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Success stories

Austrade Russia has a proud record of success working to bring Australian exporters and Russian buyers together. Our introductions, assistance, knowledge and professional services play an import role in literally millions of dollars worth of new trade every year.

But enough from us: what do our customers say about Austrade? This section provides real-world testimonials from companies that Austrade has assisted to build profitable business relationships in the fast-growing Russian market.

Company name	Company industry	Success story
An Meá	Oil and Gas Technology Equipment and Services	Sydney-based risk management consultancy An Meб is an example of an innovative Australian business that has successfully tapped into Russia’s remarkable economic turnaround. See more
Ausbay International	Food and Beverage	A good example of successful business development in the Russian meat industry is Ausbay International, a supplier of high-quality meat such as Angus beef, lamb, bobby veal, grain-fed beef and pork. Its clients include high-end restaurants, hotels and supermarkets. At present the company is the only supplier of chilled meat in Moscow. See more
Australian Education International	Education	Australian Education International (AEI) launched its Russian market-entry pilot project in 2004. The project consists of two initiatives... See more
Australian Travel Marketing	Tourism	Australian Travel Marketing is an Australian-owned inbound tourism operator. It opened an office in Russia in 1996 and now draws more than half of its business from the Russian market. Its business model is predominantly business-to-business, with sales handled through some 2,000 travel agents in Russia and the CIS, including large organisations such as Capital Tour, Intourist, Mondo Tours, Quinta Tour and TransAero Tours. See more
DataDot Technology	Technology Equipment and Services	DataDot Technology is a Sydney-based technology company that designs, manufactures and sells a world-leading solution for marking assets and parts for identification and security purposes. With support from Austrade, DataDot has made significant progress in the fast-growing Russian market. See more
Di Marca Pty Ltd.	Professional Services	Melbourne-based Di Marca Pty Ltd. is a specialist brand development company. It provides brand design strategy, product development and packaging, through to online marketing and e-commerce. See more
Essa Australia Limited	Mining and Metallurgy	Perth-based mining technology and services company, Essa Australia Limited, recently announced sales of $1.15 million worth of product and equipment to Russia and Kazakhstan. See more
Expo-Trade	Consumer Goods	Port Adelaide-based company Expo-Trade has carved out a significant niche for Australian sheepskins in the Russian market. It currently exports around 40–50 containers full of lambskin and sheepskin material to Russia each month — and the aim is to double this volume in the next few years. See more
Fox Creek Wines	Wine	Fox Creek Wines is helping the Russians get to know more about Australian wines. The winery is now also selling into Brazil, India, and Singapore, as well as Russia. See more
Gekko Systems	Mining and Metallurgy	Russia holds approximately 15% of the world's mineral wealth, with an estimated valued of US$350 trillion. Little wonder international mining companies are lining up to enter the Russian market. Ballarat-based mining technology company Gekko Systems is used to competing against the world's best and winning, so it was understandably enthusiastic about attending Australia Week in Moscow 2005, the largest Australian trade promotion ever held in Russia. See more
Global Welding Supplies	Oil and Gas	Global Welding Supplies is now exporting welding and cutting machinery, rods, wire, accessories and safety items to Russia. See more
Majestic Opals	Consumer Goods	Owned and operated by the Provatidis family, Majestic Opals covers the entire opal exporting process, from mining to cutting, polishing, setting and sale. Australia Week in Moscow 2005 gave the company an encouraging first glimpse of the boom-town conditions in a city that boast 33 billionaires and a swelling coterie of people with serious disposable incomes. See more
Mincom	Mining and Metallurgy Technology Equipment and Services	As Australian software and services provider Mincom Limited looked around the world for expansion opportunities in 2000, it set its sights on Russia, one of the last great untapped markets for information technology companies. See more
Miranda Wines	Wine	Australian wine company Miranda won a Gold Medal for its Darling Harbour wine at Prodexpo, an annual food and beverage international exhibition held in Moscow. See more
Nippon Meat Packers	Food and Beverage	Nippon Meat Packers Australia, one of the country’s leading processors and exporters of premium grain-fed beef, is carving out a juicy portion of Russia’s high-end meat market. See more
Performa Global	Professional Services	Performa Global is a Sydney-based product, brand and service consultancy. It has developed a highly successful long-term relationship with Aeroflot. See more
Quintrex	Technology Equipment and Services	Australia’s largest builder of aluminum boats, Quintrex, is now shipping trailer-able ‘tinnies’ by the container load to Russia. See more
Red Oxygen	Technology Equipment and Services	Australian desktop to mobile messaging specialist, Red Oxygen, is now providing texting software for Beeline, the second largest mobile phone operator in Russia, with 56 million subscribers. See more
RMIT University	Education	Melbourne-based RMIT University has the largest number of Russian students (18) of any Australian education institution. RMIT University is now in the process of establishing an English language centres in Moscow and St. Petersburg in partnership with local education institutions. See more
Russian Gateway Tours	Tourism	Russian Gateway Tours is an Australian-owned tourism operator specialising in the Russian market. With growing interest in travel to Russia for business, sightseeing and adventure, the company has enjoyed steady growth in recent years. See more
Vision Systems	Technology Equipment and Services	Vision Systems lays foundations for long-term growth in Russia. See more
Wagners	Mining and Metallurgy	Wagners is an Australian private company that specialises in the supply of quarry products and ready-mix concrete to the construction and petroleum industries. See more

About Austrade

Austrade is the Australian Trade Commission, an agency of the Australian Government whose mission is to promote export trade for Australian companies. It achieves this goal by helping Australian companies develop international markets for their products and services and by helping organisations in countries such as Russia to find Australian suppliers and business partners.