In the fast-paced and competitive world of business, growing a business and reaching the top requires more than just good luck. No matter what the business, businesses at the top of their game share many similar qualities, such as a deep and ingrained culture of excellence, total commitment, ultra-competitiveness, inspiring creativity, extraordinary products and above all, constant evolution.
Tasmania's isolation and the push for globalisation meant that the island state had to reinvent its economy in order to compete. Tasmanians had to work harder, drawing on their entrepreneurship and Tasmania's unique position of being in the imagination of Australia and the world.
Tasmanian manufacturers have a distinct edge due to their strongly integrated and mature supply chains, allowing them to respond quickly to new and niche opportunities, including the capability to scale-up from smaller, bespoke products to large manufacturing projects.
The Tasmanian Government through broad industry consultation has developed a four year Tasmanian Advanced Manufacturing Plan 2024. The broad objective of the plan is to encourage growth and development through advanced practices and technologies and leverage the Tasmanian manufacturing industry's strengths and relative advantages to thrive in an increasingly complex and competitive global market.
ArcFlashWear is a Tasmanian owned Company and proud to acknowledge a selection of Tasmania's leading Globally Focused Enterprises.
HILLWOOD is an international award winning contemporary Tasmanian whisky, made in the tradition of Scottish single malt, but given a distinctive edge from the wild Tasmanian landscape and the distiller's artisanal family approach.
Hidden in a unique micro valley on the banks of the Tamar River, Hillwood Distillery offers a rare kind of serenity perfect for sleeping barrels to age. No rush, just time.
From grain to glass, Hillwood's releases are 100% handmade, creating everything from scratch, each step of the way. The distillery mills onsite, creates the mash, ferments, distils, barrel ages and bottles.
Sitting at the cutting edge of environmentally friendly craft, world-leading INCAT provides optimal lightweight ship solutions for ferry operators, special service providers and militaries. From fast, flexible and efficient vehicle-passenger ferries to high-speed military support vessels, crew ships and dynamic platforms, Incat sets the global benchmark in aluminium ship technology.
Incat has always been an innovator and is once again leading the industry by constructing the largest lightweight battery electric ship in the world. Incat is at the cutting edge of environmentally friendly craft, providing optimal lightweight ship solutions for ferry operators around the world.
A WORLD FIRST
Incat's fully electric and the world's largest catamaran (Hull 096), with capacity for 2,100 passengers and 226 vehicles, will be delivered to its customer in 2025.
Described by its owner David Walsh as a "subversive adult Disneyland", MONA is Australia's largest private museum and one of the most controversial private collections of modern art and antiquities in the world. This unique and provocative art collection leaves a lasting impression with visitors as they explore three floors of subterranean architecture, art pieces and exhibits.
MONA is a must-see: its shocks but is thought provoking. Visitors equally smile and grimace but it is an astonishing inclusion in any visit to Tasmania.
Businesses in which the ELPHINSTONE GROUP holds a controlling or substantial interest, employ over 2,000 people and have combined annual revenues exceeding $1B AUD. The Group comprises nine individual business units ranging from authorised Caterpillar equipment and engine dealerships to the design, manufacture and support of quality equipment for the global underground and surface mining industries.
Elphinstone's range of finishing equipment allows customers to fully customise their purchases. As an authorised Caterpillar Original Equipment Manufacturer, Elphinstone products can be sold and supported via the global Caterpillar Dealer Network.
BRIDESTOWE LAVENDER ESTATE runs over 260 acres and is the world's largest privately owned lavender farm. With an estimated 65,000 plants, the lavender rows stretch for approximately 200 kilometres in total. Bridestowe grows true French lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, the only lavender variety suitable for use in perfume and cooking.
Bridestowe sets the global benchmark for excellence in agritourism. Each year more than 50,000 visitors from all around the world stroll through the stunning lavender fields, set in one of the most photographed landscapes in Tasmania. The impeccable farm, manicured gardens and excellent visitor facilities are a fitting tribute to the cultural and historical significance of this unique site.
