You've mastered the craft. Now let's build the business around it. Bolt-On Consultancy brings 25 years of deep industry knowledge to help stone and benchtop manufacturers unlock real, lasting profitability.
To bridge the gap between craftsmanship and business performance. We help glass and stone businesses turn hard work into measurable results by building systems, structures, and strategies that make production smarter, smoother, and more profitable — without losing the hands-on values that built the trade.
To see every glass and stone company operate with the same precision in their business as they do in their workmanship. Our vision is an industry where efficiency, professionalism, and pride go hand in hand — where tradesmen lead with confidence, and their companies run like the quality products they produce.
My name is Craig Haidley. I started as a glazier, learned leadership on the rugby field, and built a career from the workshop floor up. A rugby injury forced me off the tools and into business management, where I spent the next 15 years as a General Manager in the glass and stone benchtop machinery industry — developing a deep interest in production engineering, automation, and smarter business systems.
During those years, I watched talented, hardworking fabricators leave serious money on the table — not from lack of skill, but from business models that hadn't evolved with the industry. Outside influences had shaped a mindset that locked in inefficiency, and nobody was challenging it.
Bolt-On Consultancy was founded to change that. Our role is to strengthen what already works — preserving your trade integrity while bolting on world-class tools, modern marketing, and streamlined systems that drive real growth. Built from the industry, for the industry.
"Our role is to strengthen what already works — preserving your trade integrity while bolting on world-class tools and practices that drive real growth."
We don't sell theory. We build workable systems that improve performance and reduce waste — whether that's through a new factory layout, smarter production tracking, or tighter business planning.
Bring structure and accountability to your business. We help create clear management frameworks, reporting systems, and leadership processes that keep operations running smoothly as your company grows.
Whether you're just starting out or ready to scale, we'll build your business plan, cash-flow model, and growth strategy so you can make confident, data-driven decisions and secure the backing you need.
We help document and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) and business systems that remove guesswork, reduce risk, and make your operation scalable and consistent.
We assess your full operation — from order intake to dispatch — to find wasted time, duplication, and bottlenecks. Then we help you implement practical improvements that increase output, consistency, and profit.
Good layout equals good productivity. We design and reconfigure factory layouts that improve safety, flow, and efficiency — turning wasted space and movement into smooth, productive processes.
We introduce and roll out modern AI-driven marketing techniques built specifically for trade based companies. From intelligent lead generation and automated follow-up to targeted digital campaigns and brand building — we bring your business into the modern marketing era with strategies that are clear, practical, and proven to get results.
Numbers tell the story of your business. We help you understand where you're making money, where you're not, and how to make every decision count with structured budgets, forecasts, and reporting systems.
Build a strong team that works in sync. We create role clarity, accountability systems, and onboarding procedures that improve communication and strengthen your workplace culture.
We help source, evaluate, and implement the right equipment, technology, and systems for your operation. From machinery selection to software rollouts, we ensure every investment delivers real-world value and integrates seamlessly with your existing setup.
We demonstrate to you what can be better. We know this industry inside out — the machinery, the margins, the mindset. Our approach is never to disrupt what you've built. It's to find what can be better and give you the tools to go further.
You won't be talking to a generic business consultant who's never set foot in a stone workshop. You'll be talking to someone who spent 15 years as a GM in the glass and stone industry — and started as a tradesman himself.
Stone masons are proud people — and rightly so. We're not here to tell you what you've been doing wrong. We're here to add to what you've done right.
Generic business advice doesn't work for stone manufacturing. We understand your specific production challenges, your customer base, and the unique dynamics of the ANZ stone market.
We bring AI-driven marketing and advanced production analytics and translate them into plain, practical steps that work in the real world of stone and benchtop manufacturing.
We're currently working with our clients to document their results. Real outcomes from real businesses — coming shortly after launch.
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