Rossi Boots

Rossi Boots is an Australian work boot company. Rossi employs 90 staff in the Adelaide suburb of Hilton, making it Australia's second largest work boots company.[1] All Rossi boots are made in Australia in their Hilton factory.[2]

The company was started in 1910 when Arthur Edward Rossiter began making boots in a shed in Adelaide.[3] The World Wars were good times for business, but it was a struggle during the Great Depression.[3] Today the company uses computerized machines for cutting, sewing and attaching soles. Replacing workers with technology is the company's way of avoiding the transfer of its jobs to other countries.[3] Rossi makes 250,000 pairs of shoes per year.[3]

The CEO of Rossi, Dean Rossiter, is the grandson of Arthur Rossiter, and holds a PhD in physics.[3] He was a finalist for the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Boots jobs 'safe' in Adelaide after plant closes | NEWS.com.au
  2. ↑ About Rossi - About Rossi Boots
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cooper, C. Rossi maintains its bootmaking soul. The Australian 27 August 2010.

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