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SA's Top 100 companies revealed: The full list

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Today we name the top 100 South Australian companies, as revealed by the InDaily SA Business Index.

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The list, developed by analysts at Prescotts Securities, measures financial year revenue and each company’s contribution to employment.

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.

	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.
	75 Cooper Energy Limited Sector: Oil and gas Financial year revenue: $39,100,000 Employees: 22 Cooper Energy is an ASX-listed exploration and production company with oil production of approximately 500,000 barrels per annum.
	74 Mayfield Industries Pty Ltd Sector: Oil & Gas Mining Mineral Utilities Energy Water Process Industries Financial year revenue: $39,800,000 Employees: 94 Mayfield specialises on design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of transportable switchrooms and solutions.
	73 Guidera O’Connor Pty Ltd Sector: Contractors Construction and Development Financial year revenue: $50,000,000 Employees: 50 Guidera O’Connor is a private Australian-owned company providing design and construction services to the Australian Water Industry.
	72 Australian Outdoor Living Sector: Home improvements Financial year revenue: Not published Employees: 239 Australian Outdoor Living specialises in a range of outdoor products, from pools to pergolas.
	71 A.E. Haigh Proprietary Limited Sector: Premium Quality Chocolates Financial year revenue: $51,000,000 Employees: 424 Haigh’s Chocolates are Australia’s oldest family-owned chocolate maker, producing fine chocolates from the cocoa bean since 1915.
	70 Fyfe Pty Ltd Sector: Professional services Financial year revenue: $52,000,000 Employees: 313 Fyfe is a well-established land, resource and infrastructure development consultancy for all land needs.
	69 Academy Services Pty Ltd Sector: Cleaning and Maintenance Services Financial year revenue: $52,080,000 Employees: 801 Academy provides a comprehensive range of commercial, cleaning and related building services that can be tailored to the specific needs.
	68 Finsbury Green Pty Ltd Sector: Paper & Printing Financial year revenue: $53,999,000 Employees: 140 Finsbury Green is a leading marketing services manager and printer operating across Australia.
	67 Bardrill Corporation Ltd Sector: Construction Services Financial year revenue: $58,209,000 Employees: 150 Bardrill Corporation Ltd has been a provider of civil earthworks to the resources sector in remote locations for more than 30 years.
	66 CCW Co-operative Limited Sector: Fruit and Veg Wholesaling Financial year revenue: $59,235,000 Employees: 600 Located in the Riverland of SA, CCW Co-operative has more than 600 grower members, the largest grape supply co-operative in Australia.
	65 Gerard Corporation Sector: Manufacturing & Industrials Financial year revenue: $60,408,000 Employees: 168 Gerard Corporation operates across various business areas including distribution of cookware and kitchen appliances, to name a few.
	64 SAGE Group Holdings Ltd Sector: Industrial Automation & Control System Integration Financial year revenue: $62,000,000 Employees: 240 SAGE Automation is an independent system integration company specialising in industrial automation and control systems.
	63 Ellex Medical Lasers Sector: Ophthalmology products Financial year revenue: $62,679,000 Employees: 221 Ellex is at the forefront of ophthalmic innovation, with cutting-edge products and technologies for eye disease diagnosis and treatment.
	62 Australian Fishing Enterprises Pty Ltd Sector: Catching, farming and selling of tuna Financial year revenue: $62,914,000 Employees: 44 Australian Fishing Enterprises is private company catching, farming and selling tuna domestically and frozen fish internationally.
	61 Korvest Limited Sector: Manufacturing & Industrials Financial year revenue: $63,025,000 Employees: 225 Korvest is a supplier of cable and pipe supports, industrial access and safety systems, fastening solutions and galvanising services.
	60 MGA Whittles Group Sector: Financial Services Financial year revenue: $65,077,864 Employees: 421 The MGA Whittles Group consists of MGA Insurance Brokers, Whittles Body Corporate & Millennium General Insurance.
	59 Nova Systems Sector: Contractors Construction and Development Financial year revenue: $67,300,000 Employees: 309 Nova Systems is an Australian owned Professional Service Provider specialising in the provision of engineering and management services.
	58 St Andrews Hospital Inc. Sector: Health & Aged Care Financial year revenue: $75,540,000 Employees: 350 St Andrew’s Hospital has provided medical and surgical excellence to South Australians for more than 75 years.
	57 A Noble & Son Limited Sector: Contractors Construction and Development Financial year revenue: $84,649,000 Employees: 330 A Noble & Son is an unlisted public company that manufactures and distributes wire rope and lifting equipment.
	56 Discovery Parks Holdings Pty Limited Sector: Travel & Entertainment Financial year revenue: $92,608,000 Employees: 480 Discovery Parks Holdings Pty Limited generates the majority of its income from Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds in Australia.
