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  • A new way to check railway lines - Melbourne-based Geomatic Technologies (GT) – a company with an established history in the use of imagery for mapping rail assets – has changed the way railway encroachments can be detected.
  • Aussie earthworms grow fertile business in booming China - Australian agribusiness company, The Woods International, is developing agribusiness opportunities in the Western Chinese province of Xinjiang, with a unique and natural liquid fertiliser made from Australian earthworm droppings.
  • Australia’s Everything Water makes waves overseas - Australian waste water filtration and treatment company, Everything Water, is finding success in overseas markets, particularly Southern Europe, China and Indonesia, by taking up opportunities to improve the quality of waterways around the world.
  • Australian aquatic equipment for Commonwealth Games in India - Australian aquatic equipment has been chosen for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi in October.
  • Australian automotive parts for Europe - Shemek Wisniewski has integrated logistics and marketing, sales and account management to help Australian automotive parts manufacturers increase sales, profits and brand awareness in Europe.
  • Australian aviation experts advise in Canadian airport planning - Airbiz Aviation Strategies, the Australian aviation and airports consultancy, is providing expertise for major airport and aviation developments around the world.
  • Australian baby skin care succeeds in China using e-commerce - Australian baby skin care brand MEIMEI is having success in China using e-commerce, a retailing concept that did not exist in the country a number of years ago.
  • Australian biotech helps US veterans - The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has turned to a small Adelaide-based biotech company to help injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who are suffering neurological vision impairment.
  • Australian biotech poised to make a big splash in the US - It’s been a big year for West-Melbourne company Acrux and its innovative spray and liquid medical treatments.
  • Australian chillies turn up the heat in India - Mumbai’s largest department store, HyperCity, is now selling chilli sauces, pastes, jams and salsas made by the New South Wales-based gourmet food company, The Chilli Factory.
  • Australian company helps monitor Singapore’s weather - In a package worth $3.45 million, Darwin-based SRA Information Technology is working with the largest IT services company in Singapore, NCS Pte Ltd, and supplying enterprise level software to the Singapore National Environment Agency.
  • Australian expertise kicks goals in sports technology sector - 2011 will be a big year for Australian sports technology companies, as many take their products to the elite level in prestigious overseas markets.
  • Australian minerals processor makes mark in South America - Gekko Systems, the Ballarat-based manufacturer of gravity separation mineral process equipment and systems, has recently designed and installed a high-tech pre-concentration module at the Silver Standard Pirquitas silver, tin and zinc mine high up in the Argentine Andes in Jujuy province.
  • Australian rock group signs worldwide record deal - The Adelaide hard rock group, Tracer, has signed a long term, worldwide record deal with the Amsterdam-based Cool Green Recordings, a sub-label of Mascot Records.
  • Australian software huge timesaver in Hong Kong - Australian software which automates the creation of trade-related documents has resulted in a significant time-saving for Hong Kong’s leading e-commerce services company.
  • Australian urban art provides lead-in to Shanghai Expo - Major sculptures leading into the Shanghai World Expo 2010 have an international connection – they were designed in Australia.
  • Auto innovator carves out niche in Asian markets - An Australian brake testing company, in only a few years, has begun to capture significant commercial opportunities in key Asian markets.
  • Automotive Parts Australia finds its niche in the Middle East - Bob Cartwright could see a niche in the market, so he established his own company – Automotive Parts Australia – to export Australian manufactured automotive parts to the Middle East.
  • Bringing light to difficult environments - From providing lights for oil rigs in the hurricane-prone waters of the Gulf of Mexico to lighting the paths of military desert runways in the wilds of Afghanistan, Sealite’s unique navigational equipment is bringing light to difficult environments around the world.
  • Found on racetracks around the Middle East - Horse racing has become a global industry. “Top race horses are constantly moved around the world today. They are very valuable indeed and safety on the track is a big issue,” says John Fargher, Managing Director of Steriline Racing, the world’s leading manufacturer of starting gates.
  • From Melbourne to Shanghai - auto manufacturer builds a base in Asia - For the past decade, Australian automotive manufacturer, MtM, has sought new opportunities to supply quality components in the world’s largest automotive markets.