If location is everything in real estate SAFFIRE FREYCINET would win the grand prize. This intimate 20 suite luxury resort at the edge of Freycinet National Park overlooks Coles Bay and a jagged pink granite mountain range called The Hazards. Saffire Freycinet is situated in eastern Tasmania, the wild and exotic island state of Australia.
Architecturally, the resort is one of the most distinctive buildings to be found anywhere in Australia, packing a bigger visual punch than a dozen rivals combined. Saffire Freycinet is a vast curvilinear structure described variously as a massive manta ray spreading its wings or a spaceship that has miraculously landed in the Tasmanian bushland. A wall of windows provide a panoramic view of Coles Bay and The Hazards. The building is so vast that it seems to wrap its arms around them.
IMMERSE IN ABSOLUTE LUXURY
A gem of Coles Bay, Saffire Freycinet is an award-winning all-inclusive luxury resort, offering the ultimate experience of luxury accommodation in Australia and the world.
PFG Group, SENTINEL BOATS create incredibly durable, stable and safe high-density polyethylene (HDPE) work boats and rapid response vessels for the emergency services, defence and security industries. PFG Group's long history in the commercial marine sector has established its reputation as a trusted purveyor of virtually indestructible work boats. In partnership with One2three Naval Architects, PFG Group created their flagship vessel, The Sentinel 1100 in 2022 - the pinnacle of Sentinel's expertise in high-performance, high-safety tactical boats.
CURRAWONG ENGINEERING is a world leader in the field of engine powertrain systems and power electronics for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), in both military and commercial applications. The latest powertrain addition is the Hybrid Heavy-fuel 2-stroke engine designed to maximise the superior power-density of conventional fuels to simultaneously charge batteries and power electronically driven motors during flight.
Currawong has developed a series of CAN-compatible high-performance Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC), as well as CAN servos, which provide a complete closed-loop actuator and UAV power system with real-time telemetry feedback. These electronic systems network together via the CAN standard along with the engine control unit, power supply, autopilot and payload.
Based in Hobart Tasmania, with worldwide representation, LIFERAFT SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA (LSA) is a dynamic company formed specifically for the design and manufacture of high quality Marine Evacuation Systems (MES) and large capacity life rafts. LSA has developed a product that is synonymous with quality and reliability, which is of paramount importance in the marine safety industry.
LSA products are industry renowned and installed on all types and size of passenger and personnel carrying vessels, including conventional ferries, high-speed craft, cruise ships, military vessels and large private yachts worldwide. LSA is highly respected and recognised worldwide, with over 95 percent of its production exported from Australia.
During 2023 LSA secured two separate contracts worth just under $3M to deliver MES large capacity life rafts and associated hardware to two European navies. LSA will design, manufacture and pack the systems from its facility in Hobart, with delivery scheduled for 2024 and 2025. These contracts are in addition to existing orders with the Royal Navy and US Navy.
CBG SYSTEMS based in Hobart Tasmania, is an innovative world leader specialising in the supply and installation of fire, thermal and acoustic insulation, specialist antenna systems and signature management.
For more than 30 years, CBG Systems has been a leading innovator, setting benchmarks in the marine insulation, communications and lightweight passive fire protection industry. CBG Systems has developed unique panelised structural fire protection systems, which offer superior performance for reduced weight. The systems offer rapid installation as well as easy non-destructive access to ship services for inspections and maintenance.
CBG Systems designs and manufactures Moonraker specialised antenna systems, which offer a broad range of conventional and unique communication solutions for marine, defence and land based applications across the LF, MF, HF, VHF, UHF and SHF frequencies. CGB Systems also offers advanced, world leading multispectral camouflage solutions, including mobile, net and individual systems.
CBG Systems products are designed to save lives and money. CBG Systems is recognised for their excellence by merchant and military operators worldwide including the US Navy.