Amcor announces Nampak Flexibles acquisition
Australian packaging solutions provider Amcor has announced that it has acquired South African packaging company Nampak Flexibles for $22 million.
“This acquisition provides a platform...
Heinz and Kraft’s merger to form the 5th largest food and beverage company in...
Kraft Foods Group Inc. will merge with H.J. Heinz Co and form the 3rd largest food and beverage company in North America and the...
New graduate program to revive interest in science
14 promising young students have signed up for a two year graduate program at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), where they...
Coca-Cola Amatil appoints Woolworths executive as new CFO
Australia's largest soft drink bottler, Coca-Cola Amatil, has announced that it has appointed Martyn Roberts of Woolworths as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
According...
Aluminium sector calls for RET compromise
The Australian Aluminium Council has urged the Government and Labor to accept a compromise offer over the Renewable Energy Target (RET) in order to...
Natural gas can drive the next generation of growth for Australia, says PACIA
Over 250 senior gas leaders will take part in the 3rd annual Australian Domestic Gas Outlook 2015 conference which opened on Monday at the...
New campaign to safeguard vulnerable clothing outworkers
The Fair Work Ombudsman, an independent statutory office that supports compliant, productive and inclusive Australian workplaces, has launched a new two-year education and compliance...
Victorian Government announces $50m boost for TAFE
Victoria’s TAFE sector will get a $50 million boost from the state government aimed at giving unemployed Victorians a better chance to build the...
Orica appoints former BHP executive Alberto Calderon interim CEO
Following the announcement that the Board and Ian Smith have agreed on a timetable for Mr Smith to step down from the position of...
Rethink Robotics unveils Sawyer – the company’s newest smart, collaborative robot
Baxter was launched in 2012. Since then, Rethink Robotics updated Baxter several times in order to improve the speed and accuracy of the robot’s...
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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.
