The Cumberland Business Chamber of Western Sydney is a not-for-profit, independent and member-owned organization that represents companies in the industrial sector. It provides opportunities for members to network, gain knowledge, source new customers and suppliers, and addresses challenges facing their businesses. The Chamber advocates for supporting Australian industry and helps members grow through expertise and connections. It identifies issues affecting members and works with authorities to provide practical solutions on topics like innovation, grants, manufacturing, and business skills.

1. “The industrial business chamber of Western Sydney” …
Not-for-profit, independent, apolitical, member owned and operated…
Members typically come from an industrial business or a company which supplies goods and services to the
industrial sector. It might be in engineering, manufacturing, logistics, hydraulics, pneumatics, fabrication,
transportation, tool making, plastic injection moulding or industrial design? Or a supplier of CAD software, forklifts,
sheet metal, lubricants, machine cutters, bolts and fasteners, compressors, chemicals or trucks? Or financial planning,
human resources, training, vehicle repairs, hardware, travel, banking or industrial law…
We are committed to business growth…we provide opportunities for people to meet and encourage each other,
discuss ideas, receive new business building knowledge, source new suppliers and customers, and provide feedback on
challenges they are facing which the Chamber can then present to government or industry associations on their
behalf…
We are strong advocates for “Support Australian Industry. Buy Australian Products.”
Assist our members to grow and become more profitable through gaining business expertise and new connections…
We work with our members to identify key issues affecting their individual businesses or industries as a whole and we
find authority figures with the knowledge to provide practical solutions…
These may include practical advice on becoming more innovative, research and development incentives and grants,
advanced manufacturing, agile production, automation, product development, supply chain management, logistics
and distribution, upskilling, exporting, work place safety, business structure, finance, communication, marketing, etc.
The Industrial Business Chamber of Western Sydney
Cumberland Business Chamber acknowledges the support of our sponsors: (Platinum) Fairfield City Council, Blue Frontier, (Gold) Hope 103.2,
Alpha Hotel, (Silver) St John Bowling Club, Club Marconi, The Inflatable Event Company, Pace Pallet Services, Calmsley Hill City Farm, (Bronze)
PWC, University of Western Sydney, South West Sydney Institute of TAFE
Office: 4 Blackstone Street. Wetherill Park Industrial Estate. Wetherill Park. NSW 2164
T 02 9757 4794 • E manager@cbchamber.com.au • W www.cbchamber.com.au
President: Craig Hingston • VP: Peter Reeves • VP Michael Mourad • Treasurer: Jim Vass

2. Our functions are open to member companies and individuals as well as non-members…
Special Interest Groups are being developed in which members can work together on specific topics and
simultaneously benefit from the information they generate…
We are developing a highly focused Business Development Cell (BDC) which will allow representatives from member
companies to form a working group to assess best practice activities which they can then implement in their
businesses. The initial topic for assessment will be Supply Chain Management. The chair of this BDC is a Chamber
member and the Vice President of the Australian Production & Inventory Control Society and works in one of the
largest food manufacturing companies in Australia.
Our initiatives include:
- After5 networking functions with highly specialised presenters
- Business Building Breakfasts
- Keynote business lunches
- Special Interest Groups
- Business Development Cells
- Sourcing information relevant to member industries
- Connecting members which offer mutually required services
- Liaising on behalf of members with local and state governments, industry associations
- Newsletters
- Identifying business opportunities for members
Primary contact point for industry, non-business groups, local government, government agencies and the community…
Contributing to a sustainable, productive and vibrant business community…
Started in 1987 in the Smithfield-Wetherill Park region (the largest industrial estate in the Southern Hemisphere)…
Cumberland Business Chamber is a member of the New South Wales Business Chamber.