STARTING out in 1991 as a remote area housing manufacturer, Lowrie Constructions has gone from strength to strength since refocusing its business to build electrical switch rooms for resources projects.
OKA trucks are the stuff of a boys’ own adventure, with their size, tough exterior and off-road versatility securing for the brand a reputation as a vehicle that can go anywhere and do anything.
WESTERN Australia is widely perceived as a state of opportunity, where mineral wealth offers almost unlimited potential for a range of business sectors.
MATT Stiles says he bought himself a job rather than a business when setting up Stiles Electrical Services 11 years ago, and since then has been on the path of growing his business beyond residential work.
WHEN Tim Salik moved to Australia from Pakistan in 1999, he dreamt of a job that was flexible enough to allow him the time to spend with his family; a not-entirely unrealistic expectation.
BRIDGET van Herk’s dream of emulating worldwide brands like Estee Lauder and the Body Shop may be some way from becoming reality, but the chemist and founder of skincare retailer and manufacturer Bridget Black has no doubts about her business’s potential.
MOST drivers would be familiar with the rubber strips placed across Western Australia’s roads and highways to count passing vehicles, but few would know the company behind the majority of these devices is Coogee-based Metrocount.
It is the enormous sculpture inspired by the story of Saint George slaying the dragon that catches your eye when driving past Perth’s newly renovated Saint George’s Cathedral.
Intricately crafting custom made engagement rings is how Stelios Palioudakis chose to make a crust after realising he had a love for dexterous work. Plus he received some encouragement from his collector father.
The boss of Coles has labelled retail trading hours in Western Australia a farce and questioned the need for any regulation, which include inconsistent regulations and anomalies.
When Bree Tinecheff completed her economics degree shortly before having her first child, she aspired to work for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
DEBRA Barber started home-based Online Personal Assistants in May 2008 after deciding against a return to full-time employment following the birth of her second child.