News

January 2009

New Online Product Catalogue Launched

What started out as an idea in October 2007, has finally come to fruition. Our new, extensive, online catalogue has been launched. Click here to visit.. As with any catalogue, it is a never ending project, and new items will be added on a monthly basis. We have spent considerable time proof reading until it has become a blur, so I am sure there will be some mistakes. Please help and advise us if you spot something that is not quite right.

My sincere thanks to Tracie McIntosh from Distinctive Web Creations, who has worked with me on this project for the past 15 months to be able to present the pages in an easy to navigate, simplistic format. Without Tracie this project would never have become a reality.

Yvonne

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October 2008

Yvonne Van der Horst –Managing Director of McNeil Surgical NT Pty Ltd, Winnellie, wins Telstra NT Business Woman of the Year, Hudson Private and Corporate Sector award.

Winner of the Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award

Telstra NT Business Woman of the Year
[Hudson Private and Corporate Sector] winner
Yvonne Van der Horst

“No Goals, No Glory” is the recipe for success for a top Territory businesswoman.
Yvonne Van der Horst is the managing director of McNeil Surgical NT, a Darwin medical wholesale business.

She is the Winner of the Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award [NT] in the 2008 Telstra Business Woman of the Year award announced at SkyCity on October 24.

Yvonne cites her self-belief, tenacity and a passion for getting the job done as crucial traits, but she credits her staff for a large proportion of the businesses success, along with Customer loyalty.

Customer service has been an integral part of the company’s growth and success in the past four years. "I am very passionate about customer contact, the way I treat people -- it comes first and foremost."

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August 2007

McNeil Surgical NT is pleased to announce they are now the Northern Territory agents for the Making Life Easy range of Independent Living Products.

Now there's no need to travel all over town sourcing mobility and independent living products, they can all be found under the one roof at our convenient location in Winnellie, where parking is easy to find, and our staff are always helpful.

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April 2007

New show room and warehouse opens.

After taking over 3 shops at Rapid Creek Shopping centre and relocating our bulk items to a different warehouse in Winnellie, it was decided to look for larger premises that could house our stores and provide a pleasant environment for our staff and customers.

 

We opened our new 200m2 showroom and 850m2 warehouse at 57a Winnellie Road on 10th April 2007. The show room is airconditioned and spacious with stock on display to make choosing the right product much simpler. Pease feel free to visit our show room, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Personnel from remote areas are encouraged to call to make an appointment should you wish to visit on Saturday morning if you are visiting Darwin.

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June 2004

June 16th 2004 McNeil Surgical NT commenced trading from our very humble shopfront located at the Rapid Creek shopping centre.

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May 2004

In May 2004, Tony Palmer & Michael Woods formed a partnership with Yvonne Van der Horst to open a new venture in the Northern Territory which was to be called McNeils Surgical NT, a separate company from the original McNeils Surgical established in South Australia in the late 1940s.

History of McNeils Surgical, Adelaide, South Australia

McNeils Surgical, based in Adelaide, is 100% South Australian owned and operated. Malcolm McNeil commenced business in a time when the allies were steadily bringing to an end a world war that touched every Australian. He set up shop in the east end of Rundle Street on the northern side, close to the School of Medicine where many students came to buy books and diagnostic. The Royal Adelaide Hospital which was close by purchased many surgical instruments in those times. Country hospitals were visited regularly by Malcolm and business flourished.

Malcolm sold the business in the early sixties to Arthur Searcy but continued to work there until he passed away in 1969. By this time McNeils had grown substantially and was a leading supplier to medical practices and hospitals throughout South Australia.

Michael Woods and Tony Palmer joined the Company in the early seventies; the Company had again passed hands and was now owned by G. Chem Co-operative, a pharmacy wholesaler with little knowledge of the medical industry. Michael and Tony saw a great opportunity for the future and so in 1975 purchased the business from G. Chem Co-operative.

Today McNeils are celebrating a quarter of a century of growth and are situated in a modern showroom facility at 29-31 Magill Road, Stepney. Their customers now encompass medical practices, specialists, public and private hospitals and nursing homes as well as the general public, who can purchase direct many health care products. A South Australian success story that has served and has had the support of the South Australian industry for over fifty years.

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