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From Boats to GREAT RACKS

Mark and his team have been operating as Wakemaker Marine, a custom aluminium boat-building business since 2006. We have won the BIAWA ‘Boat of the Year’ award and have received many other accolades during our operation.

Wakemaker Marine not only produces new boats but also customises existing vessels. We are renowned for our bar work and canopies which has led to customers asking for modifications to their vehicles.

Great Racks started in response to a gap in the niche market of tradesman racks and other aluminium accessories that are custom made and purpose built. From boats to vehicles, our standard of fabrication is high.

An Award Winning Team

Business owner, Mark is a qualified aluminium fabricator/engineer and started his apprenticeship at the age of 17. He has worked solely with aluminium for the past 20 years. His vast experience in conjunction with his knowledge and skills to build products that will withstand the demands, has made Great Racks one of the leading roof rack and accessory manufacturers in Western Australia. Mark has handpicked his team based on their skills and qualifications so that all work is undertaken by qualified tradespeople with a high-quality output.

Our aim is to provide our customers with products that are designed to complement the lines of their vehicle. We want our products to be both practical and aesthetically pleasing.

Boat Awards

Winner

2012 – BIAWA Marine Industry Awards Winner of Overall Boat of the Year
2012 – Trailerable Boat of the Year
2010 – Custom Aluminium Boat of the Year

Google Rating

5.0

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ra;lph zwicker

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Excellent service, great price, friendly staff even got a loan car very happy.

Bernessa Roost

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Just had our second tradesman rack done by Great Racks, Highly recommend these guys. Quality on all fronts, their name says it all, Great Racks with outstanding service.

Corey Mobilia

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It’s perfect, I love it.I had a few custom requirements to suit my trade and I was concerned that my choices may have led to an unusual looking rack.Aesthetically, it is spot on and ticks all the boxes for me.Definitely recommend seeing Mark.Great job mate, thank you.CoreySign and graphic installation contractor.

Gavmaster Mastergav

1729136265

Great racks made a nice shiny ladder rack for my hilux Ute. Dropped it off at 715am, they gave me a loan car and they had it done by 130pm. It looks great, welds all really good and pricing is also good. Would recommend these guys for a pro looking rack for your work vehicle.

Linc Downward

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Right from the first contact with Celeste, Great Racks were awesome to deal with.The product is perfect being a lockable aluminium cage/canopy with a marine grade cover and an extended roof rack.I had difficulties finding a canopy for my Silverado but I am more than happy with the quality and workmanship provided by all those at Great Racks.

Mitchell Stewart

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Absolutely wrapped with great racks !Prompt service and fantastic workmanshipHighly recommend

Primo Pools

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This is the second rack these guys have custom made for me and I've been super impressed on both occasions!! Great job and great ppl to deal with, and the free loan ute is very handy being a tradie.

steve schuller

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BLOODY STOKED WITH MY CANOPY THANKS CELESTE AND GREAT RACKS

Charlie Elphick

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The perfect name for the company.Just had two tradesman racks installed on our Utes.Very professional job!!Thank you

andrew roy

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Celeste and the team did a great job on my custom rack suited to a plumber, I wouldn’t hesitate to go back for further work and recommend them to anyone in the future!10/10 same day service and courtesy Ute provided with tool box and rack

thomas male

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Great customer service start to finish - excellent workmanship and easy to deal with will recommend to anyone looking for roof racks

Tyson Carey

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We used Great Racks to set up our work utes, they worked with us to ensure that our business was impacted for the shortest possible time frame, whilst the work was getting completed. We will use this business again and recommend it to anyone looking for some "Great Racks"

Graham Bruce

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I have had these guys fit full tradesman roof racks on multiple company vehicles. Celeste is always great to deal with and the boys in the workshop do a great job. Id give them a 10 out of 10.

Nick Matthews

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Great teamSuper friendlyGreat pricingAwesome quality productAll round highly recommend 👌

Tiarnan van Osch

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Very happy with my canopy and surf rack, good quality work and top customer service.

