2014 applicants directory

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2014

ExportAwardsPremier of Queensland’s

Applicants directory

2 | The Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2014

AWARD CATEGORIES – Winners and finalists .................. 3

Premier of Queensland's Exporter of the Year Award ............. 3

Agribusiness Award ...................................................... 3

Minerals and Energy Award ............................................ 3

Creative Industries Award ............................................... 3

Education and Training Award ......................................... 3

Information and Communication Technology Award .............. 3

Online Sales Award .....................................................................4

Environmental Solutions Award ........................................ 4

Health and Biotechnology Award ..................................... 4

Manufacturing Award .................................................... 4

Business Services Award ............................................... 4

Small Business Award ................................................... 4

Regional Exporter Award ................................................ 5

Dermot McManus Award for Leadership and Innovation ........ 5

Richard Joel Award for Emerging Exporter of the Year ........... 5

Tom Burns Award for Export Excellence in the Asia-Pacific ..... 5

APPLICANTS DIRECTORY ............................................ 6

2M Language Services .................................................. 6

AgBitech Pty Ltd .........................................................................6

Aim Lab Automation Technologies Pty Ltd .................................6

Alt.vfx ...........................................................................................6

AMVL Migrations .........................................................................6

APMS Pty Ltd & Jewelblest Pty Ltd (Total Food Network) ..........6

Aqualuma LED Lighting ...............................................................7

Atmail ..........................................................................................7

Australian Agricultural Company Ltd ...........................................7

Australian Country Choice Group of Companies ........................7

Aviation Australia .........................................................................7

Avocado Export Company ..........................................................7

Blast Movement Technologies ....................................................8

B P Development Consulting Pty Ltd ..........................................8

Browns English Language School ...............................................8

Cairns College of English Pty Ltd ................................................8

Capilano Honey Limited ..............................................................8

Carbon Energy.............................................................................8

Cardinal Seafoods Pty Ltd ..........................................................8

Cardno .........................................................................................8

Charlton Brown ...........................................................................9

Chocolate Graphics Pty Ltd ........................................................9

Circa Contemporary Circus Ltd...................................................9

ClassiMate Services ....................................................................9

CO YO Corporate Pty Ltd .........................................................10

Dejan SEO .................................................................................10

Deswick Mining Consultants Australia Pty Ltd .........................10

Digga Australia ..........................................................................10

Fitgenes Australia Pty Ltd .........................................................10

Fire & Safety Systems ...............................................................10

Frosty Boy Australia ..................................................................11

Halfbrick ....................................................................................11

Hoodlum Active .........................................................................11

Imagination Workshop Pty Ltd ..................................................11

Inforum Australia Pty Ltd ...........................................................11

Jasmin Skincare Pty Ltd ............................................................11

Koala Karma ..............................................................................12

Lethbridge Gallery .....................................................................12

Magic Millions Sales Pty Limited ...............................................12

MEC Mining ...............................................................................12

Metso Process Technology and Innovation ..............................12

Morlife Pty Ltd ...........................................................................12

NLT Australia Pty Ltd .................................................................13

NuFlow Technologies ................................................................13

Opmantek ..................................................................................13

Packer Leather ..........................................................................13

Pharmadata ...............................................................................13

PLACE Design Group ................................................................13

Queensland University of Technology .......................................14

Radaqua Pty Ltd .......................................................................14

Rail Skills Australia ....................................................................14

RedEye Apps .............................................................................14

REDSEA Gallery Australia Pty Ltd .............................................14

Royal Brisbane Institute of Technology .....................................14

Shelter Management Pty Ltd .....................................................15

South East Asian Livestock Services Pty Ltd............................15

Suncoast Waste Water Management (Ozzi Kleen) ....................15

TAE Gas Turbines Pty Ltd ..........................................................15

TAFE Queensland North ............................................................15

Tebbutt Research ......................................................................15

The University of Queensland ...................................................16

ThomasAdsett ...........................................................................16

Typefi Systems Pty Ltd ..............................................................16

VAS-X ........................................................................................16

Visitoz ........................................................................................16

Wheatgrass Pty Ltd ...................................................................16

Contents


Award Categories | Winners & Finalists

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Agribusiness AwardFor outstanding international success in the field of agricultural products, services or technology including processed foods and beverages, and the forestry, fisheries and fibres industries.

Winner - Australian Agricultural Company

Finalists • Capilano Honey • Magic Millions

Minerals & Energy AwardFor outstanding international success in the production or primary processing of extractive and value-added minerals or energy products, technology, equipment and services to the minerals and energy industries.

Winner - Blast Movement Technology

Finalists • Deswick • Cardno

Proudly sponsored byCreative Industries AwardFor outstanding international success across all creative industries including advertising, art, crafts, design, fashion, film, music, performing arts, photography, publishing, software, games, TV and radio and video games.

Winner - Place Design Group

Finalists • Halfbrick • Alt.vfx

Education & Training AwardFor outstanding innovation and international success in the field of education and training services, expertise and curriculum including vocational training.

Winner - University of Queensland

Finalists • Aviation Australia • Queensland University of Technology

Premier of Queensland’s Exporter of the Year AwardWinner - Blast Movement Technologies


Information & Communication Technology AwardFor outstanding international success in the field of information and communication products, technology or services that are concerned with the storage, retrieval, manipulation, transmission or receipt of digital data including software and games.

Winner - Opmantek

Finalists • Blast Movement Technologies • Halfbrick



Manufacturing AwardFor outstanding international success by a manufacturer.

Winner - Digga Australia

Finalists • Packer Leather • Frosty Boy



Health & Biotechnology AwardFor outstanding international success in medical, healthcare, biotechnology fields for products, technology, equipment or services.

