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CHRIS:

           

Chris started his apprentice Sawdoctoring trade manufacturing Band, Gang and Circular Saws in New Zealand. After become fully qualified he worked at various Sawmills and successfully assisted with the  installation of a Sawmill upgrade of Double cut Bandsaws, Edgers and Linebar Resaws.

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Wanting to enhance and further his knowledge of Sawmilling/ Sawdoctoring, Chris moved to Australia in 2006 and has since established himself in our Sales Director/ Technician role. Chris is well known and respected in his field and strives to maintain and expand his knowledge of our ever changing industry.

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As at 1/1/2020, Chris has taken over the role of Managing Director from Kevin with the added title of Sawmill Solutions Advisor.

MATHEW:

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Mathew is Phoenix's latest acquisition and joins the team to manage our North Altona Bandsaw Manufacturing facility.

Mat began his apprenticeship in the Green Triangle region of South Australia in 1996. Over the years he has trained in High Strain Bandsaw, Circular Gang Resaw, Edger and Chipper Service, Machine Alignments and overall Maintenance. Mat has gained skills in both Hard and Softwood Mills with Green and Dry Mill applications.

Wanting to expand his knowledge within the ever diverse timber Industry, he also worked within a Saw Service company and at times was sub contracted to various sawmills to assist with trouble shooting and other Sawdoctoring aspects.

Mat possesses a keen eye for detail, is a problem solver and has an uncompromising high standard of workmanship.

In 2018 Mat completed training in the USA at Wright Machine Tools and is now our Wright Service Technician.

We are proud to bring Mat on board to ensure future growth and sustainability for our family orientated company.

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KEVIN:

 

After 40 years with Phoenix, as at  September 2020 Kevin has retired!!

 Kevin is leaving the day to day operations of Phoenix to Tracy and Chris but you can still depend on that personal visit - he's favourite part of woking for Phoenix!

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TRACY:

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In 2003, when Kevin purchased Phoenix outright, he could foresee the need for a lot more travelling to service his customers. He then realised that he required the assistance of a very reliable, customer focused and capable person to run the office.

Kevin, realised that his Daughter Tracy, who had all of these attributes, was the ideal solution to his problem and she accordingly joined Phoenix.

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As at 1/1/2020, Tracy was promoted to Chief Executive Officer overseeing all company operations from the office in Parramatta.

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 Tracy now works from an office in her home and remains the first point of contact for any customer enquiries which will be redirected to either Chris or Mat with the occasional expertise required from Kevin!

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PAUL:

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Paul joined Phoenix in 1999 where his main roll at that time was to be part of the construction and testing of our new $1M Bandsaw Toothing Line in Sydney. Upon its completion later that year, Paul assisted with its relocation to our factory in North Altona, Victoria and then the installation and commissioning of the machine. Nowadays, Paul’s responsibilities consist of the ongoing servicing and maintenance of this machine as well as the manufacturing and dispatching of all our bandsaws orders throughout Australia and the Pacific Region.

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