13
Apr 2015
Manufacturing local business
Source: Saskia Pickles and Matt McKenzie, Business News
TWO local businesses are proving that manufacturing still has a future in Western Australia, with quality and reliability providing an edge in two very different markets.
Both Welshpool-based Daisy Pool Covers and Rollers, and Malaga business Photosnap have manufacturing operations in Perth, and have managed to find international markets for their products.
Photo booth manufacturer Photosnap has an even-stronger local commitment, deciding against chasing cheaper production costs offshore and manufacturing everything locally.
The business says this decision has led to increased customer loyalty and recognition of its service quality in the 2015 Asia-Pacific business excellence awards.
The decision to commit to an Australian-made product was cemented five years ago when Perth businessmen Jason D’Costa and Troy Marley joined forces.
The founding partners of Photosnap drew on Mr D’Costa’s early success in leasing one photo booth, and Mr Marley’s skills learned from his business operating and rebuilding arcade machines.
They now have eight staff, mostly former cabinet makers, in their 375 square metre manufacturing warehouse and have built and either leased or sold more than 300 photo booths in Australia and New Zealand.
Mr D’Costa told Business News his customers appreciated the business’s decision to keep things local because Photosnap worked with them to customise services that gave them returns on their investment, such as corporate branding on pictures that could be printed as well as shared on social media.
“Absolutely our venues see a lot of benefits, and in terms of quality there’s a vast difference,” Mr D’Costa said.
“We’re pushing booths to venues so venues can leverage off a profitable piece of equipment to convert more sales or to have a point of difference from other venues.”
He said the business had never been tempted to shave costs by offshoring major work, even choosing to source its own supplies locally.
“We source Canon DSLR cameras from the Good Guys in Malaga, we use Mitsubishi dye sublimation printers from our supplier on the Gold Coast, we use an Australian supplier for our touch screens who’s in Melbourne, and the cabinetry is sourced from a Perth supplier Worldwide Timber Traders,” Mr D’Costa said.
“It’s not all about the dollars at the end of the day, it’s more about our business helping clients realise their goals.”
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TWO local businesses are proving that manufacturing still has a future in Western Australia, with quality and reliability providing an edge in two very different markets.
Both Welshpool-based Daisy Pool Covers and Rollers, and Malaga business Photosnap have manufacturing operations in Perth, and have managed to find international markets for their products.
Photo booth manufacturer Photosnap has an even-stronger local commitment, deciding against chasing cheaper production costs offshore and manufacturing everything locally.
The business says this decision has led to increased customer loyalty and recognition of its service quality in the 2015 Asia-Pacific business excellence awards.
The decision to commit to an Australian-made product was cemented five years ago when Perth businessmen Jason D’Costa and Troy Marley joined forces.
“It’s not all about the dollars at the end of the day, it’s more about our business helping clients realise their goals.”
The founding partners of Photosnap drew on Mr D’Costa’s early success in leasing one photo booth, and Mr Marley’s skills learned from his business operating and rebuilding arcade machines.
They now have eight staff, mostly former cabinet makers, in their 375 square metre manufacturing warehouse and have built and either leased or sold more than 300 photo booths in Australia and New Zealand.
Mr D’Costa told Business News his customers appreciated the business’s decision to keep things local because Photosnap worked with them to customise services that gave them returns on their investment, such as corporate branding on pictures that could be printed as well as shared on social media.
“Absolutely our venues see a lot of benefits, and in terms of quality there’s a vast difference,” Mr D’Costa said.
“We’re pushing booths to venues so venues can leverage off a profitable piece of equipment to convert more sales or to have a point of difference from other venues.”
He said the business had never been tempted to shave costs by offshoring major work, even choosing to source its own supplies locally.
“We source Canon DSLR cameras from the Good Guys in Malaga, we use Mitsubishi dye sublimation printers from our supplier on the Gold Coast, we use an Australian supplier for our touch screens who’s in Melbourne, and the cabinetry is sourced from a Perth supplier Worldwide Timber Traders,” Mr D’Costa said.
“It’s not all about the dollars at the end of the day, it’s more about our business helping clients realise their goals.”
Download the full article here
View the online article at BusinessNews.com.au
Are you interested in learning more about our Australian made Photobooths? Photosnap have Australia’s best quality, easy to use Photobooths available for hire, purchase and lease. Learn more by following the links below!
VIEW BOOTHS TO BUY VIEW HIRE PACKAGES VIEW LEASE
