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Reducing emissions by 90%Kiwi’s product at home in Antarctica 23Workplace Giving supports Police Youth ClubsDe-Canting Station at Albany $13. 5 million upgrade signifies Amcor’s faith and commitment to...   [More]

Reducing emissions by 90%Kiwi’s product at home in Antarctica
23Workplace Giving supports Police Youth ClubsDe-Canting Station at Albany
$13.
5 million upgrade
signifies Amcor’s faith
and commitment to
Northern Australia.

The recently-commissioned upgrade at Amcor Fibre Packaging’sThe recently-commissioned upgrade at Amcor Fibre Packaging’s
Townsville site, was welcomed by both employees andTownsville site, was welcomed by both employees and
customers when the local State Member for Townsville andcustomers when the local State Member for Townsville and
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mike Reynolds, declaredSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mike Reynolds, declared
the extensions open.
Amcor is the only Australian packagingthe extensions open.
Amcor is the only Australian packaging
company with manufacturing facilities in northern Queensland,company with manufacturing facilities in northern Queensland,
manufacturing corrugated boxes for the growing fruit,manufacturing corrugated boxes for the growing fruit,
produce, agriculture, food, beverage and industrial sectors.
produce, agriculture, food, beverage and industrial sectors.

AMCOR CUSTOMERS AND PERSONNEL HAVING THEIR SAY SUMMER 2008
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Celebrating 150 years at the Danks National Trade Show & Conference Melbourne 2009
Bigger!Better!Best!Coming together to celebrate 150 years of history
It was one of those “once in a lifetime” events.
Members from all points across
Australia coming together, to celebrate Danks’ 150th Birthday, with an Evolution Trade
Show & Conference.
Home Timber and Hardware, Thrifty-Link Hardware and Plants
Plus Garden Centre members, all came to Melbourne, to make the 22nd to the
24th of April, one of the biggest industry events ever staged in this country.

Throughout the three-day event, the recurring theme of “evolution” was
reinforced by the 130 plus suppliers, who offered an extensive range of
products, many seen for the first time.
Danks organised an amazing and
diverse program that included a dose of Victorian culture with a night at
the Melbourne Museum, through to an Awards Dinner hosted by
Ian “Molly” Meldrum and featuring Ross Wilson, James Reyne and
Vanessa Amorosi.

As Managing Director, Graeme Danks, said when he opened
the event: “You (the members) are going to have a phenomenal
opportunity to speak to suppliers over the next two days.

Plus, hear from world-class speakers who will give you an
opportunity to take back ideas and concepts, that will help
you in your business.
”
Danks’ General Manager – Operations, Con Dekazos,
told the attendees: “The Conference was 18 months in
the planning, and this conference has been an education
and inspiration to us all, showing the importance of
banding together, to survive these tough times.
”
While the celebration of 150 years of successful
trading, was acknowledged during the events, the
ever-changing face of Australia’s hardware industry,
and the part that Danks plays in it, was a constant
reminder that no business can remain static in
today’s dynamic environment.
Evolution is ongoing!
Celebrating 150 years with a
$1 million charitable gift
Danks’ 2009 “Evolution” Trade Show & Conference
will be one to remember, after Managing Director,
Graeme Danks, announced to members from across
Australia, that The Danks Trust would be donating
$1 million to Australian charities, during this, their 150th
anniversary year.

“How were we to celebrate achieving 150 years?”
asked Graeme mischievously.
“We could have had a party.

We could have given away more stress balls or plastic pens.

But that didn’t seem very memorable to us.

“Instead, it is our intention via The Danks Trust, to give
one million dollars away this year to charity.
The Danks Trust
will make around 200 donations of $5000 each to approved
charities around the country, within the next six months.

“We want to see this money going to communities where
our retailers work and play every day – charitable organisations
which they can identify with, and want to work with.
”
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A
t the time when dinosaurs dominated the world,
they chewed on conifers which had only been
seen by palaeontologists in fossils recovered
millions of years later.
Until 1994, that conifer was
thought - like the dinosaur - to be extinct.
Until an
enthusiastic bush-walker on a hike through the
Wollemi National Park in the Blue Mountains just
outside Sydney, discovered this 70 million-year-old
conifer by chance, hidden away in a narrow canyon.

The excitement and interest spread throughout the botanical
world because this tree, which was named Wollemi nobelis or
Wollemi pine, is considered to be one of the rarest tree species
found on earth, with just 100 trees discovered in the wild.
Over
the evolution of the planet, the conifer has survived 17 ice ages
and has shown itself to be incredibly adaptable to wide ranges in
temperature.

The Wollemi pine has been propagated and nurtured over
many years by Forestry Plantations Queensland for the Botanic
Garden Trust Sydney, until there was enough to be offered to
the keen collector both here and overseas.
These first generation
propagated offspring, became known as the "Collectors
Edition" and were deemed so precious, lots were auctioned
by internationally-known auction house Sotheby s.

The 292 trees were sold in 148 lots, and sold for thousands
of dollars.
The lots were snapped up by botanical gardens and
individual enthusiasts around the world.
All monies raised have
gone back into conservation programs for the Wollemi and
other Australian species.

The interest created, and the growing number of trees meant
that ordinary gardeners had a chance to purchase their own
pine, even though it wasn t part of the original "Collectors
Edition" (and wouldn t be priced in the thousands of dollars).

"The growing of the trees takes place in Queensland and it
took about nine years to work out how to propagate it.

I S S U E 1 1
David van Berkel, Managing Director (left), and Warren Briggs with Loscam pallets
and collars filled with the unique Wollemi Pine.

The Botanical Corporation, which developed and propagated
the original trees, needed a reliable, well-known horticultural
company who could market these unique trees to Australian
gardening enthusiasts.
One of the companies selected was
Van Berkel Distributors, based in Monbulk outside Melbourne.

Van Berkel s third generation Managing Director, David van
Berkel, said the company was selected because it had been in
business for more than 50 years and already sold to both the
nursery industry, supermarkets and via mail order.

"We package and distribute flower bulbs and pot plants sold
through the retail nurseries and chain stores," explained David.

"My grandfather came out from Holland and started growing
tulips.
From selling flowers we were asked to provide bulbs and
attach labels to them.
We purchased a machine that did this
efficiently and from there the company has gone from strength
to strength.
About half our business is now mail order and we
have added the Wollemi pines to our catalogue of plants.
"
David said the Wollemi management s initial request was
for Van Berkel to handle sales and fulfilment of the pines on-line
at a size that could be shipped Australia-wide.

”The pallets and collars are
fantastic for moving plants,
because they can breathe.
”
Loscam charged with transporting
90 million year-old conifers
A 90 million year-old
species which you can
have in your garden.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Following recent resignations, Peter Cooper, Company Secretary and CFO, has announced a significant restructure of the Finance team. Fiona Hudson has been appointed Shared Services Manager -...   [More]

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Following recent resignations, Peter Cooper,
Company Secretary and CFO, has announced a
significant restructure of the Finance team.

Fiona Hudson has been appointed Shared
Services Manager - Finance.
She takes on the
responsibility for the broader transactional
functions within Finance, responsible for Accounts
Receivable and Credit, Accounts Payable and
Administrative services carried out within Finance.

Peter Creighton will remain responsible for
Accounts Payable, managing the relationship with
B2Be who provide ecommerce transactional
services to Danks.

Bridget Hume has a new role of Shared
Services Team Leader, responsible for the day-today management of Accounts Receivable.
Also
developing a range of benchmarking initiatives, as
Finance strives to implement changes designed
to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Jude Prakash has been appointed Group
Finance Manager.
In this role, Jude will take on
end-to-end responsibility for the accounting
function within Finance.
This includes all monthend reporting, statutory reporting, budgeting,
forecasting, inventory accounting, tax compliance
and cash management.

Anthony Hennessy has been promoted to
Management Accountant.
He’s responsible for all
business reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

Plus, he’ll remain a significant member of the ERP
implementation team.
But he’ll relinquish
responsibility for daily management of B2Be
transactions and ecommerce development
within Finance.

Leoni Pary will continue in her role as
Financial Accountant, maintaining responsibility
for month-end results preparation, cash
management, import accounting, miscellaneous
charges and fixed assets.

The objective of these changes is to align the
responsibilities within Finance to match the
requirements of the business.
A great example of
this is chargeback.
The chargeback is becoming
more important to Danks every day.
All chargeback
issues will now sit within the Shared Services
team.
The other key objective is to ensure that
Finance is effective in delivering in the most
efficient manner possible and being successful in
the implementation of programs for the ERP project.

Fiona Hudson said: “the introduction of a
Shared Service Centre - Finance, will allow Danks
to gain efficiencies in relation to transactional
processing across Accounts Payable and Accounts
Receivable.
This will allow us to deal with our
customers and suppliers in a more seamless manner.

“On a personal level, I am looking forward to
the challenge of creating one team, the success
of which will be measured by people referring to
shared services, as opposed to Accounts Payable
and Receivable.
”
Peter added it was business as usual, and
any concerns can be raised by calling him on
(03) 9264 5011, Fiona on (03) 9264 5183 or Jude
Prakash on (03) 9264 5012.

Finance Department Restructure
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Welcome to the Autumn
edition of OneDanks your national newsletter.

As we near the end
of this financial year,
it’s good to focus on
what’s new as a
business.
You will read
in this edition of all the
exciting initiatives
that are taking place,
including the opening of our new WA Distribution
Centre and State Office located in Welshpool.

This facility will enable our customers to
receive the best possible service and provides
us with the capacity to grow the business in
that region.
On behalf of the Board and
management team I would like to congratulate
everyone involved with the move for all their
hard work in setting up the site.
Many of our
customers have passed on their personal
congratulations on how smoothly the transition
came about.

A couple of weeks ago I presented to all our
key suppliers the goals of our business and
how we were going to achieve them.
Included
in that presentation was the announcement of
next year’s National Trade Show & Conference
which coincides with Danks celebrating its
150th birthday.
It’s easy to understand why we
chose a theme of “evolution” for the event,
representing our achievements as a business
since 1859 but more importantly, looking forward
to another era of prosperity through future
growth opportunities and a culture of innovation.

None of the businesses’ past success or
future growth, can be brought about purely by
the implementation of new infrastructure
whether it be Distribution Systems or IT networks
etc.
The only way we will remain successful
as a business is through the commitment, skill
and passion that our people provide.

I encourage you to take time to read through
the stories featured in this issue.
Remember
this is your newsletter and any ideas you wish
to share about your role with your colleagues
around the country are always welcomed.

Graeme Danks
Managing Director
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