, and designed for Australian conditions.

History Of FLF

2017

SCBB Started in the home shed

SCBB (Sunshine Coast Bait Boards) was started in home shed as a side project in time off from FIFO work

2020

Last day of FIFO

After COVID, the decision was made to take the business full time and the FIFO job was left in the past

2021

New Shed

SCBB finally made the move into its own space and bigger jobs started rolling through

2022

3D Printing and Name Change

SCBB changed names to First Light Fabrication to align more with the new added capabilities, innovation continued through to the custom side of things with 3D printed solutions being utilised in the business

2023

Back to Back Business award wins

Two years running winning the Small Manufacturing Business of the year outlined the further growth and development that First Light Fabrication was striving for