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Continuing the legacy Every great build begins with a strong foundation. In the case of West Gosford based commercial construction company, the Pluim Group, the strong foundation was forged more than seven decades ago right here on the Central Coast. The Pluim Group's journey over that time is a family business succession story with an interesting twist. The baton was passed from founder, Bill Pluim to valued long-term staff member, Graham Allen in 1978. And so a new family was ...

Peter Hocking was just 27 when he created a startup building telecommunications network infrastructure in 1998. The ambitious businessman turned over an impressive $250k in his first year. Through smart leadership and strategic decision-making, that start-up evolved into Syscon, a Level 1 Accredited Service Provider (ASP) that delivers turnkey electrical infrastructure solutions for private and government clients and is looking at a turnover of $15 million this year.
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From pharmacy to photographics The name John Ralph is synonymous on the Central Coast with photography and video. However not too many people would be aware that John is a pharmacist by profession and at one stage co-owned three pharmacies in Wyong Shire as well as the invalid aid shop and health food store at Long Jetty. So what prompted this practising pharmacist of twenty years to enter the world of cameras and photography in the mid 1980s? And how did he overcome the numerous challe...

Lee Woodward is the CEO and Creative Director of Australia's largest real estate training, events and systems company, Real Estate Academy. This story explores the evolution of Real Estate Academy and Lee's strategies for future-proofing the business and opening up the possibilities to take his products and services to a global audience. He commenced his real estate sales career in 1992 after completing a plumbing apprenticeship. Just 21 at the time, sales came naturally to him....

Craig Gibbens, James Gibbens & Samantha Swain Think of a steel fence surrounding anything from an airport to a new infrastructure project, bridge, farm or railway line and chances are it was manufactured right here on the Central Coast by the Protective Group. As a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier to the fencing and wire mesh markets in the Asia Pacific region, the Group, which today is led by fourth generation Gibbens family members, has thrived over the past 44 years in ...