Tom Grimes

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Couldn’t fault at all, great communication leading up to the booking, very easy and adaptive team.Rack was custom made perfect to suit my needs,Exceptional service and fabrication.Thanks guys !

bodi stockley

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Julian PPWA

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I highly recommend Great Racks. Celeste’s friendly, helpful and prompt communication from start to finish of the job was fantastic. The team did a quality, professional job on the truck racks with a fast turnaround. The courtesy Ute was a great service too. The whole process was easy and I can’t fault their customer service. Quality product and a great business.

John Perrett

1715841543

Great workmanship, superb attitude, delivered finished job on time, highly recommended

Sonya Bozikovic

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We would like to thank Celeste and the team at Great Racks for the excellent job in getting the ute ready, to get a canopy fitted to it. We asked if they could repair a dent and they did at no extra cost. So easy to deal with a company that made it hassle free and accommodating. Thanks to all the team.

Ben Davies

1715236770

Top company!Good price, top job, no fuss,These guys just get it done.Just helpful people

Kaeli farrelly

1714720114

Absolutely love my new racks! The team at Great Racks were so friendly and helpful, and they knew exactly what I was looking for. They did an amazing job, couldn’t be happier

Matthew Rowe

1714607755

Great Racks done an awesome job fabricating my aluminium pipe rack! The staff are all very helpful and they look like a great team! They also gave me a free courtesy car while my rack was getting made which kept my business going. Thanks a lot Great Racks, I’ll be back again no doubt!

Dane H

1714097385

Great customer serviceGreat quality custom jobWelding is qualityThey installed the solar panel location aswell

Andy Bradshaw

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From the office to the workshop floor, professional, courteous and very easy to deal with.The workmanship was 'top notch' with the finish goods exceptional.Recommended for your Ali' work for sure.

Jake Dawson

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Great experience with the team at Great Racks, from the planning stage with Celeste to the build stage with Mark.Started to organise the canopy for my ute while it was on order, no confusion 8 months later when it was ready to book in.Professional, quality work and a pleasure to deal with.

Martin Haesli

1709716424

I'd give great racks 6 stars if I could, they fitted a platform to my existing tray for a solar panel and roof top tent set up, they nailed it I'm fussy and I can't fault their work and communication 👏

Tim Stephens

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As in the name, Great Racks, Great Service and Great people. The job they completed for me was a complete custom and a bit tricky but they took it on and did an awesome job. Thank you.

mark alderson

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I have to say I'm so pleased with the rear bar I had fitted to my commodore ute at GreatRacks. Celeste in the office did such a great job with the paperwork, and I couldn't be more pleased with the end result. The rear bar looks great, fitted exactly where I wanted it and has worked beautifully. The use of the courtesy car was much appreciated and I'd thoroughly recommend this company. Great quality workmanship from the workshop!!

Connor Woodford

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Had racks put on my ute today and everything looks great.Great service also, staff were lovely and gave my partner a ride to work after dropping the Ute off and then dropped the Ute back at her workplace in the arvo.We really appreciate the smooth process guys. Thanks again. 😁

Carolyn Stephen

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These guys provide outstanding service from the very first phone call to the final outcome - we highly recommend them! Celeste went over and above to accommodate our order even outsourcing another local supplier to make a mattress and cover to fit in the back of the Ute tray. The canopy is super stylish as well as excellent quality. Love supporting this small business that is keeping production alive in Western Australia.

Jake Ziere

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Great Racks have done a fantastic job creating a custom roof rack to suit our needs. From start to finish, the process was easy. The company provides excellent customer service, a courtesy car on the day, and a great end product. Would use Great Racks again and recommend to anyone looking to get a well-made roof rack.

Christian Bamford

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Absolutely stoked with the customer service, Celeste Nash pointed me in the right direction, and the quality of workmanship is second to none!!!

