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Sydney, Australia

For more than 15 years, Firebox Australia has manufactured and designed safety products to protect all Australians in their homes, businesses, workplaces and vehicles. These products, along with the help of our customers, ensure Australian buildings and vehicles comply with the latest Australian Fire Safety Standards. Firebox Australia has a complete range of Fire Extinguishers, Emergency and Exit Lighting, Smoke Alarms and Fire Plumbing products distributed throughout Australia via one of their five branches and preferred distributors. In addition, Firebox has its very own brands, including Firebox Extinguishers, elumen Lighting, Wolf Plumbing, and LI-Ion Fire, commonly found in the Construction, Mining, Marine, and Retail segments in Australia.Firebox works hard to bring vital innovation to the Australian Fire Industry; their latest product is the Li-Io Fire Extinguisher range, the first extinguisher in the Australian market to put out Lithium-Ion battery fires. In 2022 Firebox launched a range of Smart Building Technology Fire Products, which offers the Australian market several solutions regardless of your business type or service needs. Our new elumen range of emergency lighting, smoke alarms and temperature monitors has you covered, bringing time & cost-saving benefits, including standard emergency, app-test emergency and remote testing software platforms. Put compliance and testing into the palm of your hands!They couple their product innovation and range with unparalleled service and strive to exceed their customer's expectations daily.Products are developed with our engineering team and manufactured to meet or exceed Australian standards & are fully compliant. We choose to be certified through BSI and are ActivFire listed, and we have maintained ISO9001 accreditation since our launch. Firebox has five branches and 30+ Staff nationally to support you where you need us, including multiple deliveries or pick-up options.

National Reports

2010 – Present Business Unit Manager.Since working for this leading organisation I have achieved several promotions due to outstanding performance and currently hold the position of Business Unit Manager. Within this role I direct the performance of a successful region, encompassing all aspects of finance, P&L, strategy, people management, sales, budget control, and client engagement, to ensure the achievement of business goals. I oversee the operation of several product and service businesses including Passive Fire Works, together with multiple fire product businesses and Simplex; a national product and service business. I have gained extensive experience in the delivery of IP, networking and wireless technologies to clients across a broad range of sectors, and was instrumental in the successful change management of Simplex.

National

2007 – 2010, NSW Business Development ManagerAt this time I held responsibility for identifying the primary areas for business development based on extensive market research, together with establishing and implementing a strategic sales and marketing plan that ensured achievement of year on year business growth. I created a detailed business strategy which ensured a high quality service was delivered to customers while effectively controlling costs.

Sydney, Australia

2005 – 2007, Business Development ManagerDuring my time working in this position, I maintained responsibility for developing new business through the delivery of a successful online strategy which incorporated website content and design. I designed and produced a series of monthly e-newsletters that attracted new business customers and improved engagement with existing clients. I also produced a number of online marketing videos for use by the sales team, which significantly improved sales of software solutions over the internet.

Sydney, Australia

This being my first comercial sales & marketing role ,i took every oppurtunity to develop my skills while working under an experienced manager.During this time i found a real passion for strategic marketing and developed extensive sales experience. www.weatherdownunder.net.au