The A & B Group

Coarse Grain

With many experienced staff A & B Grains is well equipped to service your coarse grain requirements.  From purchasing from the producer to suppling consumers all over Australia A & B has proven to be a respected and reliable link in the Australian produce supply chain.

Jagdish Narayan (Jag) – Coarse Grain Manager Jag was born in Fiji and is a Qualified Chartered Accountant.  In 1993 Jag joined the grain industry, before joining A & B Grains as a Commodity Trader and is now Commodities Trading Manager

Birdseed

Having been in the birdseed industry for over 50 years A & B has a wealth of experience in dealing with birdseed commodities.  This experience includes suppling domestic consumers and birdseed mixers with quality machine dressed and farmers dressed products, as well as providing customers with their export requirements such as machine dressing, bulk or bags in containers, we can even deliver containers to the port via our own rail siding.

Howard Rickert – Birdseed Manager Howard brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to A & B Grains which has been gained over more than 40 years in the industry.

Cotton

A & B Cotton specialises in trading cottonseed, sourcing it from suppliers throughout the growing areas of Australia and supplying customers with a wide range of requirements.  Through strong relationships with suppliers and customers we are able to supply all your cottonseed requirements, from small loads through to large parcels for spread delivery, including bulk or bagged in containers for the export market.

Doug Searle – Cottonseed Manager With over 25 years of experience in the grain and cottonseed industry Doug is a great asset to A & B Grains and it’s associated companies and is ideally suited to managing A & B Cotton.

A & B Packers

A & B Packers performs all the processing and packaging of stock on behalf of A & B Grains Pty Ltd and A & B Cotton Pty Ltd. A & B Packers Pty Ltd was one of the first grain cleaning and packaging plants in Australia to achieve ISO9002:1994 Quality Assurance.  All incoming, outgoing and processing activities of commodities for both companies are performed under these strict Quality Assured guide lines.

Terry Beeson Grain Shed & Cotton Shed Supervisor

A & B Packers prides itself as being a market leader when it comes to processing and packing, this is due in part to it’s years of experience in the industry.  The A & B Packers team carry out their work with a great deal of pride, attention to detail, and a strong awareness of the customers’ requirements, this is assisted by our Quality Assurance systems that ensure every consignment is despatched from our packing plants are of the highest quality and conforms to our own strict standards.

A & B Packers has plants dedicated to processing and packing of grains and cottonseed.  As well as supplying processed commodities to our customers, we are also able to offer a custom cleaning and packing service. 

Our unique facilities utilise a dedicated rail siding for exclusive use by A & B Packers, giving us the ability to supply commodities by road, ex store or by rail direct to the port.  These facilities coupled with our own container shifting and loading equipment, gives us an advantage over our competitors by allowing us to control our own container loading schedules.

The grain processing facility utilises state of the art, automated grain handling equipment that allows for efficient, hygienic movement of grain.  Modern, efficient grading and packaging equipment enhances our ability to process the grain to given specifications and to package the commodity into pack sizes (including bulk) which are convenient to you, our customer.

Our modern cottonseed packing facility allows us to offer customers a choice of bagged or bulk cottonseed, by road, ex store and by rail direct to the port.

Logistics

With many tonnes of product required to be moved from the producer to the customer on a weekly basis, A & B has become quite adept over the years at managing commodity movements, both by road and by rail.

It is only through the strong links A & B has forged with it’s freight providers that allows for a seamless movement of commodities from the producer to the customer.  A & B utilizes the services of many experienced and professional freight organizations in order to achieve this, also giving us the flexibility to deliver a 10t load or a 1,000t parcel.

Our container packing operations also require us to utilise rail services when sending cargo to the port for distribution to world wide markets.  This is made easier through the use of our own rail siding, allowing us to work in with rail service in order to get commodities to port in a timely and efficient manner

Administration Department

The A & B Grains Administration Team strive to provide excellent customer service.  Effective, accurate and timely administration is critical for the management of the vast resources of A & B Grains.  Management and trading staff rely heavily on the vital support provided by the A &B administration professionals and the staff have a commitment to excellent service and a focus on satisfying the customers every need.  The very friendly staff are only too happy to help you with your enquiries in a timely and professional.

Chris Wolski (Administration Clerk), Rachael Holt (Office Manager), Julie Byers (Receptionist), Melissa Peters (Administration Clerk)