Food Pro 2014 - Retracom Exhibiting

This year, Retracom Contracting will exhibit at FoodPro in Melbourne. We will be promoting our experience in the building of Food Processing Facilities right across food industry.

If you are attending FoodPro this year, we hope you drop by stand M51 and say hello to the David and Darrell who will be attending over the 4 days.

When: 22-25 June 2014

Where: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Cost: entrance is FREE

More information: FoodPro2014

Update on Montagues Cold Storage in Victoria

Retracom Contracting are progressing well on the Montagues Cold Storage facility in Truganina, Victoria in conjunction with Qanstruct. Now into the second month onsite Retracom's General Manager Chris Wormald is pleased with the way the project has advanced, "It is exciting to watch a project of this size evolve from the concept stage through to completion" said Chris.

The 15 000sq m area of freezer will be equivalent to the size of almost three football fields and will contain two freezer chambers and extensive annex and loadout area. The Truganina distribution center will be completed by October 2014.

Retracom Exibits at OZ Water 14

 

 

“Ozwater 2014 came to Brisbane during April and Retracom was in attendance to exhibit our product range to thousands of visitors over the three days.  Held annually in a Capital City by the Australian Water Association, Ozwater attracts attendees from throughout Australia in addition to many international guests.  Retracoms attendance was warmly received and allowed us the opportunity to introduce ourselves to potential new markets in addition to cementing existing relationships.”

 

Retracom Competes in Corporate Triathlon

Corporate Triathlon

On the morning of 3rd of May, Retracom competed in the Fitness First Corporate Triathlon event at Southport. Of the fourteen Retracom competitors, only five employees had competed in a triathlon so nerves were tense before the races.  Two teams did all three legs of the triathlon (swim, ride and run) while the remaining three teams split the legs. While jokes about bull sharks in the Spit and freezing temperatures were rife, in reality the water was clear, warm and inviting for the swimmers to start their races. The gusty chilly wind didn’t slow the bike riders in their tracks fashioning some impressive times and the runners enjoyed the glorious morning along waterfront whilst they huffed and puffed all the way to the finish.  All the Retracom competitors demonstrated immense team spirit encouraging their fellow colleagues in all their races. Retracom finished the day with pancakes and Egg’n’bacon rolls whilst chatting about the next Retracom team challenge, a 24 hour long mountain bike team race. Each participate enjoyed themselves and were glad they participated in the event.

Retracom tour of Acland Mine

"Retracom's Martin and Paula Porter, Shannon Porter and Graeme Partland were recently welcomed by the New Hope Group to their Acland mine for a very extensive and personal tour. By accessing the site in the huge dump trucks the team were able to access places not normally open to the public and get a firsthand knowledge of how advanced the processes are that are in place for this mine. By working in conjunction with their own Pastoral Division the New Hope Group are at the forefront of returning previously mined land back to farmable land. They currently run in excess of 2500 head of cattle on land that has been mined in the last 5 years. Retracom are proud to be associated with the New Hope Group and sincerely appreciated this opportunity that was afforded to them."

Retracom Charity Golf Day 2014

Friday 21^st March 2014

The annual Retracom charity golf day was held last week at the Brisbane Golf Club in Yeerongpilly.

Retracom is proud to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation for a consecutive year with the golf day raising in excess of $16,000 to assist funding research into this disease.

Over 20 teams competed in Texas Stableford format with the winning team being four members from Brisbane Golf Club.

Retracom would like to thank all their suppliers who generously supported the day.

“This is a cause that is very close to my heart” said Retracom’s Managing Director Martin Porter. “I once again would like to thank all the suppliers and players who generously supported the day. Without their backing, a day like this would just not be possible!”.

Retracom takes on Victoria

 

Retracom takes on Victoria

 

Retracom Contracting have made their first move in taking on Victoria’s cold storage and food processing market, employing a new Victorian based Sales Consultant.

Victoria’s insulated panel market is one of the strongest in Australia, with the largest dairy farming industry in the country and is the second largest vegetable growing state. “This is one of the major reasons Retracom has made the move into the Victorian market” said Retracom’s Sales Manager David Hunwick.

Retracom’s newly appointed Sales Consultant, Darrell Murray said he hopes to make Retracom a significant player in the Victorian market.

“I have a great deal to offer and look forward to expanding Retracom’s horizons,” Mr Murray said.

Retracom Contracting are known for building quality cold storage facilities throughout Australia and overseas, however they are not limiting themselves to just the cold storage market.

“The insulated roofing industry is growing and we want to tap into this as well,” Mr Murray said.

Retracom Sales Manager, David Hunwick said employing Mr Murray would allow Retracom to build and strengthen their relationships in Victoria.

Mr Murray has spent all of his professional career in the building industry including owning his own design and construction company.