South Australia is an economy in transition and this is clearly demonstrated in the Index – a ranking of the 100 top SA companies, compiled in partnership with Prescott Securities, the University of South Australia and the Adelaide Convention Centre.

This first round of 25 companies (100-76) make an impressive list, creating jobs for about 2000 South Australians and contributing more than $440.8 million to the state’s economy.

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After a tumultuous period of closures and redundancies, South Australia is experiencing a “changing of the guard” and new sectors are rising to take the place of traditional industries.

While manufacturing maintains a firm hold in the first quarter of the list, food, wine and services are making a strong showing and represent half the industries.

South Australian food and wine businesses entering the 100 are dot.com specialists Wine Cru with its successful VinoMOFO page (80), aquaculture company Clean Seas Tuna (88) and Australian Wholefoods (81), creators of traditional Italian  meals which are sold in supermarkets around the country.

Another traditional company, ice-cream producer Golden North (85), has been producing in Laura, South Australia for the past 90 years.

Many of the local businesses in our top 100 are not only leading in their chosen fields around the state and the country, they are also large players on a world stage.

With their bursts of hot, red flames pumping out at the edge of cricket grounds to the sound of fast and loud music, FCT International (93) has become a regular contributor to the atmosphere at major sporting events.

It is now a world leader in combustion engineering and currently consists of three businesses – FCT Combustion, FCT Flames & FCT ACTech.

Starting more than 160 years ago when the materials it produced were somewhat of a luxury, Wigg & Son (91) has demonstrated that old products such as paper and envelopes still have a place in today’s high-tech world.

Skills and services are well represented and demonstrate why the sector is becoming a strong contributor to the state’s economy.

Workskil Australia (76) was established in South Australia in 1982 and is a major provider of employment and community services, participating in many labour market initiatives.

The remaining South Australian businesses from 75 to 1 of the top 100 will be published by InDaily in the days leading up to the South Australian Business Index lunch on Wednesday, 28 October, with SA Premier Jay Weatherill as one of the guest speakers.

A panel discussion will be moderated by InDaily’s Tom Richardson and feature Crows’ chairman Rob Chapman (also the keynote speaker), Uber Australia’s general manager David Rohrsheim, Prescott general manager Andrew Sterzl, prominent local businesswoman Angelique Boileau from Boileau Business Solutions and Professor Jana Matthews, the director of UniSA’s Centre for Business Growth.

Entries for the InDaily South Australian Business Index Top 100 were eligible based on the following criteria:

• They must be a public South Australian company with an Adelaide share registry; or,
• A South Australian-operated company, founded and majority (50.01 per cent plus) owned by South Australians;
• Not owned in part or whole by any government body or government agency;
• Not registered with the ATO as a not-for-profit organisation; or,
• Registered with the ATO as a not-for-profit but gain more than 90 per cent of revenue through commercial activities.

