Are you a New Business to Knox? We would love to profile you here and to share your story with visitors of Knox Business Direct! From time to time we may also profile a business in one of our printed publications.
All you need to do is send us a short bio on your Company, some images of your business - these can be of your premises, signage, logo's or products.
Most of all, tell us why you have started your business in or moved your business to Knox.
Email us: business@knox.vic.gov.au
Knox Central Apartment Hotel , a new 50 apartment hotel opened its doors on 1 December and offers guests a choice of 1- and 2-bedroom apartments and the use of a heated undercover pool and well-equipped gymnasium. Included in the price are free servi...
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APS Industrial has relocated its Melbourne head office and national distribution centre to Rowville. The company offers a broad portfolio of high quality industrial, electrical and automation products. The 4,500 sqm facility includes an interactive...
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The first sod has been turned at Blue Connections’ soon-to-bebuilt 2875 sqm headquarters at Caribbean Park. The new two-storey office and warehouse facility has been custom-designed with the front façade having full-height glazing that wraps around...
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A lover of music, David Thompson has had a life-long dream to run his own record shop. After working for more than 30 years in financial services, he decided it was time for a career change. Enter Captain Stomp, an independent record store that s...
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Sport lovers in Melbourne have a new ‘go-to’ store that’s just opened in the old Masters building in Knoxfield. French company Decathlon, which has stores all over the world, is quickly expanding across Australia. It opened its first store in Sydne...
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When Bradley Paton chose the location for his company’s first factory, it wasn’t because the street name was the same as his company name! PowerPlus Energy’s new manufacturing facility in Power Road, Bayswater was primarily chosen because it’s clos...
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Damien Anderson has followed his dream and in June established an alcohol distilling business in Knoxfield. With university degrees in biochemistry and biological science, Damien has been a high school chemistry, biology, science and maths teacher ...
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After seven years of operation as an online-only store in Knoxfield, earlier this year Tiny Tots Baby Store opened a showroom in Bayswater. Business owner, Sulani Perks, said the store sells products for bed and bath, feeding, nursery, toys, stroll...
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The Mae Collard School of Music ' s tuition programs nurture a love and enjoyment of music and are tailored to suit all ages and levels of experience, from beginner through to advanced. Our school offers high quality joy-filled lessons with exper...
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Hot on the heels of opening their first Flame Trees Burger Bar in Bayswater, the owners have opened a second. Such is the success of the Mountain Highway, Bayswater trendy restaurant with beer garden, which opened at the end of October 2017, owners...
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Josh Butler is the first person in Australia to open a First Index franchise. First Index is a franchised financial services firm that offers bricks and mortar stores for people to have a place they can go to understand and learn how to become succ...
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Business owners who require business and finance intelligence can now take advantage of the services delivered by Finance B.I. The company was established by Kathy Nguyen, a highly experienced finance professional who has a Bachelor of Business, Ma...
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Here & There Makers cares for people and the planet selling zero waste, upcycled, recycled, fair trade and handmade products created both locally and globally. In this social enterprise created by Michelle Gates, profits are used to provide financi...
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An $8M investment in a new Waterman Business Centre in Caribbean Park has the potential to create 500 new jobs in Knox over the next five years. Located over four floors in the office precinct, the new 8000 sqm centre will have the capacity to supp...
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Businesses from a wide range of industry sectors are now calling Industria Knoxfield home; a new strata office-warehouse development located in the heart of Knoxfield’s commercial/ industrial precinct. Professional service businesses including IT, ...
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Knox Council welcomes Nitto Denko Australia to its municipality, as the company celebrates a new chapter with a grand opening ceremony at its new headquarters in Caribbean Business Park in Scoresby. Nitto is a subsidiary of the 100-year-old Japanes...
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Jessica Gilchrist and her family launched Pink Boots Hire in July 2017, a new business that provides scissors lifts, all terrains, cherry pickers and knuckle booms. Over the past 12-18 months of her entrepreneurial journey, Jess has overcome cancer...
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Little more than one kilometre from its first health centre that was established 10 years ago, Pinnacle Health Club is about to open its fourth centre at Caribbean Park. Back in 2007, Ben Stallworthy was a postman in Knox and looking for the right ...
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“More space and room to grow” is the primary reason for welcoming The Note Group to Rowville. After 24 years in Mitcham, moving in August to larger premises in Rowville allowed The Note Group to consolidate two warehouses into one, providing greate...
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Waterman Business Centres’ largest business hub at almost 7,500 sqm is nearing completion at Caribbean Park. Set to open in December, the centre will provide businesses ranging from entrepreneurs to large enterprises with the opportunity to access...
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Australia’s largest Christmas specialist store has opened its second store on Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully. Christmas Elves was established in Preston in 2010 and is 100 per cent Australian owned and operated. This Christmas wonderland stocks ...
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Knox City Council welcomes Melbourne Eastern Suburbs Hackers Inc. (MESH) who have recently taken up residency at Wantirna campus of Swinburne University of Technology. MESH is a Makerspace that provides an open and safe environment for members to ...
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This new facility located in Mountain Gate Shopping Centre, Ferntree Gully provides a comprehensive and friendly medical service with the latest state-of-the-art equipment. The business was established because the owner saw the need for a quality s...
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With the majority of its blind manufacturing installations in and around the Knox area, Dale Petri decided to move his business from Box Hill to Knoxfield. Aussie Outdoor Blinds is a successful franchise with 14 blind manufacturers throughout Austr...
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In late 2014, Merck Millipore's Australian head office moved from Kilsyth to Bayswater. The life sciences company is a division of Merck KGaA, a German pharmaceutical and chemical giant with a history that began in 1668. It operates in 64 countries a...
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Savcor Products Australia is one of the nation's leading distributors of brand-name corrosion products. Australian owned and operated, the company supplies various industrial sectors and is one of the largest cathodic protection materials suppliers i...
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This impressive new facility in Rowville has more than 4500 sqm of storage space in various sizes that caters for tradespeople, businesses or individuals who need storage and the ability to access it 24/7. It has state-of-the-art CCTV and intercom ...
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Dr Frank Whelan has recently opened Wellington Family Chiropractic in Rowville, a Wellness practice where their purpose is to help you and your family live longer healthier lives. Wellington Family Chiropractic provides natural and effective chiropra...
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