NewsBite

Digital makeover seduces reluctant welding heir Norm Chouaifaity

Ben Potter
Ben PotterSenior writer

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

For years, Norm Chouaifaity resisted the idea that he might one day take over the welding firm started in western Sydney by his father Louis in 1981.

Louis, a welder and boilermaker who trained in Lebanon's French technical college and migrated to Australia in 1968, turns 70 this year. He had often told Norm, "you should be an engineer because it would be really good for the business".

Loading...
Ben Potter writes on energy, climate change and innovation, and has been Washington correspondent, opinion editor and companies editor. Connect with Ben on Twitter. Email Ben at bpotter@afr.com

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

Read More

Latest In Politics

Fetching latest articles

Most Viewed In Politics

    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/digital-makeover-seduces-reluctant-welding-heir-20170515-gw562e