Recognition well deserved

Highlights

National

2008 Telstra Australian Business of the Year

Machinery Automation & Robotics

Machinery Automation & Robotics (MAR) designs, builds and integrates automated manufacturing solutions incorporating advanced robotics for production critical industries. Investing heavily in research and development, MAR has developed its own proprietary technologies which enable its manufacturing clients to compete in a global market. The business has most recently been recognised for its work in developing a unique solar industry assembly system for its client, Ausra Inc. This system includes a reflector welding system which comprises 12 welding robots, and a mirror handling system which comprises two robots. This innovation has delivered numerous benefits to the client, including increased rates of production and improved quality and safety. Established in 1987, the business has grown to employ a team of 47 staff servicing clients across Australia and internationally, from offices in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. MAR has recently entered the American market and is looking to expand further and supply European manufacturers.

2008 National Winner of the Palm Micro-Business Award

Find A Babysitter.com.au

Find A Babysitter.com.au is an internet-based business offering parents the convenience of finding a babysitter or nanny online with introductions established via email, SMS and job postings. The childcare shortage in Australia has seen the business grow almost 70 per cent a year since its establishment in 2005. Over 22,000 carers have registered with Find A Babysitter.com.au and more than 12,000 Australian parents have subscribed to the service since it started. The business's extensive database is updated regularly and facilitates feedback from parents to provide customers with a comprehensive and personalised service.

2008 National Winner of the MYOB Small Business Award

Bruny Island Charters and Tasman Island Cruises

Bruny Island Charters and Tasman Island Cruises provide eco-adventure cruise experiences operating out of Bruny Island and Port Arthur. Established in 1999, Bruny Island Charters has achieved enormous success enabling it to expand its operations to include the Tasman Island Cruises in December 2007. In its first year of operation, Bruny Island Charters carried 1200 passengers; this season they had a total of 28,000 people climb on board between the two operations. The business provides passengers with an insight into the untouched ecosystems of Bruny Island and the Tasman Peninsula.

2008 National Winner of the Panasonic Australia Medium Business Award

Atlantic Group (v)

Atlantic Group (v) is a venue, catering and event management company delivering contemporary, cutting-edge events to Melbourne. Last year, Atlantic Group (v) unveiled four sophisticated and stylish event spaces at Shed 14, Central Pier Docklands and has an additional tourism, entertainment and leisure development underway in neighbouring Shed 9. Established in 1999, the company's Docklands venture is one of the largest developments by any private investor in Victoria. Atlantic Group (v)'s event management services are able to cater for events of any size.

2008 National Winner of the AMP Innovation Award

Centor Architectural

Centor Architectural is a manufacturing company specialising in systems for bi-folding windows and doors in residential and commercial buildings. The business provides quality hardware systems to ensure space transformation and embrace architectural design. Centor Architectural's most recent development is a revolutionary screening system for large doors and windows, designed to keep out flying insects and which can retract out of sight when not required. Adding to its portfolio of 19 patents, the business has applied for two patents in each of 12 countries to protect its latest innovation.

2008 National Winner of the Sensis Social Responsibility Award

Bruny Island Charters and Tasman Island Cruises

Bruny Island Charters and Tasman Island Cruises provide eco-adventure cruise experiences operating out of Bruny Island and Port Arthur. The company owners are committed to preserving the environment they work in and have recently formed the Tasmanian Coast Conservation Fund. This environmental fund will benefit the management and conservation of Tasmania's precious marine and coastal environments. In the 2007/2008 financial year, Bruny Island Charters and Tasman Island Cruises donated a portion of the proceeds for every ticket sold to the Tasmanian Coast Conservation Fund, up to the amount of $40,000.

2008 National Winner of the Telstra Country Wide Regional Award

Clearmake

Clearmake designs and manufactures water treatment and recycling solutions for the commercial and industrial market. Equipment is currently used in over 3,000 businesses Australia wide to address oil, water and solids separation, water recycling, rainwater harvesting, storm water management and water treatment for re-use or safe discharge to the environment or sewer. Clearmake have also developed a range of environmentally friendly, biodegradable detergents and degreasers to further optimise equipment performance. Founded in 1993, the business is 100 per cent Australian-owned and operated.

2007 Telstra Australian Business of the Year and National MYOB Business Award

Brookfarm

Brookfarm is a gourmet food manufacturing company located in St Helena in northern New South Wales. Brookfarm began selling its home grown macadamia goods at the local market in 2000, and now distributes its products throughout Australia and internationally, to the United States of America, the United Kingdom, South East Asia, Scandinavia, New Zealand and Canada. Brookfarm products include natural and infused macadamia oils and macadamia mueslis. All Brookfarm products are GM-free and are made and manufactured in the Byron hinterlands. The Brookfarm macadamia plantation produces five varieties of macadamia from over 4,500 trees.

2007 Telstra Australian Business of the Year and National AMP Innovation Award

SRA Information Technology Pty Ltd

SRA Information Technology Pty Ltd developed EnviroSys, an environmental information management system which manages corporate environmental, health and safety and community data from static devices and moving samples. It integrates spatial and aspatial information and includes National Pollutant Reporting, water monitoring, greenhouse reporting, performance indicators and health and safety monitoring. EnviroSys is the accumulation of five years of recognised research and development in the provision of information management systems to the environment industry and operates in the mining, oil and gas, infrastructure and government sectors.

