Frontline is an engineering based company who supply Automotive and Defence products to OEM’s/Primes. The company provides full design and engineering services using the latest CAE systems. All products are manufactured to Australian or International standards. Frontline Australasia has an excellent track record in meeting quality, schedule, cost and the safety requirements of customers, and we regard ourselves as a “high innovation” company. Frontline Australasia has approximately 125 employees and sales revenue of approximately AU$50 million.
Company History
1988
Founded as an aerospace machining company supplying to Boeing Australia
1989 Appointed as the Australasian agent for Curtis Wright Controls Engineering Systems- Indal, designer and manufacturer of helicopter landing systems and ship hanger doors for Navy ships
1990 NATA – National Association of Testing Authority accreditation
1991 Established the Australasian Licensing Agreement with Barthel Armaturen of Germany for marine valve technology
1992 Won the Royal Australian Navy contracts to supply helicopter landing systems, hanger doors, decoy winches and valves for the ANZAC ship, class-FFH (10ships)
1992
Purchased Kerr Engineering, manufacturer of tow bars for GM-Holden
1993 Purchased the Ford Australia tow bar operations in Ballarat, regional Victoria
1993 Awarded Victoria Small Business Award
2003 Won the contract to supply valves to the Royal Malaysian Navy-patrol vessel program
2003 Achieved ISO 9001 International Quality Management System Certificate
2004 Achieved ISO 14001 Environmental Quality Management Certificate
2007 Consolidated all plants to a single site
2008 Awarded the Victoria Premiers Innovation Company of the Year
2008 Appointed as a Toyota development company
2009 Finalised agreement with the CSIRO to commercialise the manufacture of seamless, cold spray titanium pipe for global distribution
2009 Awarded in the top three automotive suppliers in Australia as judged by Ford, GM-Holden and Toyota
2011
Aquired by Abcor group, industry leader in fabrication and assembly of steel, aluminum and stainless steel parts.
National Association of Testing
Authority Accreditation