Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine June 2015 | Page 49

NORTHLINE
MINING , SUPPLY CHAIN was created 32 years ago , and the basis of it was a line north from Adelaide all the way through to Darwin — and along the way stopping in Alice Springs , Tennant Creek , and Katherine ,” explained Whitton , noting that — while the company has links with every major city from Perth and Brisbane to Sydney and Melbourne today — Darwin is as critical a juncture for trade and distribution as it ’ s ever been .
“ The territory has been a harder market for many people — but we always like to take on the tougher challenges ,” said Whitton . “ From that perspective , it ’ s been a part and parcel of everything we do for the last 32 years . Now is as great a time as ever to expand .”
The culture of a family business Northline is a company that takes pride in not just its achievements , but also its identity as a fully Australian , family-owned entity with operations throughout the continent .
“ Northline is a family business — it is and it always will be ,” said Whitton . “ We maintain a family culture whilst operating in a completely corporate environment — we try to have the best of both

SUPPLIER PROFILE

CHARTER HALL

Since launching in 1991 , Charter Hall has become one of Australia ’ s leading property groups , with a total property portfolio of $ 12.7 billion & 270 office , retail & industrial properties .
With $ 2.5 billion of predominately long-leased industrial properties under management , Charter Hall is one of Australia ’ s leading Industrial property specialists covering 1.8 million square metres in key growth markets around Australia .
Given the sector ’ s strong property fundamentals and the increasing interest from both wholesale and retail investors , Charter Hall has been actively growing its portfolio of high quality industrial facilities over recent years and now has one of the largest portfolios in Australia . The group also has an industrial development pipeline of approximately 683,000sqm , with a potential end value in excess of $ 740 million .
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