Santos rejects $7bn takeover offer from investment vehicle Scepter Partners
Oil and gas producer Santos has announced that it has decided to reject a $7.1 billion takeover offer from the Bermuda-based Scepter Partners.
Scepter Partners...
Shipbuilder ASC named Company of the Year by WTIA
The Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA) has named shipbuilder ASC Company of the Year for its work on the air warfare destroyer (AWD) program.
The...
ABB teams up with Microsoft to launch new electric car charging platform
Swiss power and automation technology specialist ABB and Microsoft will collaborate to launch a new fast-charging services platform.
According to the announcement, Microsoft will provide...
Renault Australia moves automotive apprentice training program to Melbourne
Renault Australia has decided to move its automotive apprentice training program from Sydney to Melbourne.
Starting from February 2016, apprentices will be trained by Renault...
Toyota to recall 6.5 million vehicles globally, 300,000 in Australia
Toyota Motor Corp. has issued a massive global recall of 6.5 million vehicles to remedy an issue with the power window master switches.
Toyota Australia...
Treasury Wine Estates to expand Wolf Blass Packaging Centre and create 30 new jobs
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has been awarded a $2 million Regional Development Fund grant from the South Australian Government as part of the Company’s...
Quickstep announces organisational changes
Quickstep has announced that it has appointed Mr Philippe Odouard to the position of General Manager, Strategy & Business Development (Aerospace and Defence) and...
Dutch researchers 3D print teeth that can kill 99% of bacteria in the mouth
Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have developed a 3D printed plastic that is able to destroy 99% of bacteria that come into contact with it without causing any harm whatsoever to humans.
Austal prepares to launch 1st of two support vessels for Royal Navy of Oman
Australian shipbuilder Austal has announced that preparations have begun for the official launch of the first of two high-speed support vessels (HSSVs) on order...
CFMEU and MUA considering merger
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union of Australia (CFMEU) have begun historic negotiations to merge.
CFMEU National...
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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.
