2009 Rising Stars Winners

Andrew Godden – Managing Director
Bill Grierson – Executive Chairman

In 2003 Specialised Broking Associates were granted an Australian Financial Services License authorising them to deal in general insurance for only wholesale clients making them one of the first new firms to attain such a registration. SBA’s willingness to ‘take on the world’ has provided them extremely high level of success which they have built upon. SBA is in demand from clients such as Fortescue Metals, Alcoa, Clough Ltd – just to name a few.

David Clapin – Managing Director
Lloyd Constantine – Director

Anchor Foods enjoys a unique position in the national food industry. It is a wholly Western Australian owned company competing very successfully across all sales channels in the nation. Since 2002, when the business returned to WA private ownership, it has been transformed into an industry leading innovator with world class capability achieving 250% growth and has launched over 500 of its products into new market channels.

David Cameron & Peter Giannas – Directors
Basil Lenzo – Managing Director

Datacom Systems WA is a professional IT Services organisation that strives to be a professional, collaborative and quality focused ITC entity looking to create mutual success for all parties. With over 30 years of IT experience, the directors of Datacom identified an opportunity in the market place to deliver professional IT services to the corporate market with continued growth at a rapid pace.

Stewart Wharton – Managing Director

SVT Engineering Consultants are a highly specialised engineering consultancy with a world-class capability in acoustics, vibration and corrosion. Their reputation has been earned solving difficult technical problems in the oil and gas; mining and minerals processing; and utilities sectors. A local company with representative offices in Victoria and Kuala Lumpur quietly going about its success and dedicated business, solving problems for ‘blue-chip’ Australian and international companies.

Stephen Easterbrook – Managing Director

Established in 2007, Pilbara Access Management Solutions WA is the pinnacle of several businesses established by Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook. The Company provides total scaffolding management services from design and construction to project management in the mining; infrastructure and offshore oil and gas sectors. Pilbara Access are proud recognised as being one of the safest and most professional suppliers in their industry.

Pip & Brett Eastman – Managing Directors

Cablelogic has grown from a small installation and service company into a medium sized dynamic electrical, communications and renewable energy company over the past 4 years. Cablelogic provides excellent service across the industry in Electrical, Communications and renewable energy. Through diversification and an identification of new markets, Cablelogic has grown within various market sectors.

John Battley – Managing Director

Globetrotter Corporate Travel provides efficient and cost effective Travel Manager solutions to a variety of market segments but primarily mining, oil and gas clients. Nearing the end of the 2008/09 financial year Globetrotter is on target to hit their growth projected for this period and is all in the result of smart strategic planning which will aid the company to grow to target and beyond.

Colin La Galia – Managing Director

From humble beginnings of one doctor, one scientist and one fertility nurse in a small one room suite in 2000, Hollywood Fertility Centre has grown exponentially and organically to become a very healthy, viable organisation. HFC has become Western Australia’s premier provider in infertility, IVF and other assisted conception treatments. 

 

Mike Lane – CEO / Director

ICM Group was established in 1993 as an engineering solutions provider, servicing the industrial, commercial and mining industries. During 2008 ICM experienced significant growth which led to a milestone for the company. Looking further into the future, ICM hopes to become the world’s leader and most recognised company to optimise production and reliability of industrial equipment and process.

Steve van Blommestein – Managing Director

Netlink began in late 1993 and for the first six years grew aggressively targeting both the local IT service market as well as growing its capability as an application developer. Netlink has since gone through many ups and downs and has definitely learnt a lot. Netlink was the first Australian company to partner with two major global manufacturers of sophisticated RFID equipment to become the first accredited systems integrator in Australia.