How do you tell if a product is purely South Australian?
Since its launch in October 2017, the SA Product Register has allowed consumers to make solid choices and helped local businesses to raise their own profile.
The building and construction sector is the first industry to have access to the register, with a number of local businesses already seeing success from being a part of the Industry Advocate initiative.
The register will be developed in the future to include other sectors such as health industries, creative industries and manufacturing.
The SA Product Register uses a free rating system for products manufactured or supplied in the state, measuring local labour hours throughout the supply chain process.
An example of the rating system featuring the State Brand.
It seeks to support small to medium sized businesses and in turn create jobs and drive economic growth.
A report recently released by Deloitte Access Economics found that small business confidence in SA was at its best since 2013.
Deloitte also says SA has the highest new business survival rate than any other state.
Two local businesses and I Choose SA participants are already showing their support for the SA Product Register.
Best Bricks and Pavers managing director Dino D’Ottavi says he appreciates the Industry Advocate’s willingness to “go into bat” for local businesses.
“The advantage of the register is that it highlights SA manufactured products at the design and specification stage,” he says.
Best Bricks and Pavers sales representative and I Choose SA ambassador Nicholas Bucco. PHOTO: James Knowler / @jkcrewphotos.
Air conditioning manufacturer Seeley International executive chairman Frank Seeley AM says the register helps promote the business’ profile to more than just the everyday consumer.
“The new SA Product Register not only recognises the important contribution Seeley International makes to the state’s economy, by highlighting products that create the most jobs … but also raises our profile with architects, quantity surveyors, project managers and designers,” he says.
Industry Advocate Ian Nightingale says more than 300 expressions of interest have been received from local manufacturing and supply businesses, with more expected over coming months.
Seeley International executive chairman and I Choose SA ambassador Frank Seeley AM. PHOTO: James Knowler / @jkcrewphotos.
“Whether it’s the design of a building, landscaping, an office fit-out or the purchase of ICT systems – more procurement decisions will now deliver greater economic benefit to SA and our local businesses,” he says.
There are more than 140,000 small businesses in SA, representing 98% of total businesses in the state and a third of the workforce.
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