Local Suppliers Gain Support from Multinational
While most businesses merely discuss the concept, air and dust filtration specialist Donaldson Australasia initiates a close involvement with its local area by partnering with various small businesses to meet its needs.
Based in the town of Wyong, just north of Gosford in NSW, Donaldson could be tempted to draw on the resources offered by the large business metropolis of Sydney.
Instead, it utilises the rich vein of business talent in and around Gosford and the lower Hunter Valley, so it has gained not just a talented group of suppliers, it also has them close by so the companies can deal on a personal basis quite easily.
Marketing Manager of Donaldson Australasia, Mr Duane Shore, says it takes very little effort to identify very talented companies away from capital cities.
"We could have looked in Sydney for many of our needs or even tendered across the country to pit one company against the other, but our organisation is one of the largest in this region and is focused on employing local people as often as possible and supporting the regional supply chain to stimulate economic growth.
"We are using local businesses to facilitate needs in all areas of our large company and are dedicated to growing this involvement in Gosford and the Hunter Valley permanently."
For instance, Albany technologies at Lisarow manufacturers a considerable quantity of Donaldson’s paper-based filtration products. Very close to Donaldson's own manufacturing base in Wyong is Pacific Labels which supplies the all important identification material, providing assistance from the initial concept through all phases of material selection and development to final production outcomes.
Donaldson also puts some of its resources into below-the-line promotions activity, for which it turns to a dedicated supplier from Salamander Bay, Get Smart..
