Smart50 rank: 27
Revenue: $2.49 million
Growth: 47.55%
Founders: Kevin Taranto, 44; Leanne Taranto, 44
Based: Victoria
Employees: 13
Industry: Construction
Website: www.tarantoglass.com.au
Taranto Windows & Glass is based in the regional Victorian town of Leongatha and is run by Kevin Taranto and his wife Leanne. The company was founded in 1992 and specialises in the manufacture and installation of aluminium windows and doors.
In the past two years, revenue has grown at an average annual rate of 47.55%. It was $1.66 million in 2006-07, and hit $2.5 million in 2007-08.
In recent years the company has enjoyed a boost from servicing the increasing demand from second and third home builders and renovators in sustainable building practices. "Customers are becoming more and more interested in energy efficient products, therefore we need to keep up-to-date and source products that are not only effective but cost efficient as well."
The company has recently purchased a new factory in the town of Korumburra, which is about 20 kilometres away from Leongatha. Manufacturing will shift to this new facility, with the Leongatha branch to focus on specialist domestic work. Taranto also hopes to build his customer base around Korumburra in the coming months.