Winner - Agbitech

Finalist • Aim Lab Technologies


Business Services AwardFor outstanding international success in professional business services including legal, accounting, administration and support services, business management, marketing services, franchising and licencing, finance and insurance, market research and translation services.

Winner - Cardno

Finalists • TAE • Deswick


Online Sales AwardFor outstanding success by a B2B/B2C business whose online sales of products and/or services have achieved substantial international growth through innovative marketing, site and customer engagement strategies. Businesses are eligible if their only source of revenue is internet sales or they are a multi-channel business where online sales account for over 55% of their total international sales.

Winner - Halfbrick

Finalist • Cardinal Seafoods

Environmental Solutions AwardFor outstanding international success in environmental solutions, clean energy innovation, materials and energy efficiency, waste and water management, green buildings and R&D collaboration.

Winner - Aqualuma

Finalists • Cardno • Agbitech



Dermot McManus Award for Leadership and InnovationThis award recognises exporters that have demonstrated strong leadership ability in business innovation and best practice, including strategy, production and processes. It is given in honour of the late Mr Dermot McManus, Agent-General and Commissioner, Trade and Investment Queensland Europe office, 1995-2000.

Winner - Deswick


Richard Joel award for Emerging Exporter of the YearThis award recognises outstanding export achievement by an enterprise, in any industry, that is new to exporting. It is given in honour of the late Mr Richard Joel AM, formerly the Chief Executive Officer of the Brisbane City Office of Economic Development and a 2000 Centennial Medal recipient for services in promoting economic development in Brisbane.

Winner - CO YO


Tom Burns award for Export Excellence in the Asia-PacificThis award recognises exporters that have achieved success in markets in the Asia-Pacific. It is given in honour of the late Honourable Tom Burns AO, who made an outstanding contribution to public life in Queensland and was instrumental in developing Queensland’s relationships with China and Vietnam.

Winner - Packer Leather


Regional Exporter AwardFor outstanding international success by a business whose head office is based in a non-metropolitan location.

Winner - Magic Millions

Finalists • Frosty Boy • Packer Leather


Small Business AwardFor outstanding international success by any business with total annual sales not exceeding $5million.

Winner - Alt.vfx

Finalists • CO YO • Hoodlum



2M Language Services2M Language Services is a privately owned award-winning company that provides translation services into 165 languages, multilingual publications, website localization, subtitling & voice over production, conference interpreting and cross cultural training throughout Australia and internationally. 2M has been using their skills to localize into rare and emerging languages as a successful point of entry into the corporate export market including clients such as US giants Dupont, Microsoft and Gillette. With a high focus on innovation and technology, 2M were the first Language Service Provider in Australia to introduce a sophisticated server based translation environment platform.

www.2m.com.au

AgBiTech Pty LtdFounded by agricultural scientists and farmers in 2001, AgBiTech is the world leader in baculovirus based biological insecticides. Created to provide Australian farmers with a cost effective alternative for the sustainable control of the worlds most damaging caterpillar pest - Helicoverpa - the company is now at the forefront of the global push to reduce chemical pesticide use. In 2013, it opened its custom built production and administration headquarters in Toowoomba, Qld. Over the last 12 months, AgBiTech has positioned its products as a mainstream alternative in the large and growing Brazilian market, and rapid uptake is expected in the USA and other key regions over the next few years.

www.agbitech.com

Aim Lab Automation Technologies Pty LtdAim Lab Automation Technologies (ALAT) designs and manufactures innovative robotic instruments for testing laboratories to make managing large numbers of incoming samples easier, a highly specialized niche market. Products are sold through a growing network of distributors and OEMs around the world, as well as working closely with local laboratories. In FY14, ALAT secured a contract to develop and manufacture a new product for one of the world’s largest scientific analyser manufacturers. This will double the company’s production capacity in FY15 and will deliver a substantial increase in revenue and profitability in FY16. FY14 also saw the expansion of the company’s pathology automation platforms into 6 new countries.

www.aimlab.com

Alt.vfxAlt.vfx is a state-of-the-art film and television post-production and visual effects company based in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane and with an office in Sydney. Alt.Vfx has quickly become one of the most respected and highly awarded visual effects studios globally. Alt.vfx has completed creative work for international clients in Thailand, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, PNG, UK, New Zealand, USA and Canada. Alt.vfx has a direct partnership with international jewellery chain Michael Hill. We produce in excess of 350 television commercials per annum for the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Another strong market is Japan with Alt.vfx supplying specialised high-end visual effects projects.

www.altvfx.com

AMVL MigrationsAMVL Migrations, based in Brisbane, are a professional and ethical organisation that provides prompt professional assistance to people throughout the world who wish to migrate to Australia or to employers in Australia who wish to sponsor overseas workers. We have nine full time staff members and one part time staff member in Australia and one consultant located in our office in Ireland. We also have a partnership arrangement with a company in Malaysia. By the very nature of our work, we have always had an international focus, selling the Australian lifestyle and opportunities to people overseas in addition to selling migration services.

www.australianmigrations.com

APMS Pty Ltd & Jewelblest Pty Ltd (Total Food Network)Total Food Network supplies an extensive range of fresh produce, meat, smallgoods and dry goods to the retail and resource sectors, both domestically in Australia and via our export division to several countries. We have a highly experienced Export division who have brought extensive knowledge of international markets to round out our existing export personnel. Each member of the Export team is constantly updating our potential and existing customers with what products are available, what fresh produce is in season, new varieties available, special buys and general market intelligence to keep them abreast of developing supply situations to get the best possible outcomes.

