Our businesses deal in things of a technical nature. Beyond that, they don’t have a lot in common.

We bought them because we understand them, because they are good businesses, and because we think they will continue to be good businesses for a long time yet.

Australian Security Technology and its subsidiary in Macau are in the technically challenging business of managing crucially important keys. The Defence forces, correctional facilities, casinos, universities, hospitals and many other similarly large organisations depend on our products and expertise for the smooth and secure operation of their businesses. Our supply partner and close friend is Morse Watchmans, the USA manufacturers of the most advanced electronic key management system in the world.

Vendart is in the analytical chemistry business. They supply electronic instruments and reagents to environmental groups, water authorities, industrial water treatment companies, and people in the swimming pool and spa industries to enable them to accurately and effortlessly test water quality. Our supply partners and close friends are LaMotte in USA, and Macherey-Nagel in Germany.

CardServ is in the plastic card business. They manufacture these cards in a small factory in China and after customising them in their bureau in Australia and doing a lot else to them besides, they sell them as gift cards, loyalty cards, membership cards and access control cards to all sorts of different companies. The processes involved in producing these cards are complex and require a degree of organisation that few other companies have.

Carbine Media is in advertising. They specialise in advertising pharmaceutical products to the the medical professions, although they are expanding into other industries, too. Their flagship product is a planner which hangs on the wall of every doctor's room in Australia.

For more information about our businesses please follow the links below.