Paul Bennet is adept at running his three diverse businesses involving road freight, fibreglass supplies and aviation.
A boat builder and shipwright by trade Paul moved from the Taree area on the New South Wales mid-north coast to Newcastle where a friend was involved in the business which was to eventually become Trojan Fibreglass. Paul ran the business for a while before deciding to purchase it himself.
Trojan Fibreglass manufactures resins and composite materials for fibreglass-based industries such as boats, spas and swimming pools.
Paul extended into the road transport business essentially due to necessity.
Trojan Fibreglass was using a local freight operator but ultimately that company couldn’t keep up with Trojan’s increasing needs, and as much of the freight associated with Trojan Fibreglass is in various categories of Dangerous Goods, it was essential that every…