www.totalfoodnetwork.com.au

Applicants Directory


Aqualuma LED LightingAQUALUMA® began as a quest in 2004 to innovate superior lighting for the marine industry. It has since become a world-leading lighting solutions provider across numerous industries globally. Our ongoing commitment to R&D has yielded significant returns, including a growing-portfolio of premium-quality LED-lighting solutions and IP rights. Independent scientific-testing rates our products as world-best with AQUALUMA products rating as high as 20% better in energy efficiency than competing offerings. AQUALUMA has won multiple awards for innovation/exporting. We currently export LED lighting solutions for marine, commercial, industrial and high-end domestic applications to more than 50 countries across 5 continents.

www.aqualuma.com

AtmailAtmail is a privately owned, award-winning company, in the email industry. Founded in 1999 by Ben Duncan, Atmail offers a complete messaging platform, including email, calendar, and contact management for businesses. Thousands of businesses, from SMBs to ISPs (7 of the top 10 in Australia), have chosen Atmail over other providers like Google Apps and Microsoft 365. Atmail now powers over 40 million mailboxes in over 100 countries. Atmail’s competitive advantage is the flexibility it offers to create custom solutions according to how businesses scale. Using Atmail, service providers and businesses have helped tens of millions of end users to communicate better.

www.atmail.com

Australian Agricultural Company LtdThe Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is Australia’s largest integrated cattle and beef producer, specialising in grass and grain fed beef, as well as Wagyu beef production, marketing and export. The Branded Beef division of AACo supplies premium beef to over 20 countries and in 2013, sold 14.5 million kilograms of beef, a 14% increase on the 12.7 million kilograms sold in 2012. In 2013, total sales grew by $28.2 million from 2012. In 2013, AACo further diversified its operations with construction of a processing facility in Darwin. This facility represents a $90million investment designed to capitalise on the company’s close proximity to growing markets in Asia.

www.aaco.com.au

Australian Country Choice Group of CompaniesACC are a privately owned and operated Queensland company from humble farming origins in 1958, and are now one of the countries largest and most successful integrated beef supply chain organisations. ACC grows, prepares, processes and sells 100 million kilos of fresh beef and meat products each year. With a fully integrated supply chain, ACC provide solutions to global concerns around security and food safety. ACC possess a successful marketing strategy, innovative culture with core strengths and international certifications. As of FY14, ACC has 1,000 employees and exports 25.3 million kilos of meat to 15 countries, resulting in A$50 million in export sales.

www.accbeef.net.au

Aviation AustraliaEstablished in 2001, Aviation Australia has continually delivered internationally recognised qualifications in aircraft maintenance engineering for a range of international and domestic customers airlines. We are the leading supplier of aviation and aerospace training in both the Australian and International markets, providing graduates with the skills and training in aviation quality, safety and environmental standards to successfully gain employment in the industry globally. We are the only training organisation in Australia that provides students with engineering qualifications recognised by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

www.aviationaustralia.aero

Avocado Export CompanyThe Avocado Export Company (AEC) is the leading Australian avocado exporter. The company was established in 2009 with the goal to become the world leader in fresh avocado exports. Our avocados are distributed across the world, with key clients in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, UAE, Indonesia, Japan and Thailand. The AEC specialises in the export of fresh, frozen and semi-processed avocados. The AEC is committed to growing the avocado category through strong relationships with our business partners and by supporting our customers to develop a profitable supply chain. We provide our customers with consistent supply of premium-graded product and a range of technical, marketing and logistical support.

www.avozexports.com



Blast Movement TechnologiesBlast Movement Technologies (BMT) provides a unique solution to mines worldwide. Our core business is built around our patented method of measuring the movement of rock that occurs during blasting. BMT spans manufacturing, R&D, consulting, training and software development. Our market has been global from the beginning and growing quickly. BMT has achieved 50% sales growth year-on-year and sourcing new international customers drives much of this. Export revenue increased from $4.7mil to $5.5mil during FY13/14. The effectiveness of our sales and marketing is indicated increased revenue (42%), despite the global downturn in mining, new customers and quotes and 100% Customer retention. BMT has no geographic boundaries.

www.bmt.com.au

B P Development Consulting Pty LtdThe team of B P Development Consulting (BPDC) has been providing specialist urban planning and related schematic engineering consultancy services to Asian and Middle Eastern markets for more than 25 years. Established as a separate company on the Gold Coast in 2009, BPDC has 50% equity in Burchill Japan KK based in Tokyo and a portfolio of elite clients and projects across Asia. BPDC has strong associations across its markets and has prospective investments of services in several innovative large-scale development ventures in South East Asia. BPDC’s export income has progressively risen by more than 76% over the last two years.

www.bpdconsulting.com

Browns English Language SchoolBrowns ELS is a boutique English language school that was established in 2004 with the goal of helping international students improve their English language skills. Since inception Browns operates across two campuses, generating over $9 million in annual revenue, experiencing 33% growth in student numbers and 27% growth in revenue. Browns has consistently outperformed its competitors in achieving 98% student satisfaction and is committed to delivering the highest quality student experience. BROWNS English Language School has won a number of awards including: 2012 Australia Export Award for Education, 2012 Queensland Export Award for Education and 2011 QJCCI (Qld Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Award.

www.brownsels.com.au

Cairns College of English Pty LtdThe Cairns College of English and Business is an independent and internationally recognised education provider, and Registered Training Organisation, located in Cairns. The College has recently become a member of IALC, the International Association of Language Centres, and becomes only a handful of Australian institutions to serve as a member. Key markets in Asia, Europe and Latin America have been the focus for successful marketing strategies. Cairns College has seen continued success through agents and in 2013/14 built strong partnerships and enhanced brand awareness in markets such as China, Brazil, Czech Republic and Hong Kong.

