Sponsorship & Donations Policy

Industrial World (Ballarat Bearings) is a proudly 100% Australian owned and operated company. Starting out in 1980 the business now services Western Victoria through its physical shop in Ballarat, and the whole of Australia via its on-line shop and freight conections.

Supporting local community and charitable organisations has always been important to our family and each year we allocate a budget to support these causes. To allow us to assess each individual request in a thorough, fair and efficient manner, we have developed a policy and application form.

All applications will be reviewed according to the policy detailed below and must be submitted on the application form provided (click here). Please allow 4 weeks for us to review your application and respond.

Sponsorship Form

Scope of Policy:
In the context of this policy, ‘sponsorship’ is defined as the provision of goods or services in exchange for advertising, marketing and promotional opportunities. ‘Donation’ is defined as the provision of goods to a registered charity where a receipt for the value of goods can be provided for taxation purposes.

Industrial World has a particular interest in supporting the following philanthropic areas:

  • Local Ballarat community
  • Health
  • Education

Product Donation:
This is a one-off contribution to a worthy cause, which may be made without any expectation of a direct benefit to Industrial World Industrial World , other than for our business to be an active and responsible member of the community.

Donation criteria:

  • Your organisation must be a legal entity
  • Your organisation must be not-for-profit
  • Projects must be able to demonstrate a community benefit

Sponsorship:
This is an investment in a one-off event or project where Industrail World expects a return on investment. Industrial World will review opportunities based on:

  • Supporting our local community
  • Consistency with our vision, reputation and objective
  • Reaching our target market, both consumer and trade
  • Building awareness of Industrail World

Exceptions:
We find it tough to say ‘no’ to charities, but as we’re sure you’ll understand, we can’t support every request. As such, there is also the opportunity for your organisation to access our products at a special fundraising prices. These prices cover our costs, but allow your group to on-sell the products at recommended retail price and retain the margin for your charity. If you are interested in this aspect, please email promo@iw.net.au.

Organisations that will not be considered for sponsorship or donations from Industrial World are:

  • Applications from individuals
  • Applications from political organisations
  • Applications from religious organisations for religious purposes

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