Rising Stars

Congratulations to the 10 winners of the 2012 Rising Stars Awards.

Paul Musca had an inauspicious start in business. While his peers did sensible things like study at university, he preferred surfing, while working as a labourer on drilling rigs.

SIMON Higgins reckons his contracting company, ECM Global Project Partners, is all about growing people and keeping them.

FOURTEEN years ago, Karratha locals Sean and Lisa Clarke had ambitions to establish a vehicle hire business with a fleet of about 50 vehicles.

In McNally Group's first year of operations, in the 2008-09 financial year, the modular building company turned over $439.

The past year has been a whirlwind for businesses that have featured in the Rising Stars awards, with some rising to greater heights while others have faced major challenges.

CLEAN linen on a hotel bed and clean towels in the bathroom, clean seats and headrests on a plane – we expect nothing less.

LITTLE more than a decade ago, a couple of young men from the suburbs started their IT business, sharing a desk in a makeshift workspace, complete with their loyal hound, Bailey the dog.

ACQUISITIONS and strategic alliances have helped civil construction and maintenance contractor WBHO Civil significantly expand its business operations in recent years.

MANY tradesmen dream of one day getting off the tools, managing a thriving business, and driving a nice car that's not a ute.

CENTRAL Systems has had a strong four years, with staff numbers tripling to 175 and turnover growing six-fold as new services have been added and new clients won across a wide range of industries.

SUBSTANTIAL investment in new technologies and five decades of combined experience among two senior managers has enabled Alltype Engineering to achieve rapid expansion.

Business analytics consultancy Access Analytic Solutions has won the inaugural People's Choice Award as part of this year's Rising Stars Awards.