Tagged: Australian manufacturing
8 articles we've published with this tag.
ARB Corporation: how a Melbourne bull bar maker built a global empireARB Corporation turned bull bars, drawers and fridges into a global export business worth billions. Here's how the numbers actually stack up.By Priya Naidu
Breville: how a sandwich press became a global premium-kitchen nameBreville went from a Sydney workshop and the Toastie to a premium global kitchen appliance brand. Priya Naidu checks the numbers behind the story.By Priya Naidu
Bonds: how Chesty's singlet ended up owned by HanesbrandsBonds built its Australian identity on Chesty Bond and local mills. The Bonds ownership history tells a quieter story of offshoring and foreign takeover.By Doug Kirby
Ansell: the Dunlop offshoot that quietly gloves the worldFrom a Dunlop rubber offshoot to a global leader in protective and medical gloves, Ansell is one of Australia's least-noticed multinational success stories.By Priya Naidu
Blundstone boot: the Tasmanian bootmaker's global storyThe Blundstone boot has barely changed in a century and a half. Here is how a Tasmanian bootmaker became a global cult brand, and what the 2007 closure cost.By Doug Kirby
Akubra: rabbit felt, family ownership, and how a hat became AustraliaThe Akubra has been stitched into Australian identity for over a century. Here's the real story behind the felt, the family, and the factory in Kempsey.By Doug Kirby
Holden: from saddlery to Australia's Own Car to oblivionHow Holden went from an Adelaide saddlery to Australia's Own Car, then to closure of local manufacturing and the retirement of the lion badge in 2020.By Doug Kirby
Arnott's history: from Newcastle bakery to US ownershipArnott's history runs from a Hunter Valley bakery to the Tim Tam, Campbell Soup and KKR, one of the longest brand stories in Australian business.By Doug Kirby