Invisible giants
The world-dominating firms most Australians have never heard of.
- ArticleAnsell: the Dunlop offshoot that quietly gloves the world
From a Dunlop rubber offshoot to a global leader in protective and medical gloves, Ansell is one of Australia's least-noticed multinational success stories.
- ArticleARB Corporation: how a Melbourne bull bar maker built a global empire
ARB Corporation turned bull bars, drawers and fridges into a global export business worth billions. Here's how the numbers actually stack up.
- ArticleBrambles and CHEP: how Australia built a global empire on a blue pallet
Brambles is one of Australia's largest companies by global revenue — and almost nobody outside logistics has heard of it. Here's how a pallet-pooling model conquered the world.
- ArticleComputershare: the Melbourne company that owns the world's share registries
From a small Melbourne back office, Computershare quietly became the dominant force in global share registry services — an invisible giant hiding in plain sight on the ASX.
- ArticleReece: the plumbing supplier that snuck up on America
Reece Group built a plumbing-supplies empire from a single Melbourne shopfront, then spent billions buying into the American market. Here's how the numbers stack up.
- ArticleSonic Healthcare: the pathology giant most Australians have never heard of
Sonic Healthcare runs labs across three continents and processes hundreds of millions of tests a year, yet it barely registers in the public imagination. Here's how it got so big.