The full company name is Sourcing 4 Success Australia Pty Limited.

S4S Australia will be headed up by Paul Hulley who will be installed as managing director. Paul joins S4S from one of the world’s largest pump manufacturing companies where he held the post of engineering manager for many years and brings with him a broad range of skills developed from dealing with global manufacturing issues.  One of Paul’s initial tasks will be to assemble a highly skilled team of international sourcing consultants who can provide high value consultancy services to company’s initially based in Australia, but also in New Zealand and eventually to companies throughout South East Asia. These markets are currently serviced from the group’s offices in Lancashire.

S4S Limited identified Australia as a growth market for the company’s core business offering of providing global sourcing solutions to large companies dealing in high value, labour intensive manufactured and engineered components and products. Australia’s proximity to a large number of emerging markets also maximises the opportunity to reduce component costs.  

The new company launch is part of the growth strategy adopted by S4S designed to provide clients with a “one stop window to the world” in terms of purchasing, manufacturing and sourcing opportunities and quickly follows the relocation of S4S from Rochdale to new offices, the recruitment of UK based personnel and the recruitment of key personnel in India.

Steve Dobson, managing director at S4S said, “This is great news for S4S and our clients. It’s important to increase our international network to ensure we can act quickly to changes in global markets and provide our clients with the best global solutions. We had been planning the Australian company for some time as we identified the market as having massive growth potential. “Steve continues “By recruiting such a capable individual as Paul, we were able to accelerate the opening timetable and we are all thrilled to have the Australian company up and running so quickly”