Meet The Flooring Australia Recycling Industry Pty Ltd Team
The Powerhouse Team Behind FARI
Mr. Celestine McCuskey
Director/CEO
Celestine’s background has been in the Floor Covering Industry since leaving school in Ireland. First as a carpet-layer and then as a floor-covering store owner for the first 30 years of his business life in Australia before diversifying into the manufacturing, supply and installation of Tactile Indicators under the company name of Pathfinder Systems Australia P/L. However, as he says, “flooring is in my DNA” and he is excited about bringing his years of research of what to do with old flooring to life.
Responsibilities
- Making the FARI business model a reality with his team
Dr. Charles Wilson
Product Development
Dr.Wilson is a Subject Matter Expert in plastics engineering, process development and optimization. He has been working with mixed waste plastics for recycling purposes since 2001 and has been working to recycle carpets since 2007. Dr Wilson has received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, his M.S. in Environmental Engineering at North Eastern University in Boston, and his Ph.D. in Plastics Engineering at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell working on the compounding of mixed waste plastics with high concentrations of inorganic fillers. This led to his passion for recycling carpet which is one of the most difficult post-consumer waste products found in landfills to recycle.
Mr. William Negrone
Consultant Business Adviser
Mr. Negrone has a master’s degree in international business and is the COO. With 20+ years international experience with a wide scope of successful business development roles in the United States, Australia, Europe and Asia. Mr. Negrone has championed business growth strategies and every location solving for unique challenges and opportunities. Each role was about bridging gaps, connecting people, and turning possibilities into profitable ventures. Whether it was identifying untapped markets or streamlining processes, Mr. Negrone promotes business innovation and adaptability.
Responsibilities
- Supporting capital raising
- Ensure efficient execution of business processes and alignment with strategic goals
Mr Glenn Ridge
Media and Marketing Advisor
Glenn formed qmediagroup in 1980 and has been involved in all forms of electronic media producing and presenting content in the form of television documentaries and series, radio productions and new media content and activations.
Dr. Pedram Mojarred
MoliRock Product Development
An accomplished Technical and Business manager, with over 20 years’ of experience working for different businesses within the Construction industry. Having served in different roles, he has been involved in many infrastructure projects, both overseas and in Australia, such as roads, tunnels, water reservoirs, and bridges.
Has achieved an MBA as well as a postgrad in Engineering.
Past Chairperson of Concrete Australia 2015-2017
Responsibilities
- To establish a business model and sales market for FARI MoliROCK
Mr. Ross Gray
Infrastructure project manager
Ross Gray is an Industrial Project Manager with a proven track record of leading successful ventures in the dynamic realm of industrial project management. As the appointed leader for the Flooring Australia Recycling Industry Pty Ltd pilot production plant, he brings a wealth of expertise.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with all Government authorities to achieve DA approvals and licenses
- To bring the pilot factory infrastructure together within the required time frame
Mr. Ross Gray
Infrastructure project manager
Ross Gray is an Industrial Project Manager with a proven track record of leading successful ventures in the dynamic realm of industrial project management. As the appointed leader for the FARI. P/L pilot production plant, he brings a wealth of expertise.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with all Government authorities to achieve DA approvals and licenses
- To bring the pilot factory infrastructure together within the required time frame
Support my team in Shaping the Future of Flooring waste.
FARI is not going to be just a business; it will be a “Flooring movement”.
By supporting FARI, you’re actively participating in a sustainable future for the flooring industry.
Support us in transforming flooring waste into a product the flooring industry can use and you will be supporting the goal of zero waste at landfill.
A Note From FARI CEO
Dear Flooring People,
I believe that to achieve unprecedented results, we must dare to try new and innovative processes. This conviction is the cornerstone of my passion and our approach at FARI.
In my view, one of the most effective recycling business models is to transform industry waste into valuable products that can be resold to the industries that generate the waste.
This is precisely why we chose pallets as our first product.
To many in the flooring industry supply chain are using hazardous, chemically treated one-way pallets that burden the flooring retailer with disposal costs.
By supporting the use of “The FARI” pallet the industry as a whole is investing in a sustainable solution and a greener future for the industry.
I ask you to support our ultimate goal of zero flooring waste at landfill, by making this happen our flooring industry will set the standard others will want to copy.
Choose FARI pallets and be rewarded for your commitment.
Let’s make the FARI pallet a “Badge of Honour” for the flooring industry.