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TOP 20 DEFENCE SMEs 91
SME19 CUSTOMS AGENCY SERVICES
ANZ SME: 11
Turnover: $13.75 million
Employees: 17 Defence; 22 non-Defence Percentage of Females in Workforce: 64 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): Yes Ownership: Australian privately owned Details: 273 Sir Donald Bradman Dr Cowandilla SA 5033
Tel: 08 8354 2221
Website: www.caspl.com.au
Contacts: Mark Callus
Louise Rigoni
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
To date, the team at Customs Agency Services have successfully delivered on 54 Defence & Aerospace programs. These range from Land, Air and Sea; and most recently, Space related projects. As an example, we are currently 70 per cent of our way through an $55 million, international logistics spend with a Land based Defence contract. We also have a deep understanding of Naval shipbuilding logistics, having supported the LHD, AWD and OPV ship builds. For our Defence and Aerospace customers, we have successfully operated a 24/7 Aircraft on Ground (AOG) support desk for
over 20 years. Our logistics services and solutions are both international and domestic.
AREAS OF INTEREST IN DEFENCE
Our current focus is positioning and preparing ourselves for major Naval and Land opportunities. Being headquartered 30 minutes from Australia's Naval shipbuilding hub at Osborne, Adelaide, positions
us well for supporting Australia's continuous shipbuilding programs. Having said that, over half of our Defence & Aerospace business
is now Australia wide. Our highly trained team of 40 staff, based
in our control tower in Adelaide, support our customers across Australia and the world. Even though we are an SME, we regularly travel Australia and the world to service existing customers, and meet potential new customers. We are ITAR and Cyber aware, with continuous training and upgrading in these vital areas. Lloyds of London’s Australian subsidiary, have awarded us as both Australia’s leading Freight Forwarder and also leading Customs Broker.
SME20
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
Provision of services to: ASD, DST, AUSTRAC, DTO, DIRD, DEOS and DSRG. We have formal supplier agreements in place with the majority of Defence Primes, PSPs and SMEs.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Kinexus are managers of Australia's largest community of security cleared defence engineering and ICT workers. We provide national coverage with offices located in NSW, VIC, SA and QLD.
We offer the following services:
• Permanent and Contract recruitment services
• Defence industry workforce advisory and engagement services • Workforce planning consultancy
• Recruitment process training
• HR Support services
SME18 BIRDON
ANZ SME: 10
Turnover: $16.33 million
Employees: 65 Defence; 68 non-Defence Percentage of Females in Workforce: 7.4 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): Yes Ownership: Australian privately owned Details: 4 Glen Ewan Road
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Tel: 02 6589 9100
Website: www.birdon.com.au
Contacts: Jamie Bruce CEO
Tamara Bugler CFO
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
Established in 1977, Birdon is a proud and successful family-owned business dedicated to leadership within the Marine, Engineering, Dredging and Disposals industries, with operations across Australia, USA, Europe and Asia.
Current Australian Defence contracts (or those completed during 2019) include:
• Disposal, scrapping and recycling of the Ex-HMAS Darwin.
• Docking and maintenance of Navy fuel lighters: Macleay and Manning. • Dredging of naval berth at Sydney’s Garden Island, Fleet Base East. • Disposal and recycling of Pacific Class Patrol Boats.
• Ongoing support for Birdon-built vessels including Bridge Erection Propulsion Boats (BEPB), Regional Patrol Craft (RPC), AUWs.
• Disposal of harpoon motors including hazardous material management. Current International Defence contracts include:
• Design and fabrication of Bridge Erection Boats (BEBs) for the
US Army - Birdon is building 435 BEBs out of our production
facilities in Denver.
• Supply of 2 Bridge Erection Boats to Brazil. One BEB has already
been delivered with the other scheduled for delivery in 2020.
• Conducted a demonstration for the Polish army in June to a highly
positive reception.
AREAS OF INTEREST IN DEFENCE WORK/PROJECTS BEING BID
Birdon is particularly interested in Defence work/projects being bid in the following areas:
• Design and construction of Defence vessels and equipment.
• Maintenance and repair work on Defence vessels up to 1,000 tonne. • Developing innovative solutions and secure disposal for DMO
disposal agencies including Navy, Army and Air Force, and for
assets subject to ITAR.
• Environmental rehabilitation of contaminated Defence sites. • Dredging of naval berths and channels.
CRAIG INTERNATIONAL BALLISTICS
ANZ SME: 12
Turnover: $13.27 million
Employees: 24 non-Defence Percentage of Females in Workforce: 17 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP): Yea Ownership: Australian privately owned Details: 4 Harrington Street
Arundel Qld 4214
Tel: 07 5563 1099
Website: www.ballistics.com.au Contacts: James Craig CEO
CURRENT DEFENCE CONTRACTS
• Land 125-3B Soldier Combat Ensemble - Protection Elements
AREAS OF INTEREST
• Land 400 - Composite Armour
• Sea 4000 - Transparent Armour and Composite Armour • Land 1508 - SF Body Armour and Shields ■