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Australia's leading machinery attachment manufacturer est. 1981

For more than four decades, Digga has designed, engineered and manufactured earthmoving and agricultural attachments, mini loaders and planetary gearboxes for contractors, OEMs and dealers around the world. What started as a single workshop on the Gold Coast in 1981 has grown into the Digga Group — five complementary brands united by one engineering and manufacturing capability.

Digga is Australia's largest manufacturer of planetary gearboxes producing world class gearboxes for some of the world's leading earthmoving companies.

Our story

Digga was founded in 1981 by Stewart Wright, who had moved to Brisbane from Sydney a few years earlier. Supplying auger wear parts to local earthmoving contractors while getting a plastic bag printing business off the ground, Stewart saw a gap no one in the country was filling: contractors needed reliable, locally made augers and wear parts rather than imports. By 1982, Digga had become Australia's first production-scale manufacturer of augers, and through the 1980s the range grew to include auger drives, trenchers and borers.

The 1990s saw Digga invest in its own gear-cutting machinery and develop in-house gearbox manufacturing — a capability that still underpins the business today. The company expanded nationally, began exporting to New Zealand and Europe in 1997, and moved into a purpose-built factory at Stapylton in 1992, before consolidating into a major manufacturing facility at Yatala in the mid-2000s.

In March 2016, a major fire struck the Yatala facility. Production resumed within days through a temporary factory and supplier facilities, and by early 2017 the site had been completely rebuilt into a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility — a defining moment in the company's culture of resilience.

Since then, the Digga Group has continued to grow through acquisition and innovation: Kanga Loaders joined in 2009, Universal Augers in 2010, McCormack Industries in 2024, and Yeomans Plow Co in 2026 — extending the group from construction and earthmoving into agriculture and regenerative farming.

Family owned and operated

Digga is proudly family-owned. Founder Stewart Wright led the business until 2004, when Suzie Wright became CEO. Following Suzie's passing in 2018, Alan Wade led the business before Zoe Conde was appointed CEO. All CEO's have been family.

Australian manufacturing, backed by real capability

Digga is not an assembler — it's a genuine manufacturer. Around 80% of components across the group are engineered and made in-house, giving direct control over quality, lead times and performance. This includes purpose-built planetary gearboxes and hydraulic auger drives, produced using CNC machining, robotic welding, laser and gear-cutting technology, and automated powder coating lines.

Digga has been certified to ISO 9001:2015 by BSI since 2018, with in-house testing covering everything from heat-treated gearbox components to paint film thickness — quality control built in at every stage of production, not just inspected at the end.

A global footprint

The Digga Group operates seven facilities worldwide: Yatala (Queensland, head office and main manufacturing), Sydney, Melbourne, Aubigny (Queensland, home of McCormack Industries and Yeomans Plow Co manufacturing), Dyersville (Iowa, USA) and Newbury (UK) — supported by a service facility in the ACT. More than 330 people work across the group globally.

Products are exported to over 50 countries through a global network of more than 950 dealers, supported by a flexible, multi-continent manufacturing model that allows orders to be fulfilled from whichever facility offers the best lead time and cost.

One group, five brands

  • Digga Machinery Attachments — attachments for excavators, skid steer loaders, backhoes and telehandlers

  • Kanga Loaders — Australia's number one selling mini loader and attachment brand

  • McCormack Industries — loaders and attachments for tractors and wheel loaders, focused on agriculture

  • Yeomans Plow Co — sub-soil chisel plows for regenerative farming

  • MASR — Digga's in-house and on-site machinery, attachment, service and repair division

Together, the group offers more than 70 attachment types — letting dealers source the majority of their range from one supplier, one relationship and one invoice.

Sustainability

At the Yatala headquarters, a 1,334-panel rooftop solar system generates 450kW of on-site power, the forklift fleet has been converted to battery-electric, and closed-loop oil recycling and water-based coatings reduce waste and hazardous materials on site. Digital operator manuals, accessed by QR code, are also cutting down significantly on printed paper.

Community

Digga's flagship community program is Cancer Socks (cancersocks.org), which has sold more than 9,000 pairs and raised over $338,000 for ovarian cancer research — driven by genuine staff involvement, not just corporate funding. The business also supports local charities, donates equipment such as an auger drive to BackTrack in Armidale, and gives to causes that have touched the people within the Digga family, including the Children's Hospital Foundation, MND research and Dementia Australia.

Awards

Digga's growth, innovation and export success have been recognised many times over the years, including:

  • 2023 Plantworx Construction Show Innovation Award
  • 2019 Gold Coast Business Excellence Award in Manufacturing
  • 2018 Gold Coast Manufacturer of the Year – Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards
  • 2018 Export Award – Dermot McManus Award for Innovation; Finalist for Manufacturing
  • 2017 Queensland Export Award – Dermot McManus Award for Leadership & Innovation
  • 2017 Gold Coast Business Excellence Manufacturing & Construction Award
  • 2015 Premier of Queensland's Export Awards – Manufacturing ∓ Construction Award
  • 2014 Queensland Manufacturing Exporter of the Year
  • 2014 Gold Coast Business Excellence Manufacturing & Construction Award
  • 2013 Queensland Export Award – Dermot McManus Award for Leadership & Innovation
  • 2013 Gold Coast Business Excellence Manufacturing & Construction Award
  • 2009 Gold Coast Business of the Year
  • 2009 Gold Coast Manufacturing & Construction Award
  • 2009 Australian International Design Award
  • 2009 British Export Excellence Award
  • 2003 Gold Coast Business of the Year
  • 2003 Australian International Design Award
  • 2003 Australian Engineering Design Award
  • 2002 CivEnEx Best New Product