Grazia & Co brings Meadmore’s iconic designs back into manufacturing
Australian furniture designer and manufacturer Grazia & Co has unveiled a reimagined collection of mid-century furniture and lighting designs by the late Clement Meadmore, one of Australia’s most significant designers.
Schneider Electric launches 2024 Sustainability Impact Awards
Schneider Electric announced the opening of applications for the third instalment of the Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards.
Robert Gerard AO appointed as the first ever patron of the Australian Made Campaign
Australian Made Campaign Chairman Glenn Cooper AM has appointed Robert Gerard AO as the first ever patron of the Australian Made Campaign.
The appointment was...
Manufacturing feasibility study launched for Australia’s first clothing Smart Factory
The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) has launched a feasibility study into what it says would be Australia's first Clothing Smart Factory, an initiative aimed at exploring new approaches to advanced onshore clothing manufacturing through technology-enabled production.
CSR and Boral to form joint venture of Australian east coast brick operations
CSR Limited and Boral Limited have announced their intention to form a joint venture to combine their brick operations on the east coast of...
Return of fuel tax indexation infuriates motorists
The Government is set to reintroduce fuel tax indexation, which was scrapped in 2001, in a move which will hike petrol prices by about...
AMWU slams Minister Johnston for failing to provide a plan to save shipbuilders’ jobs
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has expressed utter disappointment in Defence Minister The Hon. David Johnston, calling him a liar in the wake...
Victoria’s first brand new train to undergo safety testing ahead of commissioning
The first of Victoria’s 65 new trains is set to undergo safety testing at the newly built train maintenance depot in Pakenham East ahead of entering...
Six innovative businesses share in $6m to solve national problems
Six innovative businesses have been granted $1 million each under the Federal Government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) to develop their solutions to...
Senate to block automotive industry cuts
Labor and the crossbench will block cuts to the Automotive Transformation Scheme (ATS), fearing that the federal budget savings could spark thousands of job...
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
