Joe Saragossi
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Joseph "Joe" Saragossi, AO
(15 July 1921 - 10 October 2005) was an Australian businessman and former chairman of G.James Glass & Aluminium
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Upon George's death in 1958 Joe, together with his wife Pearle and sister-in-law Gertie Baratin, founded a private company in 1959.
Having worked on growing and guiding the success of the G.James Group for over 46 years Joe was still maintaining a regular presence around his many plants and offices well into his eighties. Cancer eventually killed him in October 2005. In the years prior to his death Joe had undertaken significant capital projects to ensure his legacy was complete – all of which have now come to fruition.
"He was known as 'Joe' to everyone. This was very different from the more traditional, stand
off-ish British management style common in Australia at that time."
- Lewis Saragossi
Order of Australia
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(15 July 1921 - 10 October 2005) was an Australian businessman and former chairman of G.James Glass & Aluminium
G.James Glass & Aluminium
G.James Glass & Aluminium is an Australian industrial company, producing glass and aluminium products. G.James is a major Australian glass processor, aluminium window and door fabricator & contractor and production of extruded aluminium profiles....
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Business career
The G.James Group of Companies was begun by George James in 1917, initially the business was based on buying cases of glass and selling it cut-to-size to timber joiners in Queensland and New South Wales.Upon George's death in 1958 Joe, together with his wife Pearle and sister-in-law Gertie Baratin, founded a private company in 1959.
Having worked on growing and guiding the success of the G.James Group for over 46 years Joe was still maintaining a regular presence around his many plants and offices well into his eighties. Cancer eventually killed him in October 2005. In the years prior to his death Joe had undertaken significant capital projects to ensure his legacy was complete – all of which have now come to fruition.
"He was known as 'Joe' to everyone. This was very different from the more traditional, stand
off-ish British management style common in Australia at that time."
- Lewis Saragossi
Awards and recognition
- In June 1998, he was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours of 1998, for "Service to the Glass and Aluminium Iindustry, and to the Jewish Community. AO S242 1998" .
- In January 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for "distinguished service in manufacturing industry" .
- In September 2009, he was inducted into the "Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame" .
External links
- Joseph Saragossi - Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame - Brief video of Joe's life and business achievements.
- www.gjames.com.au - The G.James Glass and Aluminium Website