Success stories
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Japanese company establishes regional centre in Australia (02 Jul 2009)
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Ricoh, one of the world’s leading suppliers of office automation equipment, has invested A$3 million in Australia to establish a regional Printing Innovation Centre in Sydney.
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Amgen discovers good medicine Down Under (23 Apr 2009)
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The US biotech, Amgen, rates Australia as one of the top medical study locations outside the United States.
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Scottish Boutique Fund Manager invests in Australia (31 Mar 2009)
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Martin Currie Investment Management, the independent Edinburgh-based specialist equity boutique, has set up business in Australia.
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Australian design company signs $10 million deal in the United States (24 Mar 2009)
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One of Australia’s largest industrial design consultancies, Design+Industry, recently signed a A$10 million joint venture with leading United States design company, Smart Design, to create product designs for the healthcare market.
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Vanguard in Australia – thirteen years on (23 Mar 2009)
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In 1996, the Vanguard Group chose Melbourne as the place to open its first office outside the United States. Thirteen years on, and Vanguard Investments Australia, wholly-owned by The Vanguard Group, has become Australia’s leading index funds manager with over A$60 billion in funds under management.
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Aussie business helps Indian firms save cash, go green (13 Mar 2009)
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South Australian refiller and remanufacturer of ink and laser print cartridges, Cartridge World, will launch its 50th store in India this month, just two years after entering the market.
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Spanish investment in Australian clean energy (16 Feb 2009)
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The Spanish energy supplier, Union Fenosa S.A., is ready to invest up to $1.9 billion in Australia.
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Watercube wins again! (10 Feb 2009)
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The Australian-designed Watercube received another accolade last week, winning two categories in the 2008 International Design Awards competition. PTW Architects with ARUP and CCDI, won the prestigious "Architect of the Year" Award, as well as the "Conceptual" Award. The team is delighted to receive this recognition, competing against the world’s most visionary designers and new and emerging talent.
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Retail marketer makes Indian connection (28 Jan 2009)
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The Perth-based consultancy, John Stanley Associates, is in high demand around the world for workshops and conference lectures on retail marketing, with latest interests in the Indian market.
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NSW fuel-efficiency software helps reduce emissions on Indian Railways (21 Aug 2008)
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New South Wales rail company, TTG Transportation Technology, is conducting trials of its Freightmiser® technology with Indian Railways.
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One job leads to another - Woodhead International (14 Jul 2008)
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Woodhead International has been successfully operating in China for over ten years, with major projects including Qingdao Airport, Animation City Retail in Guangzhou, the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Qingdao, Xiangshan Hilltown, Taiping Lake Resort, Shaoxing CBD, and Xuyi Eco Agri City. The company is currently working on the Shanghai Pavilion for the 2010 Expo.
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India takes to Australian ‘wine in a can’ (02 Jul 2008)
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A unique Australian invention – wine in a can – is taking off in India where it has been requested by the hotel sector.
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Meat and livestock exporters use Olympics networking opportunities (25 Jun 2008)
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Australia’s meat and livestock industry is taking part in Business Club Australia (BCA) networking events during the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Meat and Livestock Australia, an organisation owned by over 43,500 livestock producers which provides R&D and marketing services to the industry, will be hosting a number of clients at BCA Games events.
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Australian solutions helping to build a Green Olympics in Beijing (28 May 2008)
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BlueScope Lysaght is helping China to deliver a ‘green’ Olympics by providing environmentally friendly and energy efficient construction solutions in preparation for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games switched on with Dynalite (28 May 2008)
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Dynalite has been selected as the lighting control system of choice in ten Beijing 2008 Olympic Games venues, ensuring the light shines on Olympic sports including soccer, fencing, baseball, softball, and hockey as well as at the Olympic Press and Convention Centre.
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Building on success: nSynergy (27 May 2008)
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In March 2006 Melbourne hosted the Commonwealth Games. As the official program creating business opportunities, Business Club Australia (BCA) held 57 business networking events, hosted over 3500 members at the BCA venue at Champions, Federation Square, and generated $5.6 million in business deals.
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Lost in Beijing? Not with this Aussie company… (19 May 2008)
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Lost in Beijing? Not with this Aussie company…
ASX-listed SmartTrans is providing Business Club Australia sponsors with their newest high-tech product, EventTrack 2008, which was launched by the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during his visit to Beijing in April.
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Ferrero takes a bite of the Australian market (01 Mar 2008)
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Ferrero International, headquartered in the northern Italian town of Alba, today has global sales in excess of A$10 billion and employs over 20,000 people. As well as Nutella, its products include Ferrero Rocher, Mon Cheri, Kinder chocolates and Tic Tac mints. The company, founded by Pietro and his brother Giovanni, is still wholly-owned by the Ferrero family.
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Hakubaku goes with the grain in Australia (01 Mar 2008)
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As a specialised white wheat producing country with strong organic credentials, Australia was a natural location for Japanese food processor Hakubaku to produce high quality noodles for its home market. But for Hakubaku the icing on the cake is that Australia has also proved an ideal market to trial the introduction of Japanese food staples for export to markets worldwide.
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Murray Goulburn Nutritionals finds smart science in Australia (01 Mar 2008)
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Based in Melbourne, Victoria, MG Nutritionals works closely with Australian universities, scientific research organisations and biotechnology firms on fundamental research and clinical trials. The collaborations have led to the discovery of new dairy-based ingredients that can be incorporated into foods such as yoghurts and bread, infant formula, health supplements and even cosmetics.
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Nestlé celebrates a century of success in Australia (01 Mar 2008)
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Swiss food and beverage conglomerate Nestlé has had a presence in Australia for almost a hundred years and the company recently chose Sydney as the location for one of three global IT support centres.
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Australia's funds flow for JPMorgan (01 Mar 2008)
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As one of the world’s four largest retirement savings markets and the most competitive funds management centre in the Asia Pacific, Australia has become a major regional hub for international custodians such as JPMorgan Investor Services.
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UBS Investment Bank staff around the world call Australia for support (01 Mar 2008)
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It is 2am in the Sydney suburb of St Leonards. One building is a hive of activity, with more than 180 people taking calls from all over the world. This is the Global Services Centre (GSC) of UBS Investment Bank, a division of the global financial services firm, UBS.
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Avaya invests in R&D innovations in Australia (01 Mar 2008)
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Conducting research and development in Australia has contributed to a series of product and service innovations for Avaya, enabled by a smart, enterprising workforce, a stable business and political environment, and a mature market known for its early adoption of technology.
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Australia gives Citrix the advantage (01 Mar 2008)
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Sydney is home to Citrix’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Sales and Marketing operations and, since 2001, the location of one of its key research and development (R&D) labs – the Advanced Products Group.
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Fujitsu supports the Asia-Pacific from Australia (01 Mar 2008)
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Fujitsu Limited has chosen Australia as the Asia-Pacific host for two major IT facilities, drawn to the country’s advanced infrastructure, stable economic climate and plentiful supply of multilingual technology professionals.
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IBM transforms service delivery in Australia (01 Mar 2008)
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Australia’s diverse mix of cultures, multilingual workforce and close ties to Asia made it the perfect location for IBM’s Brisbane Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO) Centre, one of only a dozen strategic delivery centres of this kind for the company worldwide.
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Konica Minolta delivers global solutions out of Australia (01 Mar 2008)
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When it comes to internal corporate training and trialling or developing innovations, Australia’s flexible, highly skilled and multilingual workforce has proved tailor-made for the needs of imaging technologies giant Konica Minolta.
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Software AG finds Australian solution (01 Mar 2008)
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Australia’s strong economy and sophisticated customer base is translating into strong growth for the German software developer Software AG.
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Sulake Corporation receives warm reception in Australia (01 Mar 2008)
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Not many global companies can say they established a subsidiary in a country because a bunch of game-playing teenagers asked them to. But that’s exactly what happened with Sulake Corporation.
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Australia proves a stable and profitable part of the Asia-Pacific region for bioMérieux (01 Mar 2008)
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Australia’s respected scientific research skills and counter-seasonality with the Northern Hemisphere are delivering advantages for bioMérieux. The company has exclusive manufacturing agreements with Australian medical equipment companies and will soon begin critical clinical studies here, the first time it has done so in its 20-year history in the country.
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Australian companies break ground in renewable energy sector in China (22 Feb 2008)
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South Australia-based Neuplex Pty Ltd has been working with Austrade in China to provide solar energy solutions to remote communities in China.
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Allianz sees opportunity in the Australian life insurance market (01 Jan 2008)
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The Allianz Group has long been active in the Australian insurance market and has established itself as one of the country’s largest general insurers and a leading private workers’ compensation insurer.
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French invest in Australian financial services market (01 Jan 2008)
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The French financial services company, Credit Agricole Asset Management Group (CAAM), is one of a number of large international companies which have invested in the Australian financial services sector.
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AUSFTA opens up US Government procurement market (15 Oct 2007)
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The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) has opened up the US Government procurement market for Brisbane-based Infohrm, a leader in specialist HR services.
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Liberalised trade and investment arrangements help business with Thailand (27 Sep 2007)
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Liberalised trade and investment arrangements under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), which came into effect on January 1 2005, have generated increased trade for both countries. One success story is the investment made by TriMotive Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Melbourne-based TriMas Holdings Australia Pty Ltd, for an automotive manufacturing, product development and training facility in Thailand.
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A gift for a king (01 Aug 2007)
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The largest aperture telescope in South East Asia, now being produced by an Australian company, is a gift for a king.
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Australian-made railway for the Saudi desert (01 Aug 2007)
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New South Wales construction company, Laing O’Rourke, recently won a major contract to build a railway line across the desert of Saudi Arabia.
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Suited to the palates of the Asian market (01 Aug 2007)
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Top8Wines is the brainchild of Adelaide-based Francis Wong.
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Australian enterprise search software used in high places (01 Aug 2007)
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Australian-designed ISYS enterprise search software is so successful that it counts among its customers the CIA, the FBI, the US Department of Homeland Security as well as Scotland Yard every Australian state police force and the ADF.
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Benefits of AUSFTA appear clear to Newcastle business (01 Jul 2007)
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The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) has been a deciding factor in recent US export successes for Newcastle-based Nupress Tools, a manufacturer of custom-made facades for the glass wall industry.
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Russia and Kazakhstan rewarding markets for specialised Australian mining equipment (01 Jul 2007)
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Perth-based mining technology and services company, Essa Australia Limited, recently announced sales worth $1.15m to Russia and Kazakhstan.
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Maximising application performance over wide area networks (01 Jul 2007)
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Melbourne-based Exinda Networks develops solutions that optimize the performance of network applications running over wide area networks (WAN) and the Internet.
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'Tinnies' by the container load to Russia (01 Jul 2007)
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Australia’s largest builder of aluminum boats, Quintrex, is now shipping trailer-able ‘tinnies’ by the container load to Russia.
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