ADC Krone

Telecommunications and IP network cabling manufacturer ADC Krone is based in the Central Coast suburb of Berkeley Vale and employs some 200 people. Marketing manager Sarah Bishop said the company has been an Australian manufacturer for 25 years, but early on the business was based in Sydney's CBD as an importer of products from Germany.

"When the decision was made to manufacture locally, we established our production facility on the NSW Central Coast," Bishop said. "There were a few areas considered both south and north of Sydney. Part of the reason that the Central Coast was selected was due to a government grant which offered a subsidy for businesses relocating to the Central Coast."

Bishop is unable to quantify the cost differences between Sydney and the Central Coast for running an office and manufacturing facility, but believes freight costs are more expensive due to the greater distance to the regional transport depot.

ADC Krone owns its facilities rather than rents them which Bishop says is cheaper.