Our Story
Busy Bee Brushware Pty Ltd is a second generation family business purchased in 1987. Originally located in Cheltenham Rd, the company moved to 39 Swift Way, Dandenong South in 1999. Our founding director, Maurice Frier, retired in 2011 at age 75, after 25 years in the business. He is succeeded by his son, Christopher Frier, who has been an integral part of the business for nearly 30 years.
In more recent times, we have established our BB Engineering Plastics division, delivering you cut to size Plastic Flat Sheet and Rod, including Polycarbonate, Acrylic, Acetal, HDPE (High Density Polyethylene), UHMWPE (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene), Nylon, Peek to name a few. BB Engineering Plastics is now located not far down the road at 31 Swift Way.
Our 3rd generation family member, Tom Frier, provides us with excellent design consultancy as a fully qualified and accredited Manufacturing Design Engineer.
Our Values
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Busy Bee prides itself on maintaining its Australian and local business focus in the face of overseas competition and imports, and a more challenging economic climate for the manufacturing industry. We are proud to have a number of our products registered with the Australian Made Trademark.
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We maintain a strong relationship with our companions in the Brushware and Plastics industries in Australia, in order to provide a full range of products to our customers.
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We have a great history of helping our customers with their specialist applications, and with our extensive experience we know we can give you expert advice on your Brushware or Plastics needs.
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Our fast service and ability to handle both small and large batch needs speaks to our expertise and time in the industry. We also have a positive workplace culture and a dedicated team that have been with us for many years.
Our Team
We have a program of continuous improvement and innovation to maximise our production efficiency while maintaining focus on safety for our staff, customers and the public.
Chris Frier
Managing Director
Managing Director of our Brushware and Plastics division, Chris is back on the tools building our Plastics division to position our business to handle any of your specialist engineering Plastics needs. With nearly 30 years experience, there is not much that Chris doesn’t know about industrial brushes and engineering plastics applications. And he has the industry contacts to come up with the right solution for your needs. In between, ask him about our garden at the front of the Busy Bee factory at no. 39 Swift Way. He does his best thinking in amongst his veggie patch!
Andrea Frier
Sales & Customer Service
With 10 years experience in the Brushware industry, Andrea is our Sales & Operations Manager for Busy Bee Brushware. Backed by the support of her husband Chris, Andrea can help you with your industrial Brushware needs.
Dearna Edwards
Sales & Customer Service
Dearna joined our team in 2021 and has quickly become an integral part of our sales team. Her previous experience in the Plastics Industry makes her a great fit. You will find her cheery voice and quick wit on the phone or in the showroom.
Neil Tonks
Production Foreman
Production Foreman – the man with the bandana. His experience with Busy Bee for nearly 30 years speaks for itself. Neil heads up our small Production team.
Our Commitment
Busy Bee is committed to providing customers with fast service, quality workmanship, and competitive prices.
Busy Bee Brushware welcomes you to view our extensive range of Brushware and Plastics on our website and e-Store; or, come on in to our showroom. If you have specific needs or questions then please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss.