Recopak approached us to see if we would like to be involved with their article in Business World Australia, a digital business magazine.
You can see the fruits of our efforts here...
All Torque and Recopak go back a long way and it was nice to be asked on this one.
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Australia Day
All Torque will be closed for Australia Day (January 26th) but will be back to work for Friday. We are a bit cheeky in Melbourne because Melbourne Cup Day is also a public holiday locally and that is held on the first Tuesday in November, so most people take the Monday as well and turn it into a loooong weekend.
Can't be too greedy I suppose!
Can't be too greedy I suppose!
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
All Torque's Christmas Closing Scenario
Preston branch will be closing from Friday, the 23rd of December so we can play a bit of cricket. The re-open date will be Tuesday the 3rd of January, 2012.
During this period, all calls will be transferred to Braeside, where Rob, Gail and Ernie all have the honours of getting up early after New Year's Eve.
During this period, all calls will be transferred to Braeside, where Rob, Gail and Ernie all have the honours of getting up early after New Year's Eve.
Monday, 21 November 2011
English Electric Motors
Not content with giving the world bangers and mash, black pudding and mushy peas, the English were at the forefront of electric motor design. The only problem is, some equipment still coming across our counter is the original English sizing, which doesn't fit directly with a NEMA replacement or an IEC equivalent.
Retrofitting has been around for ages and we are getting very good at subbing the old blighty equipment with a modern-day equivalent when required. The funny thing is, I know which of the two will still be around in 50 years with everything else being equal.
Retrofitting has been around for ages and we are getting very good at subbing the old blighty equipment with a modern-day equivalent when required. The funny thing is, I know which of the two will still be around in 50 years with everything else being equal.
Monday, 31 October 2011
Melbourne Cup
If stopping a nation isn't enough, the whole of Melbourne goes to sleep for what amounts to a four-day weekend when the Melbourne Cup comes around every year. The first Tuesday in November is a major event on Melbourne's calendar and the streets are nearly abandonded during the running of the event.
Traditions abound; such as having a barbecue with friends and family, a cup sweep that the same person seems to win every year, running late to work on Wednesday and Rob drawing the short straw and being the only one to work across both branches of All Torque Transmissions.
Good on ya Rob.
Traditions abound; such as having a barbecue with friends and family, a cup sweep that the same person seems to win every year, running late to work on Wednesday and Rob drawing the short straw and being the only one to work across both branches of All Torque Transmissions.
Good on ya Rob.
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Review of “Changing How the World Does Business” by Roger Frock
Well, what a story and a half! Talk about taking risks. Changing How the World Does Business details
how an idea, a lot of luck, a lot of in-house and investor money and some stern
lobbying can all come together to create a fortune. Roger Frock was there from the very early days
of Federal Express and was on hand for many of the crucial decisions made by
the management team, chiefly among them founder Fred Smith.
Smith had sunk his every cent (and some ‘other’ funding) into Federal Express, buying a whole heap of Dassault Falcons and starting up an overnight package-delivery service for across the US. Doing the math on this one is not hard, as established players were already on the scene and the fixed costs would be massive. In fact, it would take five years for a profit to be made, right in the thick of expansion.
As Frock details, many of the entrepreneurial business decisions paid dividends, but it could very easily have gone the other way, with Smith doing time.
Changing How the World Does Business takes a little while to get going, but then the business decisions start coming thick and fast and the pace really picks up. It is recommended reading for anyone in business who is looking to start their own overnight package-delivery service. In all honesty, strategic thinking is at the forefront off all decisions in this book and strategic planners will be all across the thought processes behind them. It is still very entertaining.
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1576754138
ISBN-13: 978-1576754139
Smith had sunk his every cent (and some ‘other’ funding) into Federal Express, buying a whole heap of Dassault Falcons and starting up an overnight package-delivery service for across the US. Doing the math on this one is not hard, as established players were already on the scene and the fixed costs would be massive. In fact, it would take five years for a profit to be made, right in the thick of expansion.
As Frock details, many of the entrepreneurial business decisions paid dividends, but it could very easily have gone the other way, with Smith doing time.
Changing How the World Does Business takes a little while to get going, but then the business decisions start coming thick and fast and the pace really picks up. It is recommended reading for anyone in business who is looking to start their own overnight package-delivery service. In all honesty, strategic thinking is at the forefront off all decisions in this book and strategic planners will be all across the thought processes behind them. It is still very entertaining.
Hardcover: 239 pages
Publisher:
Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2006) Language: English
ISBN-10: 1576754138
ISBN-13: 978-1576754139
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