WINNING FORMULA
As someone who admits that science at school wasn’t his strong suit, Formula Chemicals director Leigh Smart has done well since starting his business in a garage with the $1,000 borrowed from his father some 46 years ago.
With the business expanding across four factories and employing more than 40 staff and a fleet of its own, Smart has become more than just a dangerous goods operator but an outstanding contributor to the trucking industry.
Seated in his West Ryde office in Sydney, Smart is a humble man who is happy with the things he’s achieved and the fortune he’s made.
Aged 70, he says he’s got few regrets, and hopes that his children will continue on with the business.
The company blends up to 15 million litres of various products at the site and resells various chlor-alki raw materials such as sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite.
Some of its main customers are IXOM Australia (formerly Orica Chemicals), Research Products, Redox Pty Ltd, Caltex Australia, Sealed Air Corporation and Applied Chemicals.
Formula has been blending for these companies for
