Step inside the world of a local family business with Meet the Owner. These exclusive events offer a rare behind-the-scenes tour and the chance to hear directly from the family behind the business. Learn their story, gain valuable insights, and connect with like-minded family business peers in an inspiring, relaxed setting.
Meet the Owner invites you to experience the inner workings of a family business. From touring diverse premises—be it a factory, winery, or warehouse—to engaging in an open Q&A session, this event offers a unique glimpse into the experiences of a family business. Discover the rich history, challenges, and triumphs of the host family as they share insights tailored to help other family businesses succeed. After the tour, enjoy networking with peers in the family business sector. These events foster a supportive, collaborative community, filled with learning, storytelling, and the camaraderie that defines FBA events.
Why Attend?
- Gain exclusive insights into the operations of a successful family business.
- Learn first-hand from the family behind the business about their opportunities and challenges.
- Expand your network within the FBA community and enjoy a relaxed environment for learning, sharing, and connecting.
- Find inspiration and practical ideas for your own business.
Meet the Owners of Driveline Services Australia
Frank and Margaret Dorrstein established Driveline Services Australia in Brisbane in 1982 as a two person tailshaft repair workshop, built on Frank’s years of personal industry experience and worldwide supply contacts to ensure prompt service and availability of parts into the Australian market.
Forty-two years later, the second generation of the Dorrstein family are firmly ensconced in the business and hard at work pursuing the goal of building a reputation as Australia’s leading independently owned and operated underbody and power transmission specialist. From humble beginnings, Driveline has now grown into a national network of 12 branches and over 100 employees, stretching along the Australian eastern seaboard from Townsville to Tasmania and across the country to Perth.
Now headquartered at Acacia Ridge in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Driveline’s aim is to be a one-stop shop for powertrain parts and services for all drivetrain assemblies. Driveline provides full workshop and rebuild services for drive and driven assemblies used in mining, light fleets, four wheel drive, passenger, performance, truck, bus, defence, agricultural and industrial applications.
Driveline’s point of difference is a passion for prompt, professional and personal customer service and the flexibility and agility of operations that comes with remaining a fully independent Australian family owned and operated business in a world where increasing corporatisation and bureaucracy has impacted many competitors. With a customer base stretching from retail customers and small local workshops to large multinational mining and maintenance companies, Driveline also retains a number of loyal and long serving staff members, some of whom have been employed for over three decades and been an integral part in the company’s growth over that time.
Please contact the FBA Office on 1800 249 357 if you have any questions or require assistance with your registration.
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