Craig Brolsma

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Great little friendly family business, good product ,good workmanship and well priced , thanks guys

wayne winchester

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Brilliant service and exceptional quality. From the moment of my very first contact, I knew this was going to be a good experience. My custom made rack was designed, built and fitted to ensure it was sturdy and fit for purpose. The fact that it looks so great is an added bonus. Celeste, Mark, Jack and the whole team at this small family run business were an absolute pleasure to deal with. Nothing was too much trouble and their quality of workmanship was testament to the pride they have in their work and their business. They were friendly, honest and committed to ensuring we received the outcome we needed. I am a very stoked customer and could not be happier with everything they’ve done.

RONAN flanagan

1696853287

Celeste and the guys at great racks were excellent and easy to work with. Quick to return my calls and installed an excellent rack to my van. Highly recommend Great Racks to anyone.

Thomas Vanek

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Quality product with a fast turn around and great customer service. Thanks Celeste and crew. 5 star

Blake Archer

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Good old fashioned service with quality of product to match. Great Racks could not have done anything better. Refreshing change from what else is out there.

alan allberry

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The team at Great Racks have been awesome to deal with. Celeste was very helpful and always quick to get back to me and answer any of my questions. The quality of the canopy installed is excellent and my ute looks much better and is more secure than before. I would highly recommend their product to anyone in the market for a ute canopy

Emilie

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Highly impressed with the workmanship and service I received. My car is a bit odd and they had never done one before, turned out to be no problem for them, they made things uncomplicated and helped me figure out exactly what I needed. The end product looks so classy. Also thanks for mounting the useless little light in the back :)

Dahanara Munroe

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Had the most amazing customer experience with Great Racks and couldn’t recommend them more! Nothing beats a small family run business.Celeste and Mark were super helpful and accomodating for our needs, providing us with custom solutions for any issues that arose with making our canopy, including a dent in the Ute tray! Mark is a true aluminium specialist and artist. Very quick turnaround, at a great price and the service car was an added bonus. Thanks legends, we love the end result.

Brett Peterson

1690887130

From start to finish mark and celest helped me with the design of my canopy. I could not be happier with the finished job and the price was fantastic. I highly recommend great racks for your rack and canopy needs. A very professional team very prompt service

jamie wheatcroft

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Great bunch of guys did a great job on my 79 series single cab would highly recommend quality work and at a great price thanks for your hard work to the young fella who worked through his breaks to get it done in time after i was late to drop it off cheers 🍻

Dr J

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Amazing customer care, superbly efficient communication, top quality skills and materials, a can do attitude and so friendly and helpful with advice. They sorted a canopy and cover in two days, Ute looks mint. Can’t praise them enough - highly recommend supporting this WA family business.

Dursina Alexandru

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Great job done by the team , I'm happy with my canopy, fair price and good information for what I need it done

David Wilson

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Couldn’t be happier with the works great racks have done on a couple of my hilux tray back utes, tool boxes & ladder racks. Service is fantastic, and the works are done quickly to minimise down time for my vehicle 👏 thanks

Ivo Baptista

1686299370

Very rare these days to get what you paid for. In this case I definitely got my moneys worth. I cannot fault the service and the professionalism throughout the entire process. Celeste was a pleasure to deal with and her knowledge was outstanding. Received my canopy on schedule and the final result was more that what I expected. Having a loan vehicle was a blessing as I live 50 minutes away from the workshop. My sincere thank you to Celeste, Mark and the team for a job very well done.Outstanding quality of work and a well deserved review.

Josh O'Brien

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Great company and excellent work. Will be back!

Louis Koen

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This place is a perfect example on how to run a business, great customer service, honest and upfront pricing, the finishing product was top quality.One of the easiest businesses I’ve dealt with, very polite and Celeste is a legend.Curtesy car as a bonus, made life as a tradie easy.My roof rack came up a treat, I’ll definitely be using great racks again. If I could give them 10 stars I would. Thanks again

Daniel Momsen

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Good old fashion service! great product, thank you!