	55 VIP Australia Sector: Cleaning and Maintenance Services Financial year revenue: $97,390,000 Employees: Not published With more than 35 years of experience V.I.P. Home Services provide home cleaning, commercial cleaning and gardens services.
	54 Legend Corporation Limited Sector: Electronics manufacturer and distributor Financial year revenue: $102,251,000 Employees: Not provided Legend Corporation Limited, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, is a leader in the global electrical, IT and semiconductor industries.
	53 ACH Group Sector: Healthcare Financial year revenue: $105,000,000 Employees: 1700 ACH Group offers a wide range of services including retirement and residential accommodation and nursing care in the home.
	52 SeaLink Travel Group Limited Sector: Travel & Entertainment Financial year revenue: $110,869,000 Employees: Not published SeaLink Travel Group is a publically listed company that operates ferry and tour as well as travel, accommodation and restaurant services.
	51 Home Australia Pty Ltd Sector: Building & Building Products Financial year revenue: $112,500,000 Employees: Not published Home Australia is a South Australian-based private home builder and developer with branches across Australia.
	50 Civil & Allied Technical Construction Pty Ltd Sector: Construction and engineering Financial Year Revenue: Not published Employees: Not published CATCON is a resource-based civil engineering construction company providing professional services to national and international clients.
	49 Michell Holdings Pty Ltd Sector: Manufacturing Financial Year Revenue: $120,000,000 Employees: 169 Michell Holdings Pty Ltd operates as a processor of wool and leather products.
	48 Maughan Thiem Automotive Pty Ltd Sector: Retail Financial Year Revenue: $124,809,000 Employees: 153 Maughan Thiem Automotive has three sites in South Australia, and is headquartered in Cheltenham, South Australia.
	47 Seeley International Sector: Manufacturing, Financial Year Revenue: Not published Employees: Not published Seeley International manufactures machinery and equipment brands such as Breezair, Braemar, Climate Wizard, Coolair and Haier.
	46 L H Perry & Sons Pty Limited Sector: Retail Financial Year Revenue: $128,203,000 Employees: 50 L H Perry & Sons distribute bulk fuels and lubricants throughout SA and operate several service stations and fuel storage facilities.
	45 Mossop Group Pty Ltd Sector: Construction and engineering Financial Year Revenue: $133,000,000 Employee: 108 Mossop Group Pty Ltd is a building and interior specialist which employs 90 people and provides jobs to numerous contractors.
	44 Thomson Geer Sector: Services Financial Year Revenue: $135,000,000 Employees: 339 Thomson Geer has 89 partners and another 250-plus professionals operating out of offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
	43 Samuel Smith & Son Pty Limited Sector: Food and wine Financial Year Revenue: $137,717,000 Employees: Not published Samuel Smith & Son Pty Limited is a locally owned wine, spirit and ale merchant that services the Australian liquor industry.
	42 Lucas Total Contract Solutions Sector: Construction and engineering Financial Year Revenue: $140,000,000 Employees: 390 Lucas Total Contract Solutions supplies a range of mining and civil construction services with its own FIFO capabilities.
	41 Codan Limited Sector: Manufacturing Financial Year Revenue: $143,860,000 Employees: 375 Codan designs and builds some of the world’s best communications equipment for high frequency radio, satellite and metal detection.
	40 Phil Hoffmann Travel Sector: Services Financial Year Revenue: $146,000,000 Employees: 196 Phil Hoffman Travel is an award-winning agency, providing holidays, escorted and luxury travel, cruises and services for 25 years.
	39 Sarah Group Holdings Pty Ltd Sector: Construction and engineering Financial Year Revenue: $152,977,000 Employees: Not published Sarah Group provides commercial, residential and industrial construction services.
	38 Rivergum Homes Pty Ltd Sector: Construction Financial Year Revenue: $162,000,000 Employees: 168 Rivergum Homes Group is a leading building and land development company, servicing property markets in SA, Queensland and NSW.
	37 Weeks Group Pty Ltd Sector: Construction and Engineering Financial Year Revenue: $162,054,000 Employees: 223 Weeks Group builds residential homes and manufacture steel framing products. Brands include Supaloc, Weeks and Macklin Homes.
	36 Sundance Energy Australia Limited Sector: Oil & mining Financial Year Revenue: $177,290,000 Employees: 64 Listed on the ASX, Sundance Energy Australia Limited is an independent energy exploration company with interests in Australia and the US.
	35 Adelaide Airport Limited Sector: Tourism & Transport Financial Year Revenue: $181,000,000 Employees: 135 Adelaide Airport the fourth-largest domestic airport and sixth-largest international airport in Australia.
	34 E&A Limited Sector: Construction and engineering Financial Year Revenue: $198,030,000 Employees: 664 E&A Limited investment providing engineering services across resources, water, defence and energy.
