CIMIC’s CPB Contractors awarded key role in defence department’s Woomera Redevelopment Program
CIMIC Group's CPB Contractors, in partnership with Downer, has been chosen by the Australian Government's Department of Defence to oversee design development activities for...
Quickstep posts first ever half year positive operating profit in H2 FY2015
Quickstep Holdings Limited has registered a 229% increase in sales to $39.5 million, up from $12 million in FY2014, while its total revenue, including...
Australia’s energy crisis threatens industry, according to report
33,000 manufacturing jobs and a 27% decline in Australia’s chemical, rubber and plastics sector is at stake if Australia’s energy prices continue to climb,...
Amcor acquires Plastic Moulders Limited, a leading manufacturer of custom precision moulding
Australian-based multinational packaging company Amcor has announced the acquisition of Plastic Moulders Limited, a rigid plastics business that manufactures containers and closures for the...
Premcar expands vehicle manufacturing ops with new assembly plant
Melbourne automotive manufacturer Premcar has opened its newest vehicle assembly factory to meet the increasing demand for new-vehicle manufacturing from global automakers and authorised new-car importers.
CSIRO vets mitigation, offset options for onshore gas produced in NT
CSIRO has published a report outlining options to mitigate and offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with the potential production and consumption of gas sourced from the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Sub-basin.
Manufacturing compliance concerns raised as Weld Australia warns of broader “tick-and-flick” culture following e-bike...
A growing compliance issue highlighted in Australia’s manufacturing sector has broader implications for safety and regulation across multiple industries, according to Weld Australia, which has linked recent concerns about non-compliant e-bikes to what it describes as a wider “tick-and-flick” culture affecting manufacturing, construction and infrastructure.
New Return and Earn machine boosts recycling efforts in Scone
Residents of Scone and the broader Upper Hunter region now have a convenient new location to recycle their eligible bottles and cans with the unveiling of a state-of-the-art Return and Earn machine.
Thales opens new facility to support ADF’s Bushmaster vehicles
Global technology leader Thales Australia has announced that it has opened a new facility in Townsville, Queensland, to support Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles in...
Ten local companies selected to participate in Raytheon Australia’s new industry engagement program
Adelaide-based Redarc and Silentium, Melbourne-based AOS Group and Canberra’s archTIS are among the ten Australian businesses selected to participate in an industry engagement program...
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From ship repair to autonomous underwater vehicles: Griffin Industrial’s next chapter with growth capital
Some of Australia’s most critical manufacturing happens where almost no one sees it: inside a fuel tank on a Navy tanker, in a machine shop south of Perth, on a workshop floor in western Sydney where a team is helping build autonomous underwater vehicles. Griffin Industrial does all three.
