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also the employees and clients to remain Australian made.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be made in Ballarat for the rest of our natural days, we have to stay Australian owned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople in Australia are choosing to buy not just locally made but to look at where it\u2019s owned as well, I think particularly in the last 12 months that\u2019s separated us and given us some exceptional growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile people want to keep supporting Australian made and owned and buy our product, why would we sell, we have too much pride in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the Mr Haymes and the wider company\u2019s commitment to a quality product, he also said it\u2019s important to the organisation to look after its communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a sizeable amount of money every year that we provide back into the local community through community sponsorships and support,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our way of saying thank you and it\u2019s something we take enormous joy in, whenever someone asks we\u2019re usually more than willing to help.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething dad used to say to us is if you\u2019re not looking after a customer, you\u2019re looking after someone who is, your people come first.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FROM growing up inside the family business to now directing it, Matt Haymes knows a thing or two about paint. Although the Haymes Paint brand is now internationally used and recognised, Mr Haymes said since his grandfather founded the company in 1935, it\u2019s taken some serious hard work and dedication to get it to where […]<\/p>\n