
12-Dec-2016 | Press
Our People
The year commenced with us welcoming Heather McWhinney to our leadership team in the role of General Manager. Other new faces to join the team throughout the year were Aaron Dixon, Andrea Cisneros, Anthony Maddaluno, Damion Brown and John Raftopoulos. This new talent complements our fabulous existing team which celebrated several significant milestones during 2016 including, HFA Team Leader, Kathryn Harding’s 15 Years Anniversary with the company and the birth of Prerna Sharma’s first child, beautiful baby Opal.
Our Products
We launched international product ranges which included Sedus and Martela, to complement our extensive Australian – made furniture range. Our showroom at Abbotsford was redesigned to incorporate a selection of these products for our clients to experience.
Our Projects
We have delivered many exciting projects throughout Australia during the year, across both our commercial and healthcare divisions. Working closely with our clients, we have delivered creative yet practical, cost effective solutions for their projects. Some of these projects include Gold Coast Private Hospital, Bendigo Hospital, CEVA, Cotton On Group, JLT Melbourne, Arcare, ACSAG and various BUPA projects.
Our Participation
2016 saw us participate in events both at home and overseas. In May we participated in Equinox by providing furniture for the education hub. We explored the evolution of
Commitment to Quality and Environmental Management Systems
Our commitment to providing quality products and service continued throughout the year. Our Quality and Environmental Management systems were recertified and we achieved certification to the new standards of ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015. We also achieved
Corporate and Social Responsibility
During the year our team contributed to several charities through donations from activities such as casual Friday and selling raffle tickets. Our sponsorship also included Team Swinburne’s electric vehicle that participated in the Formulae SAE competition. This is our fifth year sponsoring this project that involves Swinburne University’s engineering students. Our participation in the Greenfleet
As we look forward to 2017, I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the ECF/HFA team to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the year and
Simon Bilalis
Managing Director