David Fallows

David Fallows - Co-Founder, Fosters Fencing Perth

Meet David Fallows, co-founder of Fosters Fencing and one of Perth's most experienced hands in the fencing trade. With over 20 years in the industry and more than 2,000 fences installed across the Perth metropolitan area, David does not just manage projects from behind a desk. He is on the tools every morning, setting posts, aligning panels, and making the calls on site that only come from two decades of reading Perth's ground conditions firsthand.

David co-founded Fosters Fencing in 2011 alongside Tim Utting, and the two of them have built the business into one of Perth's most trusted fencing operations. Their combined 35 years of experience covers everything from standard colorbond boundary fencing through to licensed asbestos removal, engineered panel and post retaining walls, aluminium slat installations, pool fencing, security fencing, and custom gate fabrication. It is a breadth of work that most fencing contractors in Perth simply do not offer under one roof.

What sets David apart is his refusal to step back from the physical work. He still digs post holes. He still checks every footing depth against the soil type, whether that is the free-draining Bassendean sand in Perth's northern suburbs or the reactive clay around the Darling Scarp foothills. He still measures gate openings himself because he has seen what happens when that step gets delegated to someone who does not understand how 5mm of error compounds across a 3-metre sliding gate. For David, fencing is a trade, and trades are practised, not supervised from a distance.

His qualifications reflect the seriousness he brings to the work. David holds a Class B Asbestos Removal Licence (WR2270) issued under the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022, and has completed both CPCCDE3014 (Remove Non-Friable Asbestos) and CPCCDE4008 (Supervise Asbestos Removal). Fosters Fencing is a member of the Master Builders Association of Western Australia and the Housing Industry Association (HIA), affiliations that require demonstrated competence and ongoing compliance with industry standards.

Clients notice the difference a hands-on operator makes. Gemma Wakefield, who had a particularly complex job involving asbestos, colorbond, and retaining across a double boundary, said the team did "a fantastic job" and that the fencing and retaining "will last the test of time." Nina Hitchins, who coordinated a project spanning six fence sections between four property owners, described David and Tim as managing it all "like the experts they are." These are not jobs you can phone in. They require someone on site who understands the materials, the ground, and the people involved.

After more than 2,000 fences across Perth's suburbs, David still treats every job the same way: measure it properly, build it right, and leave the site cleaner than he found it. That consistency is why Fosters Fencing carries 200+ Google reviews and keeps getting referrals from real estate agents, builders, and insurance companies across Western Australia. It is also why David is still on the tools. He would not have it any other way.