Announcement posted by Sphere Public Relations 09 Jul 2019
During this time MOVUS has more than doubled its team from 12 to 25, expanded its R&D lab facilities and moved into new dedicated two story facility in Brisbane’s CBD, all while keeping manufacturing of its FitMachine wireless IoT sensor local to Queensland.
“It’s incredibly motivating to reflect on what we’ve achieved in the past twelve months since we received the investment injection, and I’d like to congratulate our team on its commitment to delivering on these business-changing goals,” said Brad Parsons, Founder and CEO at MOVUS. “This relentless traction confirms that we now operate with confidence with a game-changing capability that disrupts laggard incumbents and delivers real value to our customers and partners.”
To prepare for the international scale-up, MOVUS has successfully outsourced the contract manufacture of FitMachine to IntelliDesign, a Brisbane based industrial sensor manufacturer. Significantly, MOVUS has achieved certifications with the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and CE which is similar for Europe. Both certifications now ensure that FitMachine can be sold in the US and Europe.
“It’s impressive to see the laser focus Brad and the team at MOVUS have maintained, to deliver on the strategy and objectives they communicated during the investment round,” said Rick Baker, Co-Founder of Blackbird Ventures. “These achievements all combine to demonstrate enterprise scale and customer value. We look forward to seeing what the next twelve months bring for MOVUS and the IIoT industry.“
MOVUS was also awarded Startup of the Year 2019 by the Future of Mining, following its FitMachine EX launch. The Future of Mining conference brings together global mining leaders to share their vision of how mining will evolve and embrace emerging technology like Artificial Intelligence, IIoT, Autonomous Vehicles, and Augmented Reality.
Finally, the company has won a Federal Government Business Growth Grant from the Entrepreneurs Programme and recently announced a joint project with AMGC (Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre) to support Australian manufacturing SMEs become more competitive. Both initiatives will help the company expand domestically and internationally.
For more information please visit the MOVUS website.