Company History
Lawrence Kett, the proprietor of G & A Fabrications, started his career with an apprenticeship in sheet metal work and panel beating with British Aerospace. After completing this, he realised his true vocation was with motorcars, so took a chance and moved to Autokraft (AC Cars). Whilst at Autokraft, Lawrence developed his skills and learnt a lot about the industry before moving from manufacturer to restoration. During this three-year period, Lawrence saw that customers were poorly treated and the work was rushed so that profit was maximised. He also felt that he had enough knowledge, so decided to break out and start a company by himself.
With help from his wife Wendy, G & A Fabrications was born into a little workshop in Byfleet in 1990. Lawrence worked alone, before employing another member of staff as the business grew. Lawrence started with the quote in his mind that “quality is paramount” and he still believes to this day, that if you send one person away ecstatic with their car, it beats ten who are merely satisfied.
The business expanded quickly with very little advertising, simply word of mouth from happy customers had built a tiny project into a successful business. Lawrence decided that it was time to take the jump to bigger premises, so moved to his current property in Walton on Thames in 1992.
The current workforce all specialise in one field including:
- Heavily crashed cars
- New bodies
- Specialist rollcages
And these individual skills over lap to make the business what it is today - 20 years down the line.