www.cce.qld.edu.au

Capilano Honey LimitedEstablished in 1953, Capilano Honey is Australia’s largest honey company supplied by more than 500 beekeeping families. Capilano exports to over 35 countries with our products available in more than 25,000 supermarkets around the world. It gained new distribution agreements with Loblaw’s Supermarket (Canada’s largest supermarket chain), expanding Capilano brand in Canada. Sales to greater China were double the previous year’s result; with an increased focus on higher value Manuka honey sales opportunities in China and South East Asia. Despite supply challenges caused by drought, Capilano Honey achieved a 22% growth in export sales for 2013-14.

www.capilano.com.au

Carbon EnergyCarbon Energy is an emerging global energy innovator and leading coal-to-gas company. Initially developed by the CSIRO, our Keyseam technology, delivers a new generation of energy, following over $100 million in investment and five years of in-field research and development from our site near Dalby in Southeast Queensland. In the past year we have grown our international sales by over 1400%. Carbon Energy is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as CNX and is quoted on the OTCQX International Exchange as CNXAY in the United States. The Company is currently exporting and receiving revenue from China and additionally has commenced operations in Chile.

www.carbonenergy.com.au



Cardinal Seafoods Pty LtdBased in Geebung, Brisbane since 1987, Cardinal Seafoods catch, process and export the Queensland premium fish, prawn, tuna, crabs and other fresh/frozen seafood to more than 8 countries including Japan, China, USA, HK, Taiwan and Singapore. Despite the high labour cost and high dollar, Cardinal Seafoods has achieved significant breakthrough on exporting to China through the new online platform and deliver the seafood directly into customer's home. The Cardinal brand has been linked with high quality seafood in home and overseas markets and has been selected to supply global five star hotels. We have achieved 30% export growth in 2013-2014.

www.cardinal.com.au

CardnoCardno is a Brisbane based, professional infrastructure and environmental services company, partnering with clients to deliver projects that make a positive difference throughout the world. These range from restoration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, business skills programs for women in Zambia to hydroelectric power in Ecuador. The firm is well on its way to achieve its strategic goal of >75% of revenue from international activity by 2015. Today, Cardno employs 8,200 staff; almost 6,200 are dedicated to international business development and project delivery across 103 countries. Over the past three years international revenue has increased more than three-fold to over $650m (68% of global revenue).

www.cardno.com

Charlton BrownCharlton Brown is an international community services social enterprise which specialises in: accredited and contextualised skill set training, leadership and professional development programs for industry, and practicum work placements across the ASEAN region for Australian students. This unique approach to export culture has seen the signing of formal agreements across the Asia Pacific. Charlton Brown has built a strong reputation internationally, which has seen it record a 670% increase in international students from 2007-2013. Charlton Brown is a CRICOS registered provider allowing international students the opportunity to study at its Brisbane campus.

www.charltonbrown.com.au

Chocolate Graphics Pty LtdChocolate Graphics owns an international portfolio of IP rights relating to world-leading technology (including processes and equipment) for the creation of personalised chocolates with customised designs of the highest quality. The appeal to investors is significant, with the proprietary IP providing a competitive advantage, the B2B/B2C market being significant and the business and equipment being easy to operate. We commenced exporting our business system, and associated IP, via licensing, from 2003, earning revenue from licensee payments of license and royalty fees. Internationally, we have granted Master/Regional Licenses covering 32 countries and 25 Production Centre Licenses. We enjoyed continued growth in global expansion, market development, revenue, profitability in FY13/14.

www.chocolategraphics.com

Circa Contemporary Circus LtdCirca exists to create and present circus that moves the heart, the mind and the soul. In 2013/14 Circa’s work toured to 13 countries performing 343 productions internationally, with an audience increase of 15.14% (12,600 members) from 2012/13. Circa gained recognition on an international scale by winning two international awards, 9 international and national festivals and venues including our largest show to date, Opus, featuring 14 acrobats and a string quartet from France. A Cultural Exchange Program in Vietnam (with support from DFAT) was established to allow circus workshops to be provided for 2,300 local children.

www.circa.org.au

ClassiMate ServicesClassiMate offers independently assessed livestock to local and domestic markets, an avenue to market and distribute semen and genetics around the world and a facility that has a rapidly growing number of breeders (world wide) and offers multiple species.

ClassiMate was founded to supply buyers with unprecedented information to facilitate purchase decisions, and to return maximum dollar to its breeder network. The result is a marketplace that tackles several world firsts in order to meet its objectives. Classimate has spent the last 4 years building an innovative, on-line livestock marketplace of the type that is hoped to be available to all primary producers.

www.classimate.net



CO YO Corporate Pty LtdCO YO is Australasia’s first commercially produced, non-dairy, yoghurt and ice cream alternatives using coconut, offering naturally delicious alternatives for people with dietary and digestive challenges. Launched in Australia in early 2010, CO YO’s domestic success attracted international investors keen to distribute its innovative products. CO YO is now produced and distributed under license in the United Kingdom and United States, with plans well underway for further expansion. The company also began exporting to New Zealand from its Sunshine Coast base in late 2013, with rapid market growth expected to facilitate the establishment of a dedicated New Zealand-based manufacturing facility in the near future.

www.coyo.com.au

Dejan SEODejan SEO is a search engine optimisation company, increasing website visibility in search engine results and optimizing growth in business and sales. Founded in Brisbane in 2008, the company expanded internationally in 2009 opening three European offices and forming a business partnership in the United States. In the same year the company’s head office moved to Brisbane Technology Park where it operates today. In 2011/2012, Dejan SEO opened offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Today we have more than 30,000 fans worldwide and new business is regularly generated through content and social channels in addition to our organic search engine listings.

