Knox Business Life - November 2011 (Issue 48)

Knox Economic DevelopmentSIGMA’S HQNOW IN KNOXSigma Company Limitedhas recently consolidatedand relocated its Victorianwarehouse operations to anew site in Rowville, whichhas also become Sigma’s newnational head office.Sigma is a wholesaler and distributor ofpharmacy and consumer products, andowns the pharmacy brands Amcal, AmcalMax and Guardian.Distribution centres formerly in Lavertonand Clayton and offices that were inCroydon and Clayton are now operatingfrom the one location.The office building and adjacent warehousehave undergone a complete refurbishmentand are designed for maximum efficiencyfor its 400 employees. The facilities offerstate-of-the-art features in all aspects ofdesign including a fully equipped staffcafé.Mark Hooper, CEO of Sigma, saidRowville was selected for its newcorporate head office and centraldistribution centre because ofthe availability of superiortransport infrastructureSigma’s newwith easy access tohead office isMelbourne’s freeways, thenow in Rowville.ability to consolidate all theMelbourne distribution centreson one site and provision of a‘Knox City Council has offered great supportmore spacious facility to accommodate by providing a range of information to enablethe needs of employees.Sigma to facilitate planning and refurbishmentof its new facilities. The Council also provided‘The numerous benefits to Sigmaimportant local information in the form ofin combining its various Melbournea welcome pack for Sigma employees, withoperations include improveddetails that included bus routes, shopping,productivity and staff morale due torunning and bike tracks.’open and collaborative work spaces,and the synergies offered by having all Sigma has distribution centres in everydepartments in the one location,’ MrAustralian state and employs 900 staffHooper said.nationally.GET THE TREATMENT IN KNOXMelissa O’Connor,Remedial Massage Therapist,Claudia Ciorciari, Spa Directorand Sarah McAndrew, SpaBeauty Therapist make youfeel welcome at the newendota spa Knox.endota spa is an Australian success storythat has arrived in Knox owned andoperated under franchise by Claudia andFrank Ciorciari.Although endota spa Knox is their firstbusiness together, Frank is an experiencedbusinessman running Café Sapore inChadstone and Sette Bello restaurant inGlen Waverley.Claudia’s background in retail, hospitalityand account management, positions herwell to manage endota spa in Knox, which islocated in Knox City and offers treatmentsincluding massage, spa body treatments,facials, waxing, manicures, pedicures, spraytan and spa treatment packages.The new business employs six therapists,including one remedial therapist with aprovider number, so patients can claim onhealth insurance.According to Claudia, ‘Knox groups will bewell catered for, from group spa treatmentsto corporate retreats and couple packages.‘Exclusive to Knox businesses, we arepleased to offer them ‘Mid-week Magic’.This means for any booking from Mondayto Wednesday all half hour treatments areupgraded to one hour,’ she said.www.endotadayspa.com.au/knox[6]Knox Business Life | Issue 48 NOVEMBER 2011