	33 Flinders Port Holdings Pty Limited Sector: Tourism and transport Financial Year Revenue: $200,000,000 Employees: 439 Flinders Ports manages facilities at Port Adelaide, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Wallaroo, Thevenard, Port Giles and Klein Point.
	32 Meatpak Australia Pty Ltd Sector: Food and wine Financial Year Revenue: $201,000,000 Employees: 378 Holco is SA’s largest meat wholesaler with operations in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin and Coffs Harbour.
	31 Clearlight Investments Pty Ltd Sector: Food and wine FYE: $204,445,000 Employees: 550 Clearlight Investments’, trading as San Remo and Fantastic Snacks, manufacturing operations are located in SA, employing 550 people.
	30 People’s Choice Credit Union Sector: Financial services Financial Year Revenue: $222,500,000 Employees: 925 People’s Choice Credit Union is one of Australia’s largest credit unions, offering loans, credit, transaction, financial advice and insurance.
	29 Australian Vintage Limited Sector: Food and wine Financial Year Revenue: $230,900,000 Employees: Not published Australian Vintage Limited brands include McGuigan Wines, Miranda Wines, Nepenthe Wines and Passion Pop Flavoured Sparkling.
	28 Coopers Brewery Limited Sector: Manufacturing Financial Year Revenue: $231,000,000 Employees: 200 Coopers Brewery Limited generates the majority of its income from the Beer Manufacturing in Australia industry.
	27 Community CPS Australia Limited Sector: Financial services Financial Year Revenue: $235,261,000 Employees: 505 Community CPS Australia Limited, doing business as Beyond Bank Australia, provides personal and business banking services.
	26 Alice Car Centre Pty Ltd Sector: Retail Financial Year Revenue: $235,513,000 Employees: 235 Alice Car Centre Pty Ltd, trading as Peter Kittle Motor Company, has dealerships in the NT and SA, employing about 235 people.
	25 Arrowcrest Group Pty Ltd Sector: Manufacturing Financial year revenue: $238,000,000 Employees: Not published Arrowcrest Group manufactures and distributes automotive products for ROH Wheels Australia, Unicast Diecastings and Flocast Australia.
	24 The Hickinbotham Group Sector: Construction and Engineering Financial year revenue: $235,000,000 N/P Hickinbotham Holdings is an Australian family-owned property development and construction company.
	23 Argo Investments Limited Sector: Financial services Financial year revenue: $249,080,000 Employees: 14 Argo Investments Limited is an Australian listed investment company, which trades its shares on the Australian Stock Exchange.
	22 Ahrens Group Pty Ltd Sector: Construction and Engineering Financial year revenue: $266,958,000 Employees: 400 Ahrens Group operates solely in Australia and employs about 400 people. Its head office is in Sheaoak Log, South Australia.
	21 Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated Sector: Healthcare Financial year revenue: $286,159,000 Employees: 2200 Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated operates: Ashford Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital, and The Memorial Hospital.
	20 Royal Automobile Association of SA Inc Sector: Financials Financial year revenue: $300,000,000 Employees: 770 The Royal Automobile Association (RAA) of South Australia provides motoring services employs over 850 staff throughout South Australia.
	19 ElectraNet Pty Ltd Sector: Electricity Transmission Financial year revenue: $317,039,000 Employees: Not published ElectraNet owns and operates more than $2.5b of electricity transmission assets over long distances and to remote areas.
	18 Lighting Investments Australia Sector: Lighting Financial year revenue: $337,303,000 Employees: 1060 Lighting Investments Australia Holdings manufactures, distributes and sells a variety of lighting products.
	17 Badge Group (SA) Pty Ltd. Sector: Construction Financial year revenue: $345,989,000 Employees: 204 Badge Constructions Group is a locally owned group of companies that employs about 200 people.
	16 Shute Bay Investments Pty Ltd Sector: Paper and Board packaging Financial year revenue: $348,000,000 Employees: 2500 Shute Bay Investments manufactures paper, film and packaging products.
	15 Hills Limited Sector: Home & Hardware, Electronic Security & Entertainment, Building & Industrial Financial year revenue: $424,670,000 Employees: 862 Hills Limited offers a wide range of technology and services products, including integrated security, surveillance, audio visual and lighting.
	14 Accolade Wines Holdings Australia Pty Limited Sector: Wine Financial year revenue: $456,902,000 Employees: 1680 Australia’s largest winemaker, Accolade Wines grew from Thomas Hardy and Sons, founded by Thomas Hardy in 1853 in Adelaide.
	13 K & S Corporation Limited Sector: Freight Financial year revenue: $699,090,000 Employees: 1800 K&S Freighters provides road, rail and coastal freight, including export packing, wharf lodgement and systems solutions to key customers.
	12 Beach Energy Limited Sector: Oil and gas Financial year revenue: $727,700,000 Employees: Not published Formed in 1961 and listed on the ASX in 1962, Beach Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company based in Adelaide.
	11 OZ Minerals Sector: Mining Financial year revenue: $831,000,000 Employees: 1200 OZ Minerals is an Australian mining company, formed from the merger of Oxiana Limited and Zinifex in 2008.