www.dejanseo.com.au

Deswik Mining Consultants Australia Pty LtdDESWIK delivers engineering efficiency, and makes mining smarter, with customised software, consultancy and training products for the global mining industry. In FY13/14, we doubled our export markets to 40 countries and planned further entries. Our expanding international network of offices, across four continents, provides global-reach and a local-presence. As testimony to DESWIK’s international recognition for innovative product leadership, nine of the top 10 global mining companies use DESWIK products. DESWIK’s export revenues increased more than five-fold over the last two financial years alone and have grown to contribute 70% to total revenue.

www.deswik.com

Digga AustraliaFormed in 1981, DIGGA is 100% privately owned and Australia's leading manufacturer of earthmoving attachments & planetary drive gearboxes for the Construction & Earthmoving Machinery Industry. DIGGA have 5 company owned manufacturing facilities and 200 staff around the world to service an extensive worldwide dealer network. Dedicated to Research and Development, in addition to the Australian R&D office, Digga have an engineering office in Canada to work closely with our clients in the field to design market-leading products. The leaders in Screw Anchor technology worldwide, Digga opened a fifth company owned facility in Iowa, USA, in 2013 to support the growing needs of the international business.

www.digga.com

Fitgenes Australia Pty LtdFitgenes is an Australian organisation pioneering a new genre of education for health care practitioners through the integration of personalised genetic profiling, nutrition and exercise physiology. Fitgenes has offices in Brisbane and Melbourne, with certified practitioners located throughout Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong and the United States. Through our growing community of Fitgenes Certified Practitioners, Fitgenes aims to deliver truly personalised health and wellness programs to help people maximise their potential for Healthy Living and Healthy Ageing™, and in doing so, assist people of all ages to improve their general fitness, health and nutrition.

www.fitgenes.com

Fire & Safety SystemsFire & Safety Systems are specialist fire protection consultants, engineers and project managers specialising in high-risk, industrial applications. Established in 1993 by widely respected fire practitioner, Douglas J Pickersgill, FSS has steadily grown into an organisation with over 700 assignments and major projects in over 30 countries worldwide. The collective experience of the FSS team extends over a hundred years within the fire protection and special projects industries, and participation on several international standard committees and organisations. FSS is uniquely placed as a global service provider, with commitments extending throughout Australia, Canada, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas.

www.f-ss.com.au



Frosty Boy AustraliaFrosty Boy has operated as a powdered soft serve ice cream manufacturer for nearly 40 years, working in conjunction with our clients to deliver a high quality, Australian made product that is recognised on a global scale. The company was acquired by its current owners in 1999 and commenced exporting in 2001. We operate within 48 countries and have 21 Australian distributors. We have experienced a 32% increase in sales growth over the previous financial year and have exciting plans in store for the years to come. Over the next 12-18 months we will focus heavily on our markets in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia.

www.frostyboy.com.au

HalfbrickHalfbrick is a privately owned, publicly fun Australian game development business based in Brisbane. Our team of creative gurus is respected not only because of our global impact, but because the company achieved this success building from the ground up, in an international industry worth over $100 billion. Halfbrick has expanded its global operations from a small studio with 20 employees in Brisbane, to a global business employing 110 experts with hubs in Sydney, Adelaide, San Francisco, Madrid and Bulgaria. Our journey in 2014 has seen continued success and new achievements, with our first #1 game in the United States with Fish Out Of Water.

www.halfbrick.com

Hoodlum ActiveHoodlum (www.hoodlum.com.au) is an Emmy® and BAFTA Award winning entertainment Company. Over the past 14 years Hoodlum has produced drama content designed to engage targeted audiences across multiple platforms allowing the company to develop a deep understanding of the multiple ways in which audiences wish to interact with quality content and increasingly with branded entertainment. Based in Brisbane, Australia, with offices in LA and London, Hoodlum creates and delivers entertainment content for media companies and brands and is actively developing and producing original projects for local and international audiences.

www.hoodlum.com.au

Imagination Workshop Pty Ltd‘Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience’ is Imagination Workshop’s flagship show: it is an original, site-specific theatre production that is acclaimed around the world. It made its international debut in 2008 at the world-famous Edinburgh Festival, achieving sold-out shows and 5 star reviews, and continues to be, used to drive our export business. The show is now performed in more than 21 countries and at least four new export markets will be entered into in FY14/15. We expect another stellar season this financial year and beyond: forward ticket sales and event bookings are already reaching into 2015, with new markets and products offering further potential for record growth.

www.interactivetheatre.com.au

Inforum Australia Pty LtdInforum Education Australia is a privately owned, English language college that was established in July 2007. The college delivers tailor-made English language courses and services to international students on the Gold Coast in a highly personalised environment. Commencing with five students, Inforum now has an average of 135 students studying all year round from 15 countries, through a strategy of diversification across target markets. The company will look for further expansion into the Latin American market, while reducing reliance on its traditional market of Japan. In 2013/14, Inforum recorded its second highest profit ever of $185,200, while net worth is at its highest level at $714K.

www.inforum.com.au

Jasmin Skincare Pty LtdJasmin Skincare is an Australian owned, business producing and marketing certified organic luxury skincare products. Jasmin and Koala Baby brands are sold over 200 stores in Japan and offices have been established in China and Hungary for export. We now are exporting our products to over 15 countries in the world, and expanding each month. Jasmin Skincare won the most prestigious award at the Greenest Formulation awards in Paris in November 2013 among over 120 companies from all over the world. These successes were greatly enhanced last year, through orders exceeding two million dollars from Japan.

