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Simon Hackett (left) and Philip Vafiadis beside VAF's innovative SoundWallIconic loudspeaker manufacturer VAF Research is aiming for strong growth this year with innovative new products, a beefed-up channel and the backing of technology entrepreneur Simon Hackett.

The Adelaide company sells directly from its Kent Town head office as well as distributing products nationally through selected resellers. This distribution network will be expanded this year, with the goal of substantially increasing the volume of indirect sales.

VAF attracted the interest of Simon Hackett – the Internode founder, NBN director and technology investor – after he bought a pair of VAF speakers in November 2012 to install at his office at Base64, the $3 million renovation of an historic 1865 Adelaide mansion and surrounding buildings that is now a state-of-the-art business centre.

During the past 18 months, Simon and VAF founder Philip Vafiadis have collaborated to define a shared vision for the company’s future and where the market is heading. This has involved streamlining a number of back-end systems, a refresh of VAF’s brand and website and the development of a new national distribution strategy.

Philip Vafiadis, whose other business interests include chairing business innovation specialist Innovyz and who also co-founded Zen Energy Systems, said 2016 was shaping up as a great year for VAF Research. “We have big plans for this year,” he said.

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Redflow Executive Chairman Simon Hackett

Brisbane-based Redflow reports it will launch its residential energy storage offering in late March, including details of the appearance, pricing and performance of its home batteries.

In an announcement to the ASX yesterday, Redflow (ASX:RFX) also stated that it expects its residential offering to be applicable for international markets.

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The Pancake Parlour Financial Controller Darren CottonMelbourne restaurant chain The Pancake Parlour has simplified reporting, business analysis and ease-of-use since Evolution Business Systems (EBS) upgraded its financial management system.

The 50-year-old company, which operates 12 restaurants throughout Melbourne, recognised in 2012 that its ageing business management system was holding back its growth plans.

Simple tasks, like exporting data from the system into a spreadsheet, were not possible, preventing the company from undertaking deeper analysis of its everyday business data. Also, each time The Pancake Parlour opened a new restaurant, it had to pay thousands of dollars to commission new consolidated financial reports incorporating its latest outlet.

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Sitebook's Chris AnthonyAustralian-developed Sitebook has made managing building projects as easy as using your smartphone by adding project management tools to its affordable building safety app.

First released as a OH&S tool, Sitebook now lets builders schedule and track tasks for multiple construction projects, maintaining safety compliance, and staying in touch with staff, subbies and suppliers, keeping your project on time and budget.

SiteBook, which runs on an Apple iPad or Samsung Galaxy, not only saves you time and money, but takes away the pain of managing projects by letting you monitor your site from wherever you are. For more about SiteBook, visit www.sitebook.com.au.

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