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ON THE JOB - AMPERE
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here are even less with
Australian ownership.
Even less again with a family of
over 100 year tradition of manufacturing.
In fact there may be only one - AMPERE
Electrical Manufacturing Company P/L.
AMPERE Electrical is an iconic Australian
company which is proud of its tradition of
manufacturing.
Oswald Mense, a Toolmaker,
manufactured Electrical Accessories in
Vienna at the turn of the 19th to 20th
century. Oswald’s son, John,worked with
his father from 1926 to their departure
from Europe, fleeing World War II. The
Viennese company, OSWALD MENSE
METALLWARENFABRIK, manufactured
switches, power points, lighting and
other goods.
When John came to Australia he was
interned as an ‘enemy alien’ because his
native Austria was occupied by Germany.
After a while, John enlisted and worked for
the war effort as a Toolmaker.AMPERE was
established in 1947 by John, in Melbourne.
Robert, John’s son, also a Toolmaker,
joined the company in 1973. When John
died in 1983, Robert assumed control of
the business.
Under Robert’s control,
the business expanded
enough to
afford
purchasing
two additional
buildings which
then doubled the company’s footprint
in the inner Melbourne suburb of
Prahran. The Company’s catalogue
of products expanded from a six
page single sided list to the 80 plus page
catalogue of today.
AMPERE has brought to the market
leading ‘firsts’ in either product or design
or packaging.
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AMPERE in 1965 were the first company
manufacturing Plastic Cable Clips in
Australia – the QUIKLIP® Cable Clips
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The Australian made ANKA® Wall Plugs
were the first plastic cavity wall plugs
with threads to suit 6 and 8 gauge wood
screws (product is coloured orange).
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The ANKA®Wall Plugs were further
improved to accommodate 7 gauge (red)
and 8 gauge (green) self drilling screws
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QUIKLIP®s were then packed In buckets
of 500.
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Further improvement for
QUIKLIP®s was packing in
Bulk Bins
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Introduction of Australian
made ‘Yellow Tongue’ Cavity
Wall Rods 4 metre long in a
handy plastic bag designed
for easy sale to electricians
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Innovative Australian made
Mounting Blocks for Top Hat
Girders (PURLMATE®) and ‘C’
and ‘Z’ Girders (CnZ MATE®).
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The largest range of
Australian made Threaded
Conduit Bushes and Stops
from 16m to 63mm
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The largest range of Australian
made SBC and BC Lampholders and
Battenholders
AMPERE carries everything from Cable
Handling to Fasteners to Toolbags to
Cutting Tools to Electrical Accessories.
AMPERE has it all.
AMPERE is very lucky and proud to
have long term employees now and in
the past. Many have clocked up more
than 25 years. That gives the company
stability and ensures the high standard is
maintained. Talking of standards, AMPERE
is ISO9001 accredited and zealously
and jealously maintains it at every
Accreditation Assessment.
With warehouses in Queensland,
Melbourne and Perth, AMPERE is able
to supply overnight to all Capital Cities
(except Darwin – that takes longer).
Robert Mense is proud of his heritage
of over 100 years of manufacturing and
distributing electrical products, but the
future is where AMPERE is looking.
With innovations and hard work,
AMPERE continues to look to the
future to provide their customers
with innovative products and reliable
customer service.
> Ampere
www.ampere.com.auThere are less than a handful
of companies manufacturing
electrical accessories in
Australia.
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