www.jasminorganics.com



Koala KarmaKoala Karma is a relaxation drink or anti-energy drink it is an emerging category in the global beverage market and sits firmly within this sector, aimed at consumers who want natural non-alcoholic alternatives. Koala Karma is a truly innovative product that combines a great refreshing taste, while achieving a lasting effect of a calm mind and relaxed body. Combining 4 botanic elements (Passionflower powder, Chamomile powder, Valerian powder, Hops extract), Koala Karma is ideal for that long day, stressful meeting, first date, plane flight or whenever you are feeling overwhelmed and stressed. This is a recipe that is unique only to the Koala Karma drink.

www.koalakarma.com

Lethbridge GalleryThe Lethbridge Gallery has operated in Paddington, Brisbane since opening in 2004 and has been successfully exporting artworks overseas since 2010. We are proud to be exporting the works of Brett Lethbridge to both Germany and the United States. Brett is a multi-award-winning artist with an amazing reputation within the Australian market. We have experienced great success in the international market with artworks being displayed and sold by galleries in locations such as Palm Desert in California, Tulsa, in Oklahoma as well as Stuttgart, Germany. We have attended art shows all around Australia and as of 2012 have begun attending ‘Art San Diego’.

www.lethbridgegallery.com

Magic Millions Sales Pty LimitedMagic Millions is a brand synonymous with horse racing excellence, champion thoroughbreds, royalty and prestigious racing carnivals of world-renown. Magic Millions’ sales have grown from a catalogue of 200 in 1986 to selling as many as 6,000 annually, with foreign buyers spending $37million in FY13/14 on Australia’s best bred horses. International demand for the Magic Millions product has grown significantly, with exports up 47% this year. Magic Millions’ strongest growth export sales in FY13/14 were to the United States, whilst Japan and New Zealand doubled and significant increases were recorded to Hong Kong, South Africa, Ireland and South Korea.

www.magicmillions.com.au

MEC MiningMEC Mining, beginning in 2005, is a privately owned Brisbane based mining consultancy specialising in engineering, geology, mine planning, on site management and technical services solutions for the international mining industry. With over 100 clients MEC has worked with a broad spectrum of operations from the major mining houses to the small mine owners and junior explorers. MEC’s growing global client base recognises the quality of work and service that is provided. MEC is proud to be a QLD METS sector exporter and is looking to continue our strong growth in international sales.

www.mecmining.com.au

Metso Process Technology and InnovationMetso Process Technology and Innovation (PTI) provide specialised technical consulting services, research and products to improve the productivity and sustainability of mining operations around the world. PTI’s unique SmartTag™ system (developed and manufactured in Brisbane) was designed to meet a specific need in consulting projects; it is now exported globally. This year we have extended the application of SmartTag™ to reach new markets. PTI won several very large international projects this year with customers such as RioTinto and Vale, and our focus on Latin American countries has delivered significant growth. Local offices have been established in key market areas.

www.metso.com/pti

Morlife Pty LtdMorlife (Pty) Ltd is a family owned business manufacturing functional foods. Established from a home office in 2000, it now operates in a 3,000sqm purpose built factory with 70 staff. The business recognises the underlying absolute need for the much higher nutritional intake of consumers, and marketing this is creating the strategy for Morlife to build its sales. Testing our products antioxidant strengths, using an ORAC measure, provides proof of Morlife’s nutritional value. This proof to consumers is shown on the product and comparisons are made to other more normally eaten foods.

www.morlifeinternational.com



NLT Australia Pty LtdNorthern Light Technologies are the first company in the world to design, manufacture and install an intrinsically safe wireless network in an underground coal mine. NLT is passionate about providing the best solutions and world-class technology and services to its customers. Standards are in place ensuring that our products are not only safe to use in in these hazardous areas, but bring productivity gains to our customers. Working with strategic partners, such as Joy Global, NLT products can be found in North and South America, UK, Turkey, NZ, Mongolia and Norway.

www.nltinc.com

NuFlow TechnologiesNuflow Technologies Pty Ltd (Nuflow) is proud to be Gold Coast owned and operated. We are Australia’s leading pipe repair specialists, and our focus is on being the cutting edge leaders of the non-invasive pipe rehabilitation industry. We are the sole manufacturer of pipe rehabilitation products in Australia, holding 40 accredited licensees in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. Our investment and R&D constantly keep us ahead of competitors, as well as being Environmental and Sustainability Award recipients at the Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards. In the past financial year Nuflow has experienced significant growth, including an increase of 34% in annual turnover and a 425% jump in exports.

www.nuflowtech.com.au

OpmantekOpmantek is a world leader in the field of Network Management and IT Audit Software. Opmantek software is used by over 45,000 organisations globally making the company one of the world’s leading providers, and possibly Australia’s #1 exporter/manufacturer of business software. Opmantek software is exported to 130 countries around the world, used by the world's largest telecommunications carriers and the world's most critical IT environments. Opmantek supports over 10,000 vendors and remains highly innovative (winner Qld iAwards 2 years running). Opmantek was voted Australian Company of the year for 2013 by the investment community/AAAI (overall winner in all categories).

www.opmantek.com

Packer LeatherPacker Leather, founded in 1891, is a fifth generation Australian family leather business and Australia’s global leader in the specialist production of highly sustainable kangaroo leather (K-Leather). We created global demand for Australian-made K-Leather, promoting its many and significant advantages over other leather and substitutes, whilst exporting Internationally from Brisbane. The global leather industry recently named Packer Leather a finalist for Tannery of the Year, 2014 Asia (Excluding China), as publicised in World Leather magazine. We look forward to another year of export-led growth and profitability in FY14/15 and expect to reap strong returns on our various investments, including in product innovations, processes and sustainability.

