Slide 1: 50 Years as an ASX Listed Company
For personal use only 50 YEARS AS AN ASX LISTED COMPANY
Slide 2: Pre Listing: Humble beginnings in the Lucky Country
Pre Listing For personal use only “Humble beginnings in the Lucky Country” August 1949 - George Schaffer arrives in Australia with his wife Blanka and their young daughter, Danielle, having escaped from war-torn Europe along with a wave of entrepreneurial migrants. In his luggage, Rosa Cometta - a c
Slide 3: Pre Listing: Humble beginnings in the Lucky Country
Pre Listing For personal use only “Humble beginnings in the Lucky Country” May 1950 - After a mere 8 months, the grand opening of the Swan Block Co. Pty. Ltd. was performed by Sir David Brand, Junior Minister for Industrial Development. May 1950 to December 1950 - George found himself with a new maj
Slide 4: Pre Listing: Humble beginnings in the Lucky Country
Pre Listing For personal use only “Humble beginnings in the Lucky Country” January 1951 to April 1955 - George persuaded Mr Mac Mitchell, the Chief Inspector of the State Housing Commission, who was also a builder, to join him to form a new company which would offer ready-made homes out of the concr
Slide 5: Pre Listing: Humble beginnings in the Lucky Country
Pre Listing For personal use only “Humble beginnings in the Lucky Country” April 1955 to November 1955 - 250 acres were purchased at Jandakot and the manufacture of sand- lime bricks commenced. The official opening by the Minister for Housing and Development took place on the 30th of November 1955,
Slide 6: The First Years – Calsil Limited
The first 25 Years – Calsil Limited For personal use only “Growth of a National Brick and Paving Company” 1966 - Colortone Holdings Ltd’s brickworks and sand quarries in Frankston, Victoria were purchased. Calsil Limited became the first Western Australian public company to operate manufacturing bra
Slide 7: The First Years – Calsil Limited
The first 25 Years – Calsil Limited For personal use only “Growth of a National Brick and Paving Company” 1973 - Built a brick plant at Wacol, Queensland. 1973 - Built a brick plant at Sunshine, Victoria. 1973 - Took over Hollowstone (WA) Pty. Ltd., a main competitor. 1974 - Further expanded Blackto
Slide 8: The First Years – Calsil Limited
The first 25 Years – Calsil Limited For personal use only “Growth of a National Brick and Paving Company” 1984 - Purchased Shilkin Leather from the company’s Receiver. George Schaffer and the Board were looking for diversification and a new challenge. This opportunity aligned with George’s strong vi
Slide 9: The First Years – Calsil Limited
The first 25 Years – Calsil Limited For personal use only “Growth of a National Brick and Paving Company” 1988 - From its small beginnings at Jandakot to the national brick and paving business it had become, Calsil’s core business was sold to Boral for $43m. Calsil Limited remained as a $15m “cash b
Slide 10: The First Years – George Schaffer AM
The first 25 Years – George Schaffer AM For personal use only George Schaffer AM never stopped building. Australia had rewarded him for this enterprise and he continued to reward Australia with new ideas and new ventures. His achievements were invariably marked with a dignity growing out of thoughtf
Slide 11: John Schaffer
The second 25 Years – John Schaffer For personal use only Following the sudden death of his father, John Schaffer found himself thrust into the role of Chairman and Managing Director of Schaffer Corporation. Thus began the second 25 years of our history that continued our transformation from our hum
Slide 12: The Leather Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Leather Division 1989 to 1992 - After the purchase of Shilkin Leather in 1984, the Leather Division expanded through Gosh Leather (Furniture Leather). 1992/93 - Further expansion of Gosh Leather with new facilities in North Coogee,
Slide 13: The Leather Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Leather Division 1994 - Reverse takeover of Howe Leather Pty Ltd by backing in our Leather assets and using institutional capital and shareholding for the balance. Furniture leather manufacture transferred to Gosh, with Howe Leathe
Slide 14: The Leather Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Leather Division 1997 to 1998 - Built a new Tannery at Rosedale, Victoria. 1998 - Anton Mayer joined Howe, and transformed the focus, strategy and the way the business operated. He has been a fantastic partner ever since. 2001 - Bo
Slide 15: The Leather Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Leather Division Today - Howe is a global business in the Automotive Leather industry with facilities in Victoria (Australia), Slovakia and China, supplying to leading automotive manufacturers in Europe, Asia and Australia. FY13 Re
Slide 16: The Building Materials Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Building Materials Division 1989 - Expansion of Delta facilities and production range to include prestressed, precast concrete product. 2002 - Large expansion of prestressed production capacity. 2007 - Major yard and factory expans
Slide 17: The Building Materials Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Building Materials Division Today - Delta has become the leading West Australian precast, prestressed concrete producer, supplying a large number of high profile projects throughout Western Australia. Delta Factory, Herne Hill 16
Slide 18: The Building Materials Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Building Materials Division 1993 - After a 5 year exclusion period from the sale of Calsil to Boral Ltd, Urbanstone was established by purchasing a sandpit at Jandakot, Western Australia (our current property) for the production of
Slide 19: The Building Materials Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Building Materials Division 2006 - Purchase of Limestone Resources Pty. Ltd., a supplier of natural and reconstituted limestone blocks, and operator of several limestone quarries. 2007 - Purchase of Archistone Pty. Ltd., a supplier
Slide 20: The Building Materials Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only Today - Schaffer Building Products successfully delivers a broad range of niche products and design solutions for the construction, resource and landscaping markets nationally. Schaffer Building Materials combined: FY13 Revenue: $58.5
Slide 21: The Property Division
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only The Property Division 1994 - Commencement of the Syndicated Investment Property Portfolio. This added further diversification to complement the portfolio of owned/operated properties. Today - A portfolio of quality investments and owne
Slide 22: Gosh Investments
The second 25 Years – Schaffer Corporation For personal use only Gosh Investments 2006 - Following the closure of the Gosh Leather business at North Coogee, Western Australia, the site became a leased investment property with future development potential as a result of the plan to convert the Cockbu
Slide 23: The Present and Future
The Present and Future For personal use only The corporate diversity that has been created over the second 25 years has aided Schaffer Corporation to consistently produce consolidated profits, even through the Global Financial Crisis. 22
Slide 24: The Present and Future
The Present and Future For personal use only Over the past 50 years we have been extremely proud to share our rewards with our shareholders. The company has never missed a dividend in each year the company has been listed. $108 million in fully franked dividends paid since 2001. 23
Slide 25: The Present and Future
The Present and Future For personal use only From the humble beginnings in the sandpit at Jandakot, to the diversified company of today, we are proud of our history and achievements. Our business diversity, combined with the experience, drive, loyalty and cohesiveness of those involved with Schaffer
Slide 26: A toast to years as a listed public company
A toast to 50 years as a listed public company For personal use only Thank you to you, our shareholders, for your loyalty and support over the 50 years that Schaffer Corporation Limited (previously Calsil Limited) has been a publicly listed company. We acknowledge you, along with the employees, asso