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Oomiak opens Service Centre in Brisbane 27th October 2008

The new Service Centre is a one-stop location for all of Oomiak’s services, including preventative maintenance and emergency service support, full design and engineering services and installation and equipment leasing.

‘Starting a new service centre is an important and exciting strategic step forward for Oomiak’, says Chief Executive Officer Cate McGuire. ‘Importantly it ensures we are able to support our existing customers in Queensland with a full range of services and provide new customers with an alternative level of service'.

The Service Centre is conveniently located in Morningside and customers are invited to contact The Customer Service Team by phoning the toll free number 1300 731 699.

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Design team leader Mark Twigger at international conference in Germany

Oomiak is fully up to speed with the most advanced solutions to help customers tackle the challenges of climate change and associated legislation, especially the impending emissions trading scheme and phase out of HCFCs and HFCs.

Mark Twigger recently attended the Chillventa exhibition. This is one of the most important trade shows on the international circuit because it represents the largest number of manufacturers and suppliers to the refrigeration industry outside the United States.

The main focus of Mark’s trip was to increase Oomiak’s knowledge and expertise in new technologies and applications, particularly in relation to energy efficiency and tackling climate change. For customers this will means Oomiak is able to offer the most advanced and efficient solutions for their refrigeration needs and support in addressing the challenges of climate change legislation including the impending emissions trading scheme and phase out of HCFCs and HFCs.

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Energy efficiency benefits customers . . . and the environment

A chicken hatchery in Tamworth New South Wales, chilled water piping for a mine in the Pilbara Western Australia and a refrigeration system for a business park in Somerton Victoria are recent projects that demonstrate Oomiak’s focus on energy efficiency.

On every project Oomiak backs sound engineering know-how with clever design and systems implementation to ensure the immediate and future needs of customers are met. Engineering solutions are focused on achieving energy efficiency to the benefit of both customers and the environment.

Natural refrigerants are always the preferred option.

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Governor launches SA premises

The Governor of South Australia, Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR launched the new South Australian base for industrial refrigeration company Oomiak Pty Ltd on 22 April 2008.

The launch coincides with the company’s biggest project to date—a multi-million contract to deliver refrigeration and mechanical services to Baiada Poultry’s hatchery in Tamworth New South Wales.

Oomiak, which has facilities in Adelaide and Melbourne, started just two years ago, and today employs more than 20 industrial refrigeration specialists and technicians, a number of them young apprentices.

Oomiak’s chief executive, Cate McGuire, said it was hugely significant that the Governor accepted the invitation to officiate at the launch of the Dudley Park premises.

‘We knew the Governor was keen to support business in South Australia, and Oomiak is one of the state's newest and freshest. We’re already successful in Australia and beginning to build a presence in Asia.’

‘Our approach, like our name, has always been innovative. An Oomiak is a large open boat of the Inuit (formerly Eskimos) in which they moved from place to place, often from one climate to another. There is also another fit—the boat was used primarily by women and, to my knowledge, I am the only Chief Executive of an industrial refrigeration business in the country.

Cate says the company takes great pride in its training of apprentices, so important to building the nation’s skills base.

View images of the launch in the photo gallery

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New crew members

Services to customers throughout South Australia have been boosted not only by the new facility, but also a number of new appointments, giving an already solid team additional industrial refrigeration credentials.

The company is proud to be investing in building its workforce and by taking on apprentices. It means we can develop skills and attitudes in line with business objectives and, at the same time, contribute to the wider community.

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China fields team for the first time - Oomiak a premier sponsor

The third Australian Football International Cup will be staged in Melbourne and Warrnambool in August and September 2008.The event will be a key feature ofthe Australian Football League (AFL)’s 150th anniversary celebrations.

This competition is only open to foreign nationals, and no Australian players are able to participate. In addition, no professional players are allowed to represent their countries.

In 2002, 11 nations attended the first AFL International Cup. In the grandfinal, Ireland beat Papua New Guinea to win the inaugural International Cup championship. In 2005, kept out a competitive Papua New Guinea to become the second International Cup champions. Both grand final matches were very exciting and played at a very high.Two University teams were formed in Tianjin, and various matches and training
sessions have been held since 2006, including involvement with ex-pat clubs, Beijing
Bombers and Shanghai Tigers.

In 2007, the program is focused on developing a Chinese team to participate in the 2008 International Cup In the February 2007, Suzhou became a new development area with 2 PE teachers visited Melbourne to participate in a training program run by
the AFL. Suzhou now fully embraces Australian Football as it has become one of the sports offered to primary school students as part of their PE classes.

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Work Experience

Has its own rewards

Oomiak takes on two young people from Woodville High School for work experience, with a positive response from the boys and school.

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Frank Vale Award

Rewarding the industry’s up-and-comings

Peter McGuire is Oomiak’s nominee for the 2008 Frank Vale Award, the Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association (RWTA) award recognising young people who have demonstrated a broad knowledge of the industry.

Manager—Capital Projects, Peter is responsible for managing aspects of the business instrumental to its success: people and projects.

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Cool Runnings

What does it take to make a business stand out from the crowd?

Cate McGuire of Oomiak has a simple answer. "Just be good, that's different enough."
McGuire is the co-founder and now chief executive of Oomiak, an Adelaide based industrial refrigeration business. Industrial refrigeration? How boring is that? Herding tradespeople, like cats, around big bits of machinery on the top of city buildings? Those guys work with their hands, not with their heads, how do you do it? people ask McGuire ...

Read the full article from The Independent Weekly
Mon 30 - June 5, 2008

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