TOP 10

10
Drakes Supermarkets Pty Ltd
Sector: Retail
Financial year revenue: $1,000,000,000+
Employees: 5500
Drakes Supermarkets is the largest independent grocery retailer in Australia and specialises in supermarket retailing. Operating in more than 50 stores across South Australia and Queensland, the company now has an annual turnover in excess of $1 billion and employs more than 5500 staff nationally.

9
CMV Group Pty Ltd
Sector: Retail
Financial year revenue: $1,057,417,000
Employees: 1236
From a staff of five in 1934, the CMV Group now operates substantial operations in automotive dealerships and horticulture predominately in South Australia and Victoria, employing more than 1200 staff and has an annual turnover in excess of $1 billion.

8
Boart Longyear Limited
Sector: Construction and engineering
Financial year revenue: $1,076,671,000
Employees: 5933
Boart Longyear Limited is a provider of drilling services, drilling equipment and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies. The company operates through two segments: Global Drilling Services and Global Products.

7
Statewide
Sector: Financial services
Financial year revenue: $1,239,365,000
Employees: 109
Statewide is a South Australian industry fund that is open to all industries and locations. In July 2012, Statewide merged with Local Super, from South Australia to form StatewideSuper. The new fund has in excess of $6 billion in funds under management and 150,000 members.

6
Adelaide Brighton Ltd
Sector: Contractors and engineers
Financial year revenue: $1,336,000,000
Employees: 1600
Adelaide Brighton Cement (ABC) is an Australian manufacturer of cement, lime and dry blended products. ABC operates manufacturing and distribution facilities in South Australia, the Northern Territory, Fyansford, Victoria and New South Wales. Associated brands and companies include Geelong Cement, Cockburn Cement, Sunstate Cement, Northern Cement, Independent Cement & Lime, and Building Product Supplies. It is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange as Adelaide Brighton Limited (ABC).

5
SA Power Networks
Sector: Electricity provision
Financial year revenue: $1,404,530,000
Employees: 2036
SA Power Networks (previously ETSA Utilities) is the operator of the South Australian electricity distribution network, delivering electricity from the high voltage transmission network connection points through a network of about 87,500 kilometres of powerlines, to about 830,000 residential and business customers throughout most of South Australia.

4
Elders Limited
Sector: Food and wine
Financial year revenue: $1,431,520,000
Employees: 1937
Elders Limited is an Australian-based agribusiness company. Elder Smith & Co was founded in 1839 in South Australia by Alexander Lang Elder as a new arm of his family’s Scottish-based merchant and shipping business.

3
Thomas Foods International Consolidated Pty Ltd
Sector: Food and wine
Financial year revenue: $1,500,000,000
Employees: 2500
Thomas Foods International Consolidated generates revenue from livestock trading, meat processing and meat wholesaling. The company supplies a wide range of meat products for domestic and overseas markets, exporting to more than 80 countries.

2
Peregrine Corporation Pty Ltd
Sector: Retail
Financial year revenue: $1,650,000,000
Employees: 2200
Peregrine Corporation generates the majority of its revenue by operating a chain of service stations and convenience retail outlets under the On The Run (OTR) banner in South Australia. The company also operates a chain of tobacconists across Australia under the Smokemart & GiftBox brand.

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1
Santos Ltd
Sector: Oil and mining
Financial year revenue: $4,099,000,000
Employees: 3636
Santos is Australia’s largest domestic gas producer, supplying sales gas to all mainland states and territories, ethane to Sydney as well as oil and liquids to domestic and international customers. The company’s core business was built on gas and oil discoveries in the Cooper Basin, predominantly spanning north-east South Australia and south-west Queensland. These gas reserves are the main source of natural gas to Australia’s eastern states.