Nearly 40 years and counting.
Nearly 40 years and counting.
About us
We began with a small Darwin-based cleaning business of 30 staff.
By delivering great quality, and a lot of luck, we grew our original business to over 300 staff, becoming one of the largest maintenance companies in Northern Australia.
As the contracts grew, so did the scope of work we needed to deliver. We began acquiring successful regional businesses who shared a desire for steady, sustainable growth and a focus on high quality service delivery.
Now operating a number of businesses, we realised there was little value in centralising operations; each business knew their business better than we did.
Over time our team’s focus has shifted to repeating this steady, careful approach across industries.
Today our group operates over a dozen businesses, employs nearly 1,000 people and covers a geographical area roughly the size of Europe.
Our guiding principles
Don’t fix what isn’t broken.
When we see a business doing great things we make a fair offer, then get on with it together. We keep what’s great about every business - the people, the ethos and the operations.
You operate, we generate.
Joining Kolsen shouldn’t change your world, or that of your team. If they’re looking for guidance, we’re there to help, if they want to be left alone we’ll keep our distance.
Think in decades, not financial years.
We’re in it for the long haul, prioritising long-term foundation building over short-term profit to ensure every business is still going strong in 20 years time.
Remember our regional roots.
We stick to the country way of doing business - fair, straightforward and reliable. We try to always do what we say we’ll do.
Our team
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Martin Bottolfsen
Chief Executive Officer
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Paul Smulders
Chief Financial Officer
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Teshminder Kaur
Group Executive Coordinator
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Dale Box
Financial Controller
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Mel Beyler
Capability and Strategy Director
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Kamal Ali
Director