| 1968 |
Geographe Enterprises is founded by local engineer Neville Hyder in Busselton and named after Port Geographe in the south of Western Australia. |
     
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| 1970 |
First stage of the Bunbury factory is constructed. |
| 1987 |
Launch of 'Solid Pin Kit' - major product innovation developed by Geographe for CAT loaders. |
| 1989 |
Outright winner 'Small Business of the Year', South West Small Business Awards. |
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Geographe Deck & Anchor Winch' recognised for outstanding design at the Australian Design Awards |
| 1991 |
ISO 9002 Quality Management System accreditation for design, manufacture, fabrication & servicing of parts & equipment in the defense, resources & mining industries (first for WA engineering companies). |
| 1994 |
First to fully adopt workplace agreements. |
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First to fully implement self-directed work teams. |
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Acquisition of the FANUC Robot & Okuma Machining Centre 600 which can run for 24hrs unattended (both from Japan). This marks a major stepping stone towards advanced manufacturing technology in WA. |
| 1995 |
Clayton Hyder (MD) embarks on vision to commission a multifunctional turning centre capable of producing an economic batch size of 1. |
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Category winner 'Human Resources Award', WA Industry & Export Awards. |
| 1996 |
Quality accreditation upgraded to AS/NZS IS0 9001 Quality Management System (highest ISO 9001 international quality standard) to incorporate Geographe’s design & development procedures. |
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Geographe Energy' established to cater to the oil & gas industry as an independent business unit within Geographe Enterprises Pty Ltd. |
| 1997 |
Acquisition of the FANUC Robocut Wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) (Japan). |
| 1999 |
Oil & gas division of Geographe Enterprises is established as a company in its own right, 'Geographe Energy Pty Ltd'. |
| 2000 |
First company in WA to adopt the SAP system for medium sized businesses. |
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Acquisition of the Integrex 50 Robotic Turning Centre (Japan). |
| 2001 |
Category winner 'Second Generation Family Business', Family Business Awards. |
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Winner 'CY O’Connor Award' recognising excellence in Engineering, WA Industry & Export Awards. |
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Australia’s first live transaction across the e-marketplace Quadrem took place between Geographe and WMC. |
| 2002 |
Acquisition of the Hofler CNC Gear Grinder – leading international manufacturing technology from Germany. |
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Commence distribution to international markets starting with Papua New Guinea. |
| 2003 |
AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems accreditation for process management, machining, fabrication, heat treatment, electroplating, ferrous & non-ferrous castings maintenance, pressure testing & metallurgical analysis processes. |
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Installation of CISCO VoIP Digital phone System - one of the first companies in Australia. |
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Expands international distribution strategy to Indonesia. |
| 2004 |
Clayton Hyder awarded Western Region category winner for 'Consumer & Industrial Products', Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. |
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Appointed as the authorised service repair centre for Lightnin gearboxes in WA. |
| 2005 |
Acquisition of an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), Mazak Vertical Machining Centre (Japan) & Shigiya robotically loaded Cylindrical Grinder completes the automated milling centre & unattended manufacturing system. |
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S/NZS ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System accreditation for project management, machining fabrication, heat treatment, electroplating, ferrous & non-ferrous castings maintenance, pressure testing & metallurgical analysis processes. |
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Expands international distribution strategy to India. |
| 2006 |
Expands international distribution to Ghana |
| 2007 |
Expands international distribution to the United States. |
| 2008 |
Expands international distribution to Singapore. |
| 2009 |
Geographe celebrates 40 years of manufacturing & launches the new brand. |