Year 11 Business Management Excursions – Think Fencing, Portarlington

Ex SICG Student – Jack Fitzgerald / Think Fencing

Over the last few weeks, the Year 11 Business Management classes had the opportunity to visit a local business, Think Fencing in Portarlington and hear from its founder and CEO, Jack Fitzgerald.

Jack started Think Fencing over 16 years ago whilst still a Year 11 student here at Saint Ignatius College. He realised there was an opportunity to turn discarded PVC piping into a highly pliable recycled material that could then be moulded into garden edging products and his internationally award winning plastic fence designs.

Students were given a tour of the premises, seeing first hand where and how this highly desirable product is made and heard directly from Jack regarding the hurdles and obstacles young business Entrepreneurs must overcome.

The Year 11 Business Management students were able to see world’s best practices regarding Quality Control, Stock Management, Technology and Automation Systems, Marketing, Advertising, Sales and Promotion techniques.

We thank Jack and the team at Think Fencing for making the time to speak with the students and for sharing his wealth of skills and knowledge on how to turn a simple backyard idea into a multi - million dollar business enterprise located here on the Bellarine Peninsula.

Daniel Palmer and Attel Martschinke | Year 11 Business Management Teachers