SMEC has specialist expertise in the purchasing and supply of goods for the Pacific Islands.

As the largest industrialised country in the region, Australia is a major source of goods throughout the Pacific Island states of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. SMEC regularly acts as a purchasing agent for clients in the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu, occasionally for clients in Cook Islands, Samoa and Tuvalu, supplying a wide range of goods including:

• telecommunications equipment
• medical supplies
• office equipment
• uniforms
• IT equipment
• spare parts for machinery of all kinds
• agricultural and animal health products.

SMEC's purchasing team understands the often complex logistic conditions for the supply of goods to the Pacific Islands by air or sea and can identify the most cost-effective delivery method, including consolidation of small shipments, reducing to a minimum the freight component in the total price. SMEC can also arrange for the repair and return of equipment purchased by SMEC which requires servicing or repairs and insurance claims where required.

Our staff have extensive personal experience of living and working in the Pacific and a network of professional and personal contacts. They attach high priority to communication with clients to ensure that despite long distances from sources of supply the client is always informed promptly and comprehensively about the status of orders.