Wagga Wagga Business Profile Manufacturing
Flip Screen Australia One of Australia’s Fastest Start-up Companies Flip Screen Australia was founded in Wagga Wagga, NSW by Sam Turnbull in 2002 to manufacture and market Sam’s invention – the Flip Screen. The Flip Screen is a portable mechanical screening attachment built for skid steers, excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes and telehandlers.
The Wagga Wagga Advantage Sam Turnbull owned a demolition and excavation business in Sydney prior to buying a farm near Wagga Wagga and developing the Flip Screen. “The cost of land here in Wagga Wagga is about half the cost of similar land in Sydney” says Sam. “The cost of living is so much less than Sydney.” “Freight and logistics is an advantage for us from Wagga Wagga as we can readily service major markets in Sydney and Melbourne. It takes 31 days for one of our containers to be shipped from our Wagga Wagga factory to our facility in Chino (Los Angeles) in California, so we are virtually as close to our international markets as we would be if we were in Sydney.” “Our company aims to expand exponentially! There is zero frustration here – no congestion, restaurants, al fresco cafes - I really like the feel of the place.”
‘Wagga Wagga has a resilient economy – local businesses were not effected nearly as much by the Global Financial Crisis as those in the capital cities…you would hardly know it was going on if you just spoke to businesses serving the Wagga market!’ Sam Turnbull, Founder and CEO Flip Screen Australia. City of
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