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Business View Australia - June 2015 7
Editor’s
Note
There is a very special organisation on
our cover this month. Consult Australia,
an industry association for consulting
companies in the built environment sec-
tor, has been representing its members
interests to industry, the community and
most importantly to the government, since
1952. The association has witnessed
Australian firms growing their local oper-
ations to a national and in many cases,
a global level, over the years and has
been at the forefront of these changes.
Construction companies and the or-
ganisations that provide Australia its
infrastructure have served to make the
country one of the most modern in the
world and given its citizens facilities
which are at par with the best globally.
In this issue we explore the workings
of some of the top names in this sec-
tor – Clarence Valley Council, Buildcor
Projects, Pascale Construction, Vati Proj-
ects, Mitie Construction and the Green
Building Council. Our in-depth articles
will explain what makes these organisa-
tions leaders in their respective areas.
The healthcare and aged care indus-
tries in Australia are growing rapidly and
we take a look at several companies
which have achieved the highest stan-
dards of excellence in this sector – Ad-
elaide Eye & Laser Centre, Penwood
Aged Care and Grace Villa Aged Care.
The franchise industry in Australia has
the second largest number (after New
Zealand) of franchise outlets per capita in
the world. We studied the franchise busi-
ness model by analysing the operations of
two franchise businesses, Kick Juice Bar
and Superfinish Express, and discovered
the factors that have led to their success.
Australia is known for its meat indus-
try and is one of the largest exporters in
the world for this product. In this issue
we take a close look at the Australian
Wagyu Association, Bald Ridge Wagyu
and Genetic Edge Australia and Greg’s
Family Gourmet Butchers and find that
this industry is strongly rooted in the
country and has excellent prospects.
We hope you enjoy reading this is-
sue as much as we did preparing it!
Regards,
Ravinder Kapur
Business View Magazine Australia