IT has taken Edward Khoury 15 years to grow his industrial design business to the size of the one he and his wife Sharon left behind in South Africa when they migrated in the 1980s.

Starting from scratch to develop Form Designs Australia was a huge gamble for Mr and Mrs Khoury, who had spent 14 years building up their successful business in South Africa; but the couple decided to move to Western Australia after Mr Khoury experienced a carjacking while travelling with his young son.