The flow of international business to Western Australia has been great in recent years and with this can come the need to look into migration.
LHR Marine is one such company that has looked to gain a foothold in the South East Asian region by basing themselves in WA.
The company was formed in Aberdeen in the UK and specialises in marine offshore safety equipment including work at height, anti slip, marine personnel transfer and mooring accessories.
Managing director David Murray was the man responsible for bringing LHR Marine to Western Australia over a year ago and has a great passion for the region.
"I loved Australia and it provided a strategic position to look after the Asia market," he said.
It was the first time the company has moved internationally and thus the first time they needed to consider moving a worker overseas.
Although an intimidating process, it was something CCI Migration Services was able to turn into an easier process.
Mr Murray found out about CCI’s Migration Services through the UK's own Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
"They helped smooth the way and guide us through the bureaucracy to come here," he said.
Mr Murray said the experience with CCI Migration Services made the whole move a lot easier to cope with as they were able to concentrate on the move alone and not have to worry about the complicated procedures associated with migration.
"They were very efficient in the way they did everything and nice and pleasant to deal with. They got the 457 visa all sorted," he said.
CCI Migration Services specialises in providing corporate immigration advice for the deployment of personnel to assist international business set up a branch office in or relocate to Australia.
For more information on how your business can be assisted in migration matters, contact CCI Migration Services manager Ivan Hoe (MARN 0318589) on (08) 9365 7618 or ivan.hoe@cciwa.com.
By Luke Nieuwhof
CCI Journalist