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WATER & ENERGY
WATER
Armidale has the capacity to provide water for a population of 70,000 people. Armidale has had no water restrictions and even at the height of the drought its supply never fell below a four-year capacity. Armidale's surplus water resource is available to meet industry needs.The city's water resources include normal treated water, untreated water from supply reservoirs and grey water with applications that could create new industries or expand existing enterprises.
Armidale welcomes business ventures that would produce good returns per unit of water and, if feasible, have the potential to generate employment through further processing or multi-faceted ventures that can pass water from one activity to another.
ENERGY
Armidale is served by Country Energy which manages Australia's largest power supply network. The energy company offers a full range of services that provide an edge, regardless of the size of the business or industry. It tailors flexible green energy contracts to help meet emission targets, offers natural and bottled gas, Internet services, LPG, energy efficiency advice and other specialised services.In addition, Armidale has access to gas (Elgas and Kleenheat) and other sources of energy including solar energy.
TESTIMONIAL
From Garage to Global Glory in Armidale! Starting as a
small florist in Armidale in 1992, Petals has become one
of the leading international florist exchange hubs, relaying
orders for flowers across the world to over 70 countries
through its international websites.
Petals have won many awards, some of which include Small Business of the Year, Best Supply Chain Award, NSW Regional Exporter of the Year and BRW Top 100 Fastest Growing Australian Businesses.
Petals utilises clearing-house technologies, conducts transactions in seven currencies and uses the services of 27,000 florists throughout the world. To better serve the global market, it operates three shifts with a total of 22 employees.
"We're not setting out to be the biggest but we are setting out to be the best," says Chief Executive Scott Williams. "The best to us means fast order processing, simple systems and profitability for our florists and for us. We're convinced that that if we concentrate on being "better", the "bigger" will look after itself,"
"We chose Armidale because of lower business costs but we also found that we had very low employee...
Petals have won many awards, some of which include Small Business of the Year, Best Supply Chain Award, NSW Regional Exporter of the Year and BRW Top 100 Fastest Growing Australian Businesses.
Petals utilises clearing-house technologies, conducts transactions in seven currencies and uses the services of 27,000 florists throughout the world. To better serve the global market, it operates three shifts with a total of 22 employees.
"We're not setting out to be the biggest but we are setting out to be the best," says Chief Executive Scott Williams. "The best to us means fast order processing, simple systems and profitability for our florists and for us. We're convinced that that if we concentrate on being "better", the "bigger" will look after itself,"
"We chose Armidale because of lower business costs but we also found that we had very low employee...