Top SA Businesses: 100-76, the countdown begins

	100 UrbanVirons Group Pty Ltd Sector: Services Financial year revenue: $8,061,517 Employees: 65 UrbanVirons Group has private and government garden service tenders throughout South Australia.
	99 Chamonix IT Management Consulting (SA) Pty Ltd Sector: Information Technology Financial year revenue: $8,402,386 Employees: 41 IT Management and Consulting business
	98 Axiom Properties Ltd Sector: Real Estate Financial year revenue: $9,590,000 Employees: Not published Axiom is a property development and investment business whose current projects include the Churchill Centre in Kilburn.
	97 Caring Choice Pty Ltd Sector: Aged & Disability Care Financial year revenue: $10,000,000 Employees: 130 Caring Choice provides flexible in-home and respite care to more than 2500 South Australians every year.
	96 Boileau Business Solutions Pty Ltd Sector: Services Financial year revenue: $10,687,448 Employees: 42 Boileau specialises in providing technology solutions to the South Australian commercial business sector.
	95 Baker Advertising & Marketing Sector: Services Financial year revenue: $11,127,569 Employees: 11 Baker Advertising & Marketing is a full-service advertising agency based in Adelaide.
	94 Scantech Limited Sector: Manufacturing Financial year revenue: $13,256,000 Employees: 31 Scantech is the world leader in the application of online real-time measurement technology for bulk materials.
	93 FCT International Sector: Manufacturing Financial year revenue: $15,600,000 Employees: 40 FCT International – FCT Combustion, FCT Flames & FCT ACTech – leads the field in combustion.
	92 B.-d. Farm Paris Creek Sector: Food and wine Financial year revenue: $15,668,000 Employees: Not published This biodynamic/organic dairy company produces milk, butter, cheese, quark, yogurt and flavoured milk.
	91 E. S. Wigg & Son Sector: Manufacturing Financial year revenue: $16,000,000 Employees: 80 Wigg & Son has been specialist in the print and manufacture of envelopes for more than 160 years.
	90 Bionomics Ltd Sector: Biotechnology Financial year revenue: $16,616,405 Employees: 140 Bionomics is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to making better treatments for cancer, central nervous system disorders.
	89 Ferguson Australia Sector: Food and wine Financial year revenue: $20,054,666 Employees: Not published Ferguson Australia catch, manufacture and distribute, prestige gourmet rock lobster and seafood products.
	88 Clean Seas Tuna Limited Sector: Food and wine Financial year revenue: $20,133,000 Employees: Not published Cleanseas is an Australian producer of kingfish, tuna and mulloway.
	87 MiniJumbuk, SA Wool Pty Ltd Sector: Manufacturing Financial year revenue: $22,000,000 Employees: 50 MiniJumbuk is designing and producing world-quality premium wool bedding products.
	86 Chem-Supply Pty Ltd Sector: Manufacturing Financial year revenue: $22,120,000 Employees: 65 Founded in 1989, Chem-Supply has grown to become recognised as a reputable and knowledgeable chemical supplier.
	85 Golden North Pty Ltd Sector: Food and wine Financial year revenue: $23,322,196 Employees: 50 Golden North Ice Cream has produced delicious products in Laura, South Australia, for the past 90 years.
	84 d’Arenberg Pty Ltd Sector: Food and wine Financial year revenue: $23,389,000 Employees: 75 d’Arenberg is a world renowned, family owned, McLaren Vale winery that produces high-quality, award-winning wines.
	83 KeyInvest Ltd. Sector: Financial services Financial year revenue: $23,400,000 Employees: 40 KeyInvest is a leading Australian provider of financial and retirement services.
	82 IJF Sector: Manufacturing Financial year revenue: $25,000,000 Employees: 120 For more than 50 years IJF Australia has specialised in office and residential fit-outs with a strong sustainability and family focus.
	81 Australian Wholefoods Sector: Food and wine Financial year revenue: $27,000,000 Employees: 130 A leading manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label meals that are stocked in supermarkets around Australia.
	80 Wine Cru Pty Ltd Sector: Food and wine Financial year revenue: $30,000,000 Employees: 85 Wine Cru Pty Ltd. owns and operates the web portal vinomofo.com that offers daily deals for wines online.
	79 REDARC Electronics Pty Ltd Sector: Manufacturing Financial year revenue: n/p Employees: 121 Redarc has more than 35 years’ experience in developing and building electronic voltage converters and associated products.
	78 Customs Agency Services Pty Ltd Sector: Services Financial year revenue: n/p Employees: Not provided Customs Agency Services is an international freight forwarding and customs brokerage organisation.
	77 Partek Industries Pty Ltd Sector: Commercial construction Financial year revenue: $31,000,000 Employees: Not published Partek prides itself on quality service, innovative building techniques and a track record of customer satisfaction.
	76 Workskil Australia Inc. Sector: Service Financial year revenue: $38,334,738 Employees: 508 Workskil Australia is a major provider of employment and community services, participating in many labour market initiatives.