At NQ Fabrication and Footings, we provide more than just Surefoot products, we deliver complete, certified footing solutions tailored to your project. Each system is engineered to suit site-specific loads and soil conditions, with full documentation and compliance to Australian standards. Whether it’s a home extension or a large-scale commercial build, we offer flexible options: supply-only, supply and freight, or full installation by our experienced team. Owner Stuart Cullen also offers boilermaker services, bringing his own equipment to site for smaller fabrications and on-the-job welding. It’s practical support when and where you need it.
Surefoot’s proven hybrid design is fast to install, lightweight to transport, and ideal for projects in remote or sensitive areas. Backed by local knowledge and national engineering, NQ Fabrication and Footings delivers robust outcomes for all of our Northern Queensland clients and projects.
 
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      Fast, clean footings for homes, decks and extensions. Perfect for sloping sites, reactive soils, or re-stumping with minimal site disturbance.
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      Certified, code-compliant foundations for schools, offices, retail spaces and more. Ideal for tight timelines and busy or built-up sites.
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      Proven performance for bridges, walkways, towers and retaining structures. Surefoot suits regulated and sensitive sites with fast installation and low impact.
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      Built to perform in tough conditions, Surefoot supports heavy infrastructure, mining equipment and associated works at remote-site projects, including camp foundations, with fast turnarounds.
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      Surefoot is a very cost-effective solution for footings and foundations in remote locations. There’s no digging or concrete required for installation. It’s easy to transport and doesn’t take a team to install.
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      A stable footing system for solar installations, wind turbines and battery storage. The Surefoot system is engineered for sustainability and strength, with minimal impact to the installation site.
More InfoYes. We can supply Surefoot products and arrange freight to your site, across Northern Queensland, from Townsville to Mount Isa, up to the Gulf of Carpentaria and Cape York Peninsula and across to the Torres Strait Islands.
Yes. NQ Fabrication and Footings can supply and install the Surefoot Concrete Free Footing System at your site. Experienced team. Engineered and certified products. Outstanding results.
In order to prepare and provide a quote on the appropriate products and configuration of the Surefoot Concrete Free Footing System for your project, we will need to know the following:
Absolutely. The Surefoot Concrete Free Footing System is cyclone-rated and designed to withstand uplift, shear and lateral forces, even in exposed or coastal zones.
Yes. Every Surefoot footing system is site-specific and comes with full engineering certification and documentation.
Yes, NQ Fabrication and Footings does provide boilermaker services and smaller fabrications, on projects and site. We are owned and operated by Stuart Cullen, a qualified boilermaker with more than 30 years’ experience working in the construction industry around Australia. Prior to moving to Cairns and starting NQ Fabrication and Footings, Stuart worked at a boilermaker business and precast yard in Darwin, which is where he became exposed to and impressed by the Surefoot Concrete Free Footing System.
NQ Fabrication and Footings is based in Cairns and supports projects located anywhere from Townsville in the south, west to Mount Isa, across the Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula, the Torres Strait Islands and beyond.
We support residential, commercial, industrial, civil and renewable energy projects, including remote and environmentally sensitive installations and locations.
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