ABOUT US

Mick Started in the irrigation industry in early 2000 working for a corporate company where he met Paul & Brian. Having worked there for 10-years, half of which as Manager, he became frustrated with the red-tape a corporate brings & decided to leave & start Lawrence’s Irrigation with Paul & Brian. Mick has vast experience in retail & has a Diploma in Business Management. Mick generally oversees the operation of the business, with the retail arm of the company being his pride & joy.

Having been in the industry for 25 years, Mick has a vast knowledge of pumps & irrigation & specialises in domestic, rural & vineyard irrigation. Like Paul, Mick does all his own design work using AutoCAD. He has a great network of contacts in the industry & if he doesn’t know where to source something, then it probably doesn’t exist!

Mick is married to Shannan & celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in February 2024. Mick has two teenage daughters. In his downtime, Mick enjoys caravanning, fishing & a good gin. Mick & his wife also own the local surf clothing store, Limestone Surf.

Matt joined Lawrence’s Irrigation with 16 years of experience at Treasury Wine Estates, as a highly regarded diesel mechanic in the South East. He has had several trips overseas to both expand on & share his knowledge of vineyard machinery. As a result of being involved in the viticulture industry for most of his working life, Matt has brought a great skillset to the business.

Matt has had extensive experience managing staff. Matt oversees the completion of offsite work, supervising & assisting the field crew as required. Customers also benefit from his mechanical & auto electrical knowledge.

Matt & his fiancé, Fiona, are kept busy with their young son & Matt`s two daughters. In his spare time, Matt enjoys fishing & catching up with friends & family.

John joined Lawrence’s Irrigation over 10-years ago as a qualified electrician. In that time, he has evolved into one of the most sought-after irrigation technicians in the region, specialising in not only electrical, but automation & technical skills. Mentored by Paul Lawrence in the early days, John has definitely now forged his own path & is well respected in the industry & is now mentoring his own under-study’s in the industry.

In April 2025, John became a partner in the company by buying Paul Lawrence out of the business. This has seen a meteoric rise from a junior electrician to now a business owner & leader in his field. John is married to Amy, a Naracoorte local & they have two young children.

A printer by trade, Craig started with Lawrence’s over 10-years ago & is the longest serving employee. He ran the field crew for most of this time & was also involved the installation & servicing of turbine & large submersible pumps. Craig also does most of the small pump repairs in the workshop. He is very hands-on & knowledgeable in all aspects of the business. Craig has a Dogging licence & is also a Class B electrician. Craig is married to Brigitta who works for local company Bull Bros in Naracoorte & has two kids. When not ferrying the kids to sport, he loves shooting, water-skiing & camping.

Will has been with the company since leaving school. He has specialises in the removal & servicing of large bore pumps, in particular turbine & submersible. He does everything involved in the installation from installing the pump, connecting the engine, pump shed & concreting. He is also very good on the construction of the manifold using electrofusion poly pipe & the installation of filters & gensets. Will has a Dogging licence which is essential to his line of work. Being with the company for such a long time, Will too can do almost anything that is thrown at him. Will is married to April & enjoys camping & 4WD at any opportunity he gets.

Tom has been with Lawrence’s for many years, before that working on the family farm. Tom at any one time leads a team of up to five blokes installing vineyard irrigation. He is a very quick learner & with this skill he has become very adept in all aspects of the business, making him a valuable member of the team. Tom has a long-term fiancee in Erin & have recently purchased their first house.  Tom & Erin have recently had their first child & are thoroughly enjoying parenthood.

Andrew, or “Dokes” as most people know him comes with experience from working in the Vineyard Industry & most recently worked with the local council in the Parks & Gardens for 12-years. Dokes came across to us in mid-2023 looking for a change. He brings with him a lot of experience & knows Naracoorte inside & out. Dokes is a good mentor for the younger crew & keeps them all in line! Dokes is married to Rachel & has a great family all with his work ethic. Dokes is an avid hockey player & life member of the Naracoorte & District Hockey Association. Oh, & we mustn’t forget his love for the Richmond Footy Club!

Jude has been with the company for 8-years now & works one day per week over winter & up to two days in the busier summer months. She pays the supplier accounts & more importantly staff wages!

Jude is married to Ashley & has two teenage boys. She is heavily involved with the boys sport with Kyby Footy Club & is also a trainer with the club. Her family has a holiday house & Robe & they spend a lot of time there when they can.

Jordi is our apprentice electrician, having commenced his first year in September 2024. At 30 years old, he brings a wealth of experience that a much younger apprentice tradesman takes a while to learn. Born in the old country, Jordi has a noticeable accent but is fast becoming a local. He lives across the border on a small hobby farm with his wife Leisha & their young daughter. In recent years he was working as a farm hand, however wanted a change & wanted to become an electrician, so we were more than happy to have him on board!

Amelie joined us in November 2024 after finishing Year 12 & will work as a gap-year student through 2025. She is very keen to join the police force in 2026 & wants to spend a year or so working in an industry which involves a lot of lateral thinking, trouble-shooting & coming up with ideas outside of the square.

Working in the field will also see her gain some more fitness & build-up her muscles! In her downtime, Amelie is an avid hockey player & loves spending time with her friends & family.

Marc, a local through & through joined the team in December 2024 as an electrician, making him the third electrician we have on staff. Marc has strengths in commercial & domestic electrical work, however wanted to add another string to his bow & learn all things electrical in the pump & irrigation game, which is vastly different to a domestic electrician.  

Marc is married to Anne & has two children. In his spare time, he enjoys shooting & spending time with his family.

Jake started with us in April 2024 as an irrigation installer.  A boiler maker by trade, his attention to detail shone through & he now works with Will Lobban servicing & installing large submersible & turbine pumps for vineyards & pivots.  Jake also has a dogging ticket & recently completed his HR truck licence, so now he can run the crane truck on his own as required.  Being a tradesman, Jake also fabricates & constructs metal items relating to the industry & plays are part in the servicing & maintenance of machinery.  Jake lives with his partner, Lauren in Naracoorte.

Amy is married to owner, John Sadler & joined the team to assist with counter sales during busy periods. Amy’s other passion is teaching which she does on a casual basis along with admin work at a local school in between raising their two young children.

You will see Amy in the shop now & then helping out when the rest of the crew get busy & probably quite a lot over the peak periods.