www.packerleather.com

PharmadataPharmaData is a Brisbane based company specialising in data extraction, analysis, and visualisation all in real time, using a proprietary platform developed in house. From humble beginnings in a small office, our innovative products are currently installed in over 7000 sites in several countries. Our products have enabled an increase in pharmaceutical generic substitution in Australia and France, reducing the pharmaceutical medicines costs, and increasing their affordability. PharmaData is excited to be finalising a pilot in Japan with a huge opportunity to replicate our success in Australia and France. We are negotiating pilots in several other countries including Canada and Italy.

www.pharmadata.net.au

PLACE Design GroupPLACE Design Group is a leader in planning and design. Australian owned and managed, our 10 offices throughout Australia, China and South East Asia offer an integrated suite of services including strategic and urban planning, master planning, urban design, landscape architecture, and revegetation and rehab strategies. 2013/2014 has seen PLACE Design Group excel in international operations with the launch into South East Asia, and international sale increases of over 32% in the two newest offices – Chengdu and Beijing. PLACE Design Group has proven to be an export leader in the small to medium design and planning business realm.

www.placedesigngroup.com



Queensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of Technology is a comprehensive university located across three campuses in Brisbane. 2014 sees a significant milestone as QUT, as a university, turns 25, and boasts a current student population of 47,000 students, including 7,500 international students. The focus of QUT’s international program is quality, diversity and sustainability has resulted in a return of A$391m in export revenue since 2010. Working collaboratively with faculties and divisions, QUT’s international team has taken the ‘university for the real world’ to over 100 different countries and with well over 50,000 international alumni has established a significant international footprint.

www.qut.edu.au

Radaqua Pty LtdRADAQUA combines advanced engineering principles with the latest technological and operational advances to create recirculating aquaculture farming systems. Our key focus is partnering with the client to realise their protein production needs. RADAQUA offers a unique service called MRAS (Managed Recirculated Aquaculture Systems); no other management resource is available from industry competitors. As a result of the unique model, over the past 12 months, we have been able to expand operations into the Fujian province in China. International growth is set to increase by 400% with further client operations planned to commence in China, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Oman.

www.radaqua.com.au

Rail Skills AustraliaRail Skills Australasia (RSA) is a not for profit industry based organisation and has been working closely the rail industry since 2010. Over the last 4 years, RSA has developed a suite of services and products to ensure the rail industry has skilled workforces, when and where they need them. Over the past 12 months RSA has been building relationships and networks throughout the Middle East, with regard to the extensive rail infrastructure program in the region. RSA have also successfully won (and subsequently delivered) international tenders with Etihad Rail, and has now generated interest from Saudi Rail.

www.rsa.org.au

RedEye AppsRedEye is the first fully cloud-based and purpose-built engineering drawing management solution. By leveraging the cloud and excellent design, RedEye is purpose-built to drive productivity and efficiency in mining, oil & gas and infrastructure related industries. RedEye was commercialised in late 2012 with BHP Billiton’s Peak Downs Mine becoming their first client. In early 2014 the first international client in PNG was secured and in June 2014 RedEye opened their first international office in Houston, Texas. RedEye’s product functionality is continually being developed to give it even greater product market fit and fuel the continual growth in market share and demand of their product.

www.redeye.co

REDSEA Gallery Australia Pty LtdREDSEA Gallery commenced in December 2008 and have grown every year. For 2012-2013 Exports grew by 545.67% compared to 2011-2012. For 2013-2014, exports grew by 14% from $566,900 to $649,600. Overall sales grew 215% in 2012-2013 compared to that of 2011-2012, and in 2013-2014, further growth of 40% from $890,500 to $1,239,253 was seen.

www.redseagallery.com.au

Royal Brisbane Institute of TechnologyRoyal Brisbane Institute of Technology (RBIT) is s nationally accredited, private RTO located in the heart of the Brisbane CBD and the RBIC-STC Campus located in Hong Kong. Since 2002, RBIT/RBIC has had more than 8,500 international student graduates from more than 59 different countries. In that time, RBIT has also developed more than 98 corporate partners and 28 institutional articulation partners around the world. RBIT/RBIC offers a range of service related programs, equiping graduates with the skills and knowledge to meet workforce demands; to enhance social competence and technical capability for greater employability and sustainability; and to strengthen and develop Australian skills and knowledge training for industrial needs.

www.rbit.qld.edu.au



Shelter Management Pty LtdShelterBuddy Software is developed by RSPCA Qld and is a web-based user-friendly software package for all activities of an animal shelter. The software has many features including centralised live records for each animal, live records automatically uploaded to the public website, a web-based lost and found service, complete cruelty complaint and dispatch module, a detailed veterinary and medical section and a fundraising module. The system, ideal for the animal industry, is currently operating in some of the largest animal organizations in Australia and the USA. ShelterBuddy Software is now responsible for more than 250,000 adoptions per annum globally and is becoming the standard in Australia and US.

www.shelterbuddy.com

South East Asian Livestock Services Pty LtdSouth East Asian Livestock Services Pty Ltd (SEALS) has developed itself as a respected Queensland headquartered livestock export business with extensive experience in the markets of Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam and Malaysia. SEALS focus on export of Australian cattle to South East Asian customers. SEALS have continually demonstrated commitment in maintaining the highest standards for the welfare of cattle through all stages of the supply chain. In 2013-2014 SEALS has had significant growth particularly into the Indonesian and Vietnamese markets. The Vietnamese market is the result of activities by the sole director John Kaus to search for new market opportunities whilst undergoing cancer treatment.

www.sealslivestock.com

Suncoast Waste Water Management (Ozzi Kleen)The Ozzi Kleen Group is one of Australia’s largest on-site water and wastewater treatment companies. Australian owned, designed and made on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Ozzi Kleen products offer reliable, sustainable, on-site water and wastewater recycling solutions to many industries. All Ozzi Kleen products are manufactured in their AS/NZS ISO 9001 certified factory to meet strict Australian standards. Over 19,000 Ozzi Kleen systems have been supplied across Australia and into the Middle East, Asia Pacific, New Zealand and South Africa. With solid business relationships formed in 2013/14, the Ozzi Kleen Group is planning to boost exporting further in the next 12-18 months.

