Pallion Group

Beginnings

Palloys (one of the namesakes of Pallion) commenced operations as Palloys Refining Co in 1951, in Woollahra Sydney New South Wales Australia. The business was the brainchild of Felix Parry (Felix Pisarewski) a Polish war hero who arrived in Australia as a refugee after the second world war. At its inception, Palloys Refining Co’s business was solely related to the refining of precious metals sourced from the jewellery and dental industries.

In 1952, Palloys Refining Co entered into an agreement with Matthey Garrett. Pursuant to that agreement, Palloys Refining Co changed the focus of its business to the casting of jewellery and dental components utilising the lost wax method. It also changed its name to Palloys. In return, Matthey Garrett agreed to provide bulk precious metal refining services to Palloys. By 1955, Palloys was servicing burgeoning post war jewellery demand across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. To cater to this increased global demand, Palloys Hong Kong commenced operations in 1962 in joint venture with Wheelock Marden Limited, now part of Wheelock & Co Limited. Palloys Hong Kong was the first company engaged in the casting of precious metals in Hong Kong.

External Investment & Diversification

In 1965, a 25% interest in Palloys was acquired by Wieland Edeinmetalle GMBH (now part of the Saxonia Franke Group). To this day, Palloys is the exclusive Australian distributor of Wieland Plating Products. In 1986 interests associated with the Kay family acquired the remaining 75% interest in Palloys.

In 1972, Australian Bullion Company (NSW) Pty Limited commenced operation as a distributor of bullion products throughout Australia. It now trades under the name ABC Bullion, a brand which is of one of the cornerstones of the Australian gold trading system.

In 1990, Palloys diversified from the jewellery casting market into the manufacture and supply of fabricated alloyed precious metal in various forms: wire; sheet; solders; milled wedding rings; and precious metal refining services. It did so through a joint venture agreement with Bullion Mark Pty Limited, a company associated with Mr P.J. Williams and Harringtons Limited, a listed Australian public company and now part of the Perth Mint. The new joint venture entity was called Alloy & Gold Supply (NSW) Pty Ltd. Through various mergers and acquisitions, the non Palloys 50% interest was acquired by AGR Matthey (itself a joint venture between the Western Australian State Government Perth Mint, Australian Gold Alliance (a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation) and Johnson Matthey Plc).

Growth

In late 2007, new interests acquired Palloys and its interest in Alloy & Gold Supply (NSW) Pty Ltd. In 2008, Palloys acquired the AGR Matthey interest in Alloy & Gold Supply (NSW) Pty Ltd and also the AGR Matthey jewellery division. Alloy & Gold Supply (NSW) Pty Ltd was renamed AGS Metals Pty Limited and the Palloys Group was born.

In 2008, Palloys Group launched what was to become the largest CAD/CAM jewellery rapid prototyping and manufacturing division in Australia. Further diversification occurred with the incorporation of the Australian jewellery findings arm of the group, Regentco in 2009. In 2011, Palloys Group expanded its fabricated metals manufacturing base with the acquisition of P.J Williams Pty Limited by AGS Metals Pty Limited which was renamed AGS|PJW.

In 2009, ABC Bullion was named as the exclusive Australian distributor for all PAMP Suisse products.

Commencing in 2009 and completing in 2014, Palloys Group acquired Goldenage International Limited (GAI). With offices and manufacturing facilities in Hong Kong SAR and mainland China, GAI is a world leader in volume findings production. In 2013 GAI expanded its product offering to include premium custom jewellery production for some of the world’s best known jewellery brands.

As of 2012, the group’s international headquarters moved to Sydney.

Also in 2012, Palloys Group and ABC Bullion formed a joint venture to acquire ABC Refinery which is now the largest private refiner and assayer of precious metals in Australia. In 2014, ABC Refinery was awarded NATA accreditation, compliant with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Standard 17025:2005 for the analysis of gold, silver and their alloys. In addition, ABC Refinery has been accredited as compliant with AS (Australian Standards) and ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation). In 2013, Palloys Group and ABC Bullion commenced trading of ABC Bullion in Hong Kong (SAR) to cater to increasing demand from Asia for bullion and related products. Also in that year, the entities opened Custodian Vaults – a private secure vaulting facility of over 5,000 vaults in the central business district of Sydney NSW Australia.

In 2014, ABC Refinery commenced construction of a new minting facility in Australia catering to public and private institutional demand. In 2014, the jewellery division of Pallion was named Australian Best Jewellery Supplier in the inaugural Australian Jewellery Industry Awards. In late 2014, the ABC Bullion and Palloys Group of companies financially merged under a new holding company called Pallion, a top 20 Australian private company by revenue. It is owned by interests associated with the Gregg, Simpson and Cochineas families. Today, Pallion has manufacturing facilities and offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth in Australia, Hong Kong and mainland China.

In February 2015, Palloys was named Australian Best Jewellery Manufacturer at the Australian Jewellery Industry Awards. In April 2015, a long-standing association with A&E Metals was formalised in the acquisition by Pallion of A&E Metals.

In November 2015, ABC Bullion was awarded the manufacturing rights to the Melbourne Cup by the Victoria Racing Club. ABC Bullion is the third manufacturer of the Melbourne Cup in its entire history. The Melbourne Cup produced by ABC Bullion is the first Melbourne Cup that is made from metal that has been mined, fabricated and assembled wholly within Australia. The metal for the 2016 Melbourne Cup originated from the Cowal Gold Mine owned and operated by Evolution Mining Limited, located 350 kilometres west of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

In December 2015, ABC Refinery was appointed to The London Bullion Market (LBMA) Good Delivery list for gold. The appointment makes ABC Refinery the only independent LBMA accredited gold refinery in Australia.

Products & Significant Projects

Pallion products are sold internationally with a focus on Asian, North American and Western European markets. Its range of products and services can be broadly summarised as follows:

Pallion entities provide precious metal products and services used to commemorate some of the world’s largest sporting and horse racing events, for premium car restoration companies, government security forces and international movie production houses. Pallion entities also provide metal product design services to the Australian Federal Government . Significant public and private institutional projects in respect of which Pallion entities have been involved include:

Facilities

Pallion is the largest precious metal services group in Australasia. It has 4 manufacturing facilities located in Sydney NSW Australia, Melbourne Victoria Australia, Hong Kong SAR and Shenzhen China. Its production facilities are the most technologically advanced of their type in Australia with the largest fabricated precious metal production capacity in the region, capable of producing in over 70 proprietary precious metal alloys daily.

Sales and Distribution facilities are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth in Australia, Hong Kong SAR and mainland China.

Memberships & Exhibitions

Pallion entities are members or primary supporters of the following organisations:

Pallion entities exhibit at all major international jewellery and precious metal fairs including: