A family company on the Darling Downs
Thompson Longhorn has been designing and building cattle handling equipment since 1983. We're 100% Australian-owned, and our design office, factory and service team all work from the one site at Goomburra, south-east of Toowoomba.
Our history
The company started in 1983 and has grown into one of the country's leading designers and manufacturers of livestock handling equipment. We were the first in Australia to offer computer-controlled drafting, and automated handling is still where we lead.
Everything is designed and built at Goomburra by a team of designers, fabricators, sales and service people, most of whom have worked cattle themselves.
What we're here to do
Help our customers reduce the cost of producing a kilogram of beef. Every product we make is judged on four things: does it improve animal welfare, does it make the workplace safer, does it cut labour, and does it speed up processing.
How we design
Our best ideas come from the people who use the equipment. We work with producers, lot feeders, saleyard operators and animal behaviourists, and most designs have been through several generations of customer feedback before they reach your yards.
What we stand for
Leadership
Shaping a better industry.
Integrity
Rock solid.
Collaboration
Genuine relationships, built for mutual benefit.
Enjoyment
Taking enjoyment in everything we do.
Accountability
Owning our behaviour and our outcomes.
Our Farmers, Our Stories
A video series with the people who work our yards every day — Michael Failli at Parwan, James Knight at Dornoch and Edward Binnie at Merrilong.
Watch on YouTube“A good, strong, durable, versatile and economical way of handling any livestock.”
“The calf cradle and race made calf handling simpler and far less stressful than working them through a head bail.”
The team
Around twenty people — designers, fabricators, installers, field service and office — all based at Goomburra.
Work with us
We're a small team and we hire people who care about doing the job properly — welders, fabricators, installers, designers. Send your details to info@thompsonlonghorn.com.au.
Ready to talk yards?
Call us weekdays 8am to 5pm, or send a message and we'll call you back.