Construction Magazine September 2017 | Page 125

AUSTRALIA

Ben Wright

Chief Operating Officer

Ben Wright worked for leading Australian health care provider Ansell and founded the upmarket fruit and vegetable business ‘ The Market Runners ’. He has also held senior positions in Australia and New Zealand and has been a driving force within the Echo Group since its conception .
Zimmerman says Jim ’ s is an incredibly well regarded , trusted brand and is the largest franchise organisation in Australia . It ’ s a brand that people trust because it ’ s backed up by a million-dollar warranty fund .
“ I ’ m back doing these regional bulk buys again and it ’ s taking me down memory lane ,” states Zimmerman . “ There ’ s an energy revolution going on and we aim to be at the forefront of that .”
“ Our immediate priorities are to ensure that we become a truly national business . The second priority is what we call ‘ Total Solar ’ – to move to large and constructionglobal . com 125