Digital makeover seduces reluctant welding heir Norm Chouaifaity
Ben PotterSenior writer
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".
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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
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