Australian Makers

Christie Barbecues

The inventor of the Australian public barbecue - Christie Barbecues has been making innovative, environmentally-friendly and reliable barbecues for the Australian public since 1965. The third-generation business is located in Carrum Downs, Victoria.

With a focus on designing and manufacturing sophisticated, premium quality barbecue cooktops for Aussies to enjoy and help bolster community, Christie Barbecues understands that public barbecues are a quintessential part of the Australian lifestyle.

Dentons

For over 40 years, Dentons has been designing and manufacturing world-class pillows for sleepers worldwide.

Using a combination of handmade wooden patterns and cutting-edge flexible foam technology, Dentons has developed a range of ergonomic, therapeutic, and temperature-modulating pillows, from its facility in Melbourne.

Each pillow made by Dentons is crafted individually by its passionate Australian workforce, making the company a trusted name in the pillow design and manufacturing space.

Handmade Canberra

Handmade Canberra is an award-winning handmade food & design market that showcases over 250 Australian made designers and producers.

Regularly attracting over 20,000 visitors from all over Australia, the market has a nurturing relationship with its designers and producers who bring a high standard in quality, workmanship and sensational customer service, and an interactive relationship with its customers.

As a Retail Supporter of the Australian Made Campaign, Handmade Canberra supports and promotes handcrafted Australian-made products. Home to one of the largest Australian Made Product Lists in the country through its Directory, Handmade Canberra has been proud to connect Aussies with its makers for over 10 years.

Red Energy

Meet Iain Graham, CEO of Red Energy – a 100% Australian owned energy retailer providing Electricity and Gas to over one million customers across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, ACT and South East Queensland.

Red Energy takes great pride in supporting its customers and communities with great value energy that goes beyond price. Owned by Snowy Hydro, Red Energy employs more than 1200 people, majority of them based in their Customer Solutions Centre in Richmond, Victoria.

They are highly awarded for customer service and the only energy retailer to have won the Canstar Blue Award for Most Satisfied Customers 13 years in a row. Red is an Australian energy company licensed to carry the Australian Made logo for over a decade.

Iain Graham believes that by supporting Australian products and businesses “we can all do a little bit to ensure the future health of our economy and community”.

Bodd

Meet the team at Bodd – a pioneering data and insights company, making scanning and processing technologies that capture ultra-rich human body data.

Bodd’s innovative 3D body scanning technology enables better and more personalised experiences for consumers, companies and brands across the global uniform, health & wellness and apparel sectors. Founded in Melbourne, its cutting-edge body scanning technology has been developed in collaboration with leading Australian academic institutions.

Bodd’s purpose-built scanners and data-processing technologies collect vast quantities of measurement, body and sizing data, along with health and vitals information, which is processed securely via Bodd’s cloud services and can be used by both merchants and consumers with instant insights to create better, more efficient experiences.

The multi-award-winning business has partnered with Bosch Australia to manufacture, distribute, and provide in-field technical servicing and support for all of its hardware units. Bodd is responsible for R&D and prototyping future hardware iterations, while Bosch manufactures units to international standards. Proudly manufactured in Victoria in the Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions (BAMS) division, Bodd scanner units are exported to all corners of the globe.

Light + Glo

When scientists and medical doctors turn their minds to scent, magic happens. Meet the ambience alchemists at Light + Glo.

Founded in 2015 by husband and wife duo Suji & Jeeva, Light & Glo is a multi-award-winning business creating boutique candles. The business prides itself on creating fragrances that are not only novel but crisp and fresh with a contemporary take on age-old perfumes. Handcrafted in Melbourne, their wood-wick soy candles are made from soy wax and blended with natural fragrances of the highest quality.

The Melbourne-based fragrance house is known to take extra special care in every step of their candle making, allowing for a longer, cleaner burn and ensuring that even a large room can appreciate the mesmerizing scent. Light + Glo’s signature wooden wicks crackle like an open fire, so you can enjoy the scent and sound.

Combining an effortlessly cool Melbourne aesthetic with ethical practices, including sustainable and responsible sourcing, Light + Glo candles make you feel as good as your room will smell. Crafted locally, and loved locally.

De Lorenzo Haircare

Meet the team at De Lorenzo Haircare, a name synonymous with style, design, quality and Australian Made status for over 76 years.

De Lorenzo was established in 1945 when brothers Anton & Vincent de Lorenzo opened their first salon in Sydney’s Redfern. With products made for and on behalf of hairdressers, they pioneered the salon-only, Australian-made product model to become a dynamic force in the haircare industry.

In 2022, with a rich history and strong family spirit, the brand is still proudly dedicated to being 100% Australian Made and owned and remains committed to supporting the local economy.

De Lorenzo is one of the few Australian-made professional haircare brands whose products are all conceived, researched, developed, tested, manufactured and dispatched under one roof. At its production plant in Silverwater, Sydney, De Lorenzo’s team of experts dedicate themselves to creating ethical products - pioneered by passion, uncompromising values, sustainability and a strong social conscience.

Considering the impact of their environmental footprint is a way of life at De Lorenzo. Its products are naturally based, biodegradable, 100% Vegan, and environmentally sustainable; in fact, they have been for over 35 years, long before most companies were aware of its importance and relevance to life today. De Lorenzo even uses its own recycled and rain-harvested water system to manufacture its products, saving millions of litres of water per year.

Since its beginnings, De Lorenzo has consistently set, not chased, standards in the Australian haircare industry and has long since been respected, loved and trusted by the Australian market as an aspirational brand that ensures results. Trends come and go, but family lasts forever, and De Lorenzo leads the Australian market with its heart.

Envirosafe

Meet Matt Carey, Customer Experience Officer at EnviroSafe. EnviroSafe is a proud manufacturer of the world’s most effective fly trap, or as avid users know it, “that one that works!”.

Spending time outdoors is a big part of the Australian lifestyle, and for over 20 years, EnviroSafe has helped Australians enjoy the outdoors without those pesky flies.

As a business that values quality, sustainability, and our community, EnviroSafe is incredibly proud for its products to be certified Australian Made and invests heavily in local manufacturing. Envirosafe also partners with social enterprises like Endeavour Foundation to provide meaningful and continued employment for people with an intellectual disability.

According to Matt, the Australian Made logo is the gold standard. He believes it gives EnviroSafe customers confidence, knowing their products are locally made, support the domestic industry and made to a high-quality standard.

The EnviroSafe range includes safe and effective solutions to control flies, European wasps, mosquitos, and other flying insects.