Welcome to the block – UES International move to Wiri
Recently UES International moved into the Wiri neighbourhood. We went knocking on their door to find out more about their history, what they do, and why they chose Wiri as the place to do business.
Nestled in the new Chonny Place Biz Industrial Park, UES International have unpacked, settled in and have opened their doors.
The company provide specialised industrial hardware, rubber, seating, furniture and fit out solutions for the truck, bus, rail and marine industries, as well as the recreational and emergency vehicle markets.
“If you have a ute, chances are there are a lot of our parts that we would sell on there” says CEO Matt Roughan.
UES International has a long history, after all, they have been in business for 120 years. The UES International story started in 1904 when Albert Charles Chandler launched his business in Sydney’s Goulburn Street, providing coach building and blacksmith services.
In the 1930s the company relocated to Marrickville and began producing motor body components. Over the following decades, the business grew and came into the hands of the Morcos family, changing its name from Universal Engineers Supplies to UES International.
UES International decided to make to the more to Wiri for numerous reasons, including the need for extra space, location to customers and cost effectiveness.
“We were in Onehunga, and it was a small facility which we were in for a long time. It suited us when we first expanded to New Zealand, but over time we outgrew the facility. We provide a range of products through the Bunnings network and needed to bring those in-house. We wanted to direct ship from our overseas supplier and we needed a warehouse. So, a bigger space was needed, and that’s why we moved to Wiri.”
UES International products and solutions are found across Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia, Europe, USA and Canada. They have a team of close to 100 people and six people based in Wiri. One of those is Dono Bain, NZ Account Manager, who has been with UES International for six years.
“It’s great being part of the UES team. What I love most is the customer stories. There are some very hard case people working in our industry and I’m a win-win type person. I really like going out and selling and trying to win the customer over” says Dono.
UES International point of difference is their focus on quality products and service to match.
“We provide an engineered solution that’s quality, fit for purpose and supported through great service. We get a lot of our gear from some of top end manufacturers out of Europe, Italy in particular, but also Sweden, France and France. If you want a high-end high quality engineered solution, you’d come to UES explains Matt.”
They have just launched a brand-new website which offers an expanded range available to customers online, with a better user experience.
“It gives our customers access to the range of products that we have online at their convenience. Not only just the products, but the applications on where they’re used in engineering drawings and they’re able to compile, quote and send it through”.
You can visit UES international at Unit I/8 Chonny Crescent or online at https://www.ues-hardware.com/.
They are kindly extending their opening specials for Wiri Businesses and their staff – just quote this story and pop into the store to place your order.