TSBE ‘appy’ to link new businesses

MILLIONS of dollars worth of projects and opportunities are at the fingertips of the region’s businesses thanks to a new exchange portal and phone app.

The Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise-led initiative gives real-time access and updates on industry insights, major project information and tender opportunities.

TSBE Supply Chain general manager Reagan Parle said the app had already been tested, with a soft launch signing up about 50 businesses, and work added.

“This has already proved successful, with 12 scopes of work worth about $20 million currently available to action on the portal, ranging from gas and mining companies to construction companies.”

“A key feature is the ability for member-to-member transactions,

promoting supplier and buyer opportunities and actioning the requests directly to the buyer.”

The TSBE Exchange portal is a desktop or phone application that is already hosting a range of industry scopes for major projects.

Mr Parle expected to have the majority of TSBE’s 500-strong membership on the platform next year.

“The exchange is a great tool for business to see exactly what is transacting in the market and where the opportunities are,” he said.

The tool was created through a joint partnership with Toowoomba based IT developer EconomX.