THE BUSINESS
Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety comprises nine businesses, that together make the division the leading supplier of engineering products and industrial consumables, safety, packaging, materials handling and lifting products and services to industry and government across Australia and New Zealand.
Blackwoods is the leading single source supplier of engineering, industrial consumables and safety products in Australia with a value proposition of “All Your Workplace Needs”. Complementing Blackwoods in Australia are four major national specialists: Bullivants (materials handling, lifting and rigging products and services); Protector Alsafe (safety products and training services); Mullings Fasteners; and Motion Industries (bearings and power transmission solutions).
In New Zealand, Blackwoods Paykels is the largest single source engineering, industrial consumables and safety products supplier. It is complemented by leading specialist distributors: New Zealand Safety and Protector Safety (safety products and services) and Packaging House (packaging and hygiene products).
KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
|
| Revenue ($m)* | 1,083.0 |
1,132.5 |
1,165.2 |
1,163.5 |
1,208.0 |
| Earnings before interest and tax ($m)# | 117.2 |
112.0 |
108.8 |
96.8 |
114.6 |
| Capital employed ($m) | 797.3 |
814.1 |
797.9 |
769.1 |
734.4 |
| Return on capital employed (%) | 14.7 |
13.8 |
13.6 |
12.6 |
15.6 |
| Capital expenditure ($m) | 25.4 |
23.1 |
16.6 |
16.3 |
25.8 |
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AGAAP |
*2003 to 2006 revenues have been restated to improve comparability between reporting periods
#2003 to 2004 before goodwill amortisation