  • From small seeds big things grow - In 2003, four friends with a unique set of skills between them started a new venture called Seed Genetics Australia. Their aim: to breed, produce and market improved pasture and fodder proprietary products.
  • Global Gossip Group – further success in Fiji tourism market - If you’ve had the chance to backpack anywhere around the world, chances are you’ve heard of Global Gossip. With about 300 sites across Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Europe and Fiji, Global Gossip Group keeps travellers, especially in the youth and student sectors, connected.
  • Heading for the bush, 4x4 required - Driving in the bush or on untarred roads necessitates good suspension in your vehicle and here Colin Fitzgerald has pulled off that rarest of successes – turning the thing he likes best into a profitable business – and thereby gaining the best of both worlds.
  • Helping to improve the breed - For over a decade, veterinarian Dr Adrian Veitch, who lives and works Narrogin in the remote south west of the vast Australian continent, has concentrated on the specialist field of ovine genetics.
  • Hot flavours ‘value add’ to macadamias - In the past, Australia’s macadamia growers exported their products only in a raw state, or as plain roasted nuts. Not any more.
  • Melbourne design company a hit in Vladivostok - Russia’s Far East is not an obvious export market for an Australian branding agency but South Melbourne-based Di Marca Brand Performance has become a hit in Vladivostok, garnering hundreds of thousands of dollars in design work from confectioners to breweries to heavy equipment road builders.
  • Microsoft picks Australian software for carbon neutral plan - Microsoft has adopted Australian software as its new standard for managing its environmental-performance and tracking the software giant’s commitment to become carbon neutral.
  • New safety system for world’s largest platinum mine - Australian measurement systems company, GroundProbe, recently launched a new mine safety system in the world’s largest platinum mine at Rustenburg (formerly Potgietersrus), South Africa.
  • Northern Territory crocodile skins sought after by European fashion houses - Northern Territory company, Porosus Pty Ltd, is producing some of the finest quality crocodile skins in the world. All their highly-prized skins go to Europe to be made-up into exclusive accessories for leading fashion houses in Paris.
  • Positive prognosis for Sonic Healthcare - Sonic Healthcare is now one of the world’s largest medical diagnostics companies. It supplies laboratory and radiology services through hundreds of laboratories, clinics and primary care centres, as well as thousands of collection centres.
  • Pursuing innovation in financial services - Having built a presence in all of the world’s major financial markets, Computershare plans to remain the global leader in helping public companies to maintain strong relationships with investors.
  • Reducing carbon emissions on Indian Railways - Indian Railways – one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world – is conducting trials of Australian fuel efficient software which will reduce carbon emissions and save up to 16 per cent on fuel.
  • Ryan Aerospace – taking off around the world - Nearly ten years ago, pilot Chris Ryan started the company, Ryan Aerospace, and began making a commercial version of a helicopter simulator. Ryan Aerospace's Helimod has now found a place in aeronautical testing laboratories around the world.
  • Seafood from a pristine environment - The rugged west coast of Tasmania, where the cool seas of the Southern Ocean are enriched by nutrient-full fresh river waters, offers one of the world’s most pristine environments.
  • Selling disc brakes to the world - Disc Brakes Australia (DBA), the Sydney-based designer, manufacturer and marketer of disc brake rotors and brake drums, is now reaping the rewards of decades of innovation.
  • Success in Qatar for Australian recruitment software - A sustained marketing effort over several years has brought success in Qatar for Australian recruitment software specialists, Recruitment Systems.
  • Success stories - A collection of the latest export success stories from Austrade.
  • Taking Lights to another Level - Walk into the new underground Metro in Dubai, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the Bank of China in Beijing, the Convention Centre in Hong Kong, or the Berkeley Public Library in California, and you will see the work of Planet Lighting, one of the world’s leading makers of site specific lighting fixtures and lighting glassware.
  • Top honours in exporting education - Working with the Singapore Government, Box Hill Institute recently opened a campus in Singapore – Box Hill Institute Singapore – to deliver Continuing Education courses which focus on community and social services.
  • Unique Australian synthetic turf used for Delhi stadium - Sports Technology International, Australia’s leading supplier of artificial turf and sports surfaces, recently completed the installation of a unique synthetic turf for the Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium in Delhi.

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