Stability, continuity, trust

Peter Vuille-Bille is one of the industry’s quiet achievers. In the age of ‘groups’ controlled mostly by overseas interests, Ville-Tec Engineering stands amongst one of only a few companies that can claim to be truly independent and fully focused only on their Australian and New Zealand customers. Ville-Tec has the experience, expertise and commitment borne of Peter’s 40 years in the industry, and Ville-Tec’s 24 continuous years in business come July 4th this year.

Peter came from the heyday of the furniture industry’s surge into the new age, the days of just-in-time manufacturing, CNC routers, and point to point machining centres. Names like ACME; Wickman; Forrest and of course Allwood were the fore runners of today’s major equipment importers, supplying a host of groundbreaking new technologies which Australian manufacturers took full advantage of.

In 1996 Peter was National Service Manager for Allwood Machinery. These were boom times just after a major recession and some of the biggest furniture companies were starting to appreciate the advantages of technology over labour. Leda Machinery had started in Adelaide just a few years before and the time was right for Peter to take up a challenge offered by Costa Sanders to distribute their product in Australia and later, New Zealand, a sole agency that has continued to this day.

Starting out in a small shed in his backyard, Peter quickly learned a good machine sells itself so long as you could back it up with technical know-how and committed service. To Peter and Ville-Tec, service relates to machine parts and maintenance, and applies also to the training and knowledge customers receive to get the absolute best out of their investment. It’s fair to say that what Peter doesn’t know about sanding isn’t worth knowing. He recently said, “Wide Belt Sanding machines are simple if you don’t know how they work.”

Peter’s sales have been largely word of mouth referrals from satisfied customers who rarely stray from a brand they trust. It is a fact that over 80% of all the Costa machines sold by VilleTec over the last 24 years are still oprating! Ville-Tec’s range includes Streibig wall (panel) saws with hundreds installed around the country. You would be interested to know that the very first Streibig sold in Australia in 1969 is still operating! Gannomat drilling and dowel insertion machines and cabinet assembly equipment round out Ville-Tec’s sole agency range. Peter also brings in the Langzauner Edge Sander, a wonderful machine with an almost unheard-of accuracy of 2/100th of a millimetre!

Ville-Tec also supply Australia’s largest range of clear dust collection bags and bin liners and you will be pleased to know that all bags are made in Australia, not overseas. Now covering both Australia and New Zealand, Ville-Tec supplies and services customers in both countries. Peter has the stability and continuity of 24 years of service and has gained the trust of thousands of customers through his knowledge, experience and hands-on approach that is second to none. Check out their new website at www.villetec.com.au