CCBR Business Review

26 Erina (Fountain Plaza) Erina Fair (opp. Target) Kincumber (Coles entry) 4365 2337 4367 7410 4369 0093 HELLO MEMORIES HELLO CORPORATE HELLO HOLIDAYS B U S I N E S S I N V E S T M E N T C R E AT I N G E M P L O Y M E N T One of Australia’s largest manufactur- ers and suppliers of commercial vehi- cle storage systems and automotive accessories, Caddy Storage, opened a new warehouse, showroom and vehicle fit-out facility at Berkeley Vale early in 2018. Caddy have invested around $6 million in the facility which includes a 3,800 sqm building and parking for 90 vehicles and currently employs four people although they expect that to grow over the next twelve months. Established in 1986 Caddy Storage is a family owned business based in Sydney and with nine locations around Australia. The Berkeley Vale facility is their third in NSW and first outside Sydney. Caddy Storage storage systems include shelving systems, drawers and slides, cargo barriers, small parts drawers, roof rack systems and many others for trades vehicles from 1-ton- ners to utes and station wagons. CLOCKON, THE UMINA based software developer of rostering, attendance and pay- roll systems leased space in the Riverside Office Tower at West Gosford in October enabling it to expand. ClockOn is another Central Coast IT suc- cess story. The concept of developing an affordable time and attendance, rostering, HR and Payroll system for small business came from Dr Graham Mylne and with a Federal Start-Up Grant almost twenty years ago founded ClockOn operating it from his home in Umina. With continued research and develop- ment over the years ClockOn software has evolved into a sophisticated product range pro- viding employment software custom- ised to individual employees and their unique awards and agreements. ClockOn now employs fourteen staff, 390 clients and 23,000 users across Australia including pharmaceutical companies dentists and medical centres, hotels and clubs and supermarkets. Last year the Caddy Storage opens Berkleley Vale facility Software developer expands Reception area at ClockOn’s new office company reached a point where they saw that to grow further they needed to employ a CEO and appointed LNV Samy a senior executive with thirty years’ experience in the IT industry. Their next step was to move into an office space that would allow the company to almost triple its workforce as part of a new growth strategy that includes a global outlook. Their growth plans required an invest- ment of $400,000 and this has been facili- tated with a Regional Growth Loan from the Jobs for NSW that provides financial support to start-ups and emerging and fast-growth small to medium enterprises to build momentum and grow jobs. With State Government support ClockOn plans grow from 9 fulltime equivalent posi- tions to 30 fulltime equivalent positions including software developers and digital sales and marketing positions. Dr Milne said, “The assistance from Jobs for NSW has allowed us to enhance our products to meet market demand and accelerate our growth. By developing our digital sales and marketing team we will be able to increase our presence in interstate and overseas markets and grow our cus- tomer base.” “With the Jobs for NSW support, ClockOn will look to develop partnerships with other key industries to develop more export opportunities. We aim to target overseas markets including the United Kingdom, United States and India.” CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW YEARBOOK 2018