www.ozzikleen.com

TAE Gas Turbines Pty LtdTAE began in Queensland in 2000 and has since grown to become one of Australia’s leading aerospace engineering firms. A focused effort on entering the Asian market has been extremely successful, with customers in Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. 2013/2014 has proven to be highly successful for TAE’s test-cell business with an approximate 50% growth in work coupled with a doubling of the team working on test-cells with further increases predicted. Success in Asia has helped initialise negotiations currently underway for additional Malaysian test-cells, as well as opportunities in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Japan potentially worth in excess of A$30 million.

www.tae.com.au

TAFE Queensland NorthInternational education has become big business at TAFE North Queensland with over 1000 students from 56 countries on campuses in Cairns and Townsville. Almost 500 students are on humanitarian and refugee visas in our Adult Migrant English Language Program (AMEP) to help them learn English to assist with their settlement in Australia. This year we will have over 550 international students and host an additional 380 Japanese students and 60 students from China on extended Study Tours. We have 30 staff travelling routinely to PNG to deliver vocational skills training in 7 Provinces. Our contracted offshore delivery doubled in 2013 and now represents 50% of our commercial revenue.

www.tafenorth.edu.au

Tebbutt ResearchTebbutt Research is a pioneering market research agency. Operating in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and extensively across the Pacific Islands, through over 1,000 projects, Tebbutt Research is driving business relations between Australia and the Pacific Islands. Innovation in Media, Telecoms, our innovated Omnibus, Consumer Goods and many more key areas are driving growth over 20% over the next 12 months. Recently the firm has worked with the PNG Department of Commerce and Industry and World Bank to provide the first ever SME count, yielding reliable data to inform the development of a SME Capacity Building Program in the region to create sustainable growth.

www.tebbuttresearch.com



The University of QueenslandRanked in the world’s top 100, The University of Queensland (UQ) is a comprehensive research-intensive university, with enrolments of over 48,000 students, including 11,500 students from 142 countries, and an alumni base of over 210,000 graduates. To deepen engagement with strategic countries, UQ targeted the Brazilian Government’s Science without Borders (SwB) initiative in 2011. With the aim of generating practical applied knowledge and innovation skills, UQ developed a tailored program integrating a workplace preparation program, research placement or internship placement coordinated through Australian Internships, within a 12-month undergraduate study aboard program. The program has been highly successful, injecting approximately $8.5 million to the local community in 2014.

www.uq.edu.au

ThomsonAdsettEstablished in 1971, ThomsonAdsett is a privately owned award winning Architectural practice with over 1000 successfully completed projects to our name. Having initially been founded in Brisbane, ThomsonAdsett has since expanded to be a truly international practice, delivering our design services to Asia, the South Pacific and Africa. We have partnered with major international entities such as the Wuhan Land Use and Urban Planning Research Centre in order to explore further international opportunities. ThomsonAdsett were recently awarded a National Award by the Hong Kong Australia Business Association for the Export of Goods and/or Services, and have recently signed Joint Venture with ChinaVenture.

www.thomsonadsett.com

Typefi Systems Pty LtdTypefi Systems, privately owned on the Sunshine Coast, specialises in automated publishing software. Typefi has capitalised on the growing demand for more efficient, flexible and scalable publishing software, brought on by digital disruption, new communication technologies and devices, and shrinking budgets. In the last three years, these impacts have enabled Typefi secure new clients in markets all around the world. Key customer accounts have established Typefi as the preferred provider of publishing solutions among international agencies and national standards bodies. In 2013/2014 Typefi increased its international sales revenue by 30%, with foreign revenue accounting for 91% of all revenue.

www.typefi.com

VAS-XVAS-X is a software development company that came to life 13 years ago, initially cultivated in response to the needs of mobile network operators in developing African countries. VAS-X focuses on extending the product portfolio to new architectures, solutions and services that are emerging across the ICT landscape globally. VAS-X proprietary solutions and resources have successfully been deployed in over 10 countries, boasting 100% client retention. Recognising a huge demand in many developing markets for our products and services globally, we are braced for enormous growth, subsequently in the Pacific region this year - exporting our dynamic software, developed on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

www.vas-x.com

VisitozVisitoz, an international tourism industry award winner, attracts up to 800 youth-travellers annually to Australia, from at least 70 countries worldwide for a life changing, culturally enriching experience. Visitoz provides enormous benefits, to all stakeholders, economically, socially and culturally. Visitoz visitors to Australia, annually (on average) add $24 million to the Australian economy, create as many as 133 Australian jobs and increase tourism. Longer-term, these visitors strengthen Australia’s international relationships and are more inclined to choose Australia for holidays, study, work, investment, business, partnerships and Asia-Pacific headquarters. Visitoz is part of the Burnet family business.

www.visitoz.org

Wheatgrass Pty LtdDr Wheatgrass was established in 2002, and operating on the Sunshine Coast, the business manufactures a range of cosmeceutical products using biologically active ingredients. Through his organic Wheatgrass Extract, Dr Chris Reynolds seeks to provide an alternative to the number of prescription drugs on the market that carry adverse side effects, and improve consumer quality of life on an international scale. Research on radiation therapy, topical steroid withdrawal, and leprosy ulcers in India, have all been key drivers for the ongoing growth of this unique product. Dr Wheatgrass is available in the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Africa, with New Zealand and India to come.

www.drwheatgrass.com.au


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