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What is Ferret?

Ferret.com.au is Australia’s leading online business directory for the manufacturing, industrial and mining sectors, providing a central online source of the latest product, company and industry updates. Ferret.com.au is indexed by major search engines such as Google, making it easier than ever to find company and product information from the manufacturing, industrial, and mining sectors on the web.

How do I search by product or service area?

Choose

Ferret.com.au has 25 core categories related to the manufacturing and industrial sector, these are; Automation & Robotics, Chemicals, Electronics & Components, Fluid Handling, Food & Beverage Processing, Hand & Power Tools, Health & Safety, Industrial Computers & Software, Industrial Consumables, Logistics & Supply Chain, Machining & Tooling, Materials Handling & Access Equipment, Metal Fabrication, Mining, Motors, Drives & Gears, Occupational Hygiene & Environmental, Packaging & Labelling, Plastics & Mouldings, Pneumatics & Hydraulics, Process Control, Scales & Weighing Equipment, Sensors, Test & Measurement, Warehousing & Storage, Welding. You can start your search for products and company information by selecting one of these categories to narrow down what you are looking for.

Research

From the category level you can delve deeper into over 247 sub-categories contained within Ferret.com.au. This will help to refine your search and will provide you with a more targeted selection of products, services and companies that will match what you are looking for.

Enquire

Once you have refined your search and found a supplier who has the product you are looking for, simply contact them in one of three ways:

Click the orange Enquire Now button to instantly send them an email.
Click on the orange View Website button to be redirected to the company's website.
Or click on the orange Contact Details button to access the company's address and telephone number.

How do I search for a specific product or supplier?

Use the search box in the top right hand corner of the page. Type in the name of the product, service or company that you are looking for and hit 'Search'. Ferret will return the results that most closely match your enquiry from our database of over 11,000 companies and 30,000 products.
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Use the category navigation on the left hand side of each page. These categories contain links to over 8,000 section pages in ferret that reveal information about products, services and companies from our vast database.

How do I enquire about a product or service?

You can enquire in one of three ways; by email, by visiting the supplier's website, or by telephone.

Once you have found the product or supplier that you are looking for, simply click on either link to Ask a Question or Request a Quote link. Type your details into the enquiry form including as much information as possible (full name, email address, state, telephone number) to help the supplier give you the most accurate and quickest response to your enquiry.

Supplier's website

Once you have found the product or supplier that you are looking for, simply click on the More Information on this Product or the Contact Details to be instantly redirected to the supplier's website. Remember if you enquire directly from the supplier's website to mention that you found them on Ferret.com.au!

Telephone

Once you have found the product or supplier that you are looking for, simply call the 1300 number listed to speak directly with the supplier.

How do I add my business to Ferret?

Simply visit the Add My Business page, and enter your details. Alternatively, Contact us to obtain a media kit, or discuss advertising solutions for your business:

Tim Francis
Sales Manager - Ferret.com.au
1300 058 129
sales@catch.com.au

How do I upgrade my free listing to a paid listing?

Tim Francis
Sales Manager - Ferret.com.au
1300 058 129
sales@catch.com.au

How do I submit an article?

Simply visit the Submit Free Article page to enter your article's details and submit them to our editor, who will add your article to Ferret.com.au within 5 working days. Alternatively you can email our editor directly at pressrelease@ferret.com.au, attaching your article along with a product image.

For further information on writing successful articles, download our Article Writing Tips and Guidelines.

How do I submit my advertising material?

If you have already purchased some advertising with a sales representative and are ready to submit your material, please email your material to our Online Support Team at enquiries@ferret.com.au.

Download a copy of our advertising specifications for the dimensions of Ferret's advertising options.

Does Ferret.com.au sell products?

No, Ferret.com.au contains over 11,000 companies in the manufacturing, industrial, and mining sectors and we list all of their contact details on this website. Search for a product or supplier using the categories, or the search function in the top right hand corner of each page, to find the contact details for the supplier that you are looking for.

Does Ferret.com.au have a newsletter?

Yes, Ferret.com.au offers the Ferret.com.au Daily Product News, a daily email newsletter bringing the latest news on products, services and developments in the manufacturing, industrial and mining sectors straight to your inbox. Visit the eNewsletter sign up page to begin receiving the Ferret.com.au Daily Product News today.

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