2007 National Australian Government Micro-Business Award

propertybuyer

propertybuyer specialises in sourcing, evaluating and negotiating property sales on behalf of homebuyers, investors and developers. The Sydney-based business was established in 2003 as an alternative to the vast majority of real estate agents who represent vendors only. propertybuyer acts exclusively for buyers purchasing residential and commercial real estate, and works with related service suppliers, such as specialist mortgage brokers and financiers, to make the process of buying a home or investment property simple and efficient. propertybuyer has grown from a home-based business to owning its own office premises and employing five staff.

2007 National Panasonic Australia Business Award

Platinum Electrical Contractors

Platinum Electrical Contractors was formed in 2001 and provides electrical contracting services to the industrial and commercial markets. Platinum Electrical Contractors currently employs over 30 staff who operate mobile service vehicles specialising in electrical installations, repairs and maintenance. Platinum Electrical Contractors successfully introduced the use of wireless pen-pads to its business, enabling the electronic integration of job sheet details with management software. Platinum Electrical Contractors is based in Blacktown and has clients throughout Sydney, with plans to franchise in late 2007. In 2006, Platinum Electrical Contractors featured among BRW's list of Fastest Growing Start-Up Companies.

2007 National Hudson Business Award

Danley Construction Products Pty Ltd

Danley Construction Products Pty Ltd designs and manufactures concrete joint products for the building and construction industry throughout Australasia. Established in 1987, Danley has grown from a small garage operation to an Australia-wide business and today is the holder of patented products and distributor of 200 products. Danley recognises the needs of the industry to help control the cracking of concrete, and incorporates research, design and product testing into every product they manufacture. Ongoing liaison with those in the concrete industry allows Danley to create holistic, innovative solutions and offer technical advice and support from project inception to end.

2007 National Telstra Regional Award

AVKO Mining Pty Ltd

AVKO Mining Pty Ltd was established in 1993 and specialises in all aspects of underground mining, in particular shaft sinking, bulk sample excavations and ground support. Based in West Kalgoorlie, AVKO Mining currently has operations in Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales and recently excavated a significant ore pass in Papua New Guinea. AVKO Mining also provides labour and machinery hire services to mine sites around Australia, and encourages hands-on training of student engineers, introducing a work experience training program for students to enhance their skills and knowledge of underground mining.

2006 Overall Telstra Australian Business of the Year and National Panasonic Australia Business Award

Safetech Pty Ltd

Safetech Pty Ltd specialises in the design and manufacture of materials handling equipment to provide solutions to manual handling problems. Established in 1985, the business is located in Moe and employs nearly 50 staff manufacturing products for four major categories; lifting and levelling, pallet handling, overhead handling solutions and stretch wrapping. The products are designed to improve worker safety and increase productivity in the workplace.

2006 National Australian Government Micro-Business Award Winner

Rent-A-Home.com.au

Rent-A-Home.com.au is a web-based listing and booking service for furnished homes and apartments across Australia. The business offers a real time listing, booking and payment service for holiday and executive rental accommodation. Established in 1999, the business was the first to develop an online search and transaction model for holiday and corporate rental properties. The Sydney-based business has since established major partnerships with search engines such as Yahoo, and has won numerous industry awards.

2006 National MYOB Business Award Winner

Simulus

Simulus are specialists in process simulation for the minerals and logistics industries. Established in 2001, the business assists clients improve efficiency by providing detailed information about plant performance, bottlenecks and unseen costs. Additional services include metallurgical consulting including test design, mechanical and reliability engineering and management of scoping studies. The company's head office is in Perth and has recently launched an international office in Brazil.

2006 National Hudson Business Award Winner

Imagination Entertainment

Imagination Entertainment creates, produces and distributes interactive entertainment globally. The business specialises in services such as interactive DVD games, console games, mobile phone games, television, digital media production and interactive TV. The business has partnered with major entertainment brands such as Disney and Nickelodeon to create licensed and own brand products for international distribution. Imagination Entertainment employs over 70 people and has offices in the USA, Europe and Australia.

2006 National AMP Innovation Award Winner

Microskin International Pty Ltd

Microskin International Pty Ltd was formed with the aim of improving the confidence of skin condition sufferers. Applied topically over an affected area, Microskin International reduces the appearance of burns, scars, birthmarks and any other skin discolouration by creating a 'simulated secondary skin'. The business was chosen to be part of a clinical trial at the Royal Brisbane Hospital Burns Unit.

2006 National Telstra Regional Award Winner

Perry Trade Services

Perry Trade Services is a fully integrated trade services supplier. Its services include the design and installation of automation, communication, data, locksmith and security systems, and electrical and plumbing services for all domestic, commercial and industrial markets in the region. Perry Trade Services has experienced rapid growth since beginning operations in 1994 and now employs 44 full time staff in three offices across the Barossa and Clare regions.


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