Tag: Geoff Crittenden

Weld Australia has announced the winners of its 2025 Victoria & Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards, highlighting standout achievements that the organisation says are strengthening Australia’s manufacturing and fabrication capability. 

Weld Australia has unveiled a new membership model aimed at lifting capability, quality, and safety across the nation’s welding and manufacturing sectors.

Leaders in welding and manufacturing from across New South Wales and the ACT were celebrated in Sydney at Weld Australia’s 2025 NSW & ACT Welding Excellence Awards, honouring standout projects, people, and organisations shaping the industry’s future.

Weld Australia has called on both federal and state governments to urgently address the impact of east coast gas exports on domestic energy prices, warning that manufacturers are reaching a breaking point.

Weld Australia has called on the Federal Government to urgently invest in its vocational welding training program, following the release of a new Productivity Commission report showing Australia is failing to meet most of its Closing the Gap targets, particularly in areas such as Indigenous incarceration and youth detention.

Registrations have officially opened for the 2025 National Manufacturing Summit, with the event set to be held on 24 July at the Shangri-La Sydney and a welcome dinner scheduled for 23 July. 

Weld Australia has urged the Federal Government to establish a national inspection regime for imported fabricated steel and other high-risk products, warning that the current lack of independent compliance checks poses a serious threat to public safety.

Indigenous artists from Australia and New Zealand are being encouraged to showcase their welded artworks on a global stage as part of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) 2025 Digital Collection Welded Art Photographic Exhibition: Progressing Biodiversity.

Weld Australia has introduced a combined certification service for AS/NZS ISO 3834 and AS/NZS 5131, aimed at simplifying the certification process for fabricators and structural steel manufacturers. 

Weld Australia has welcomed the approval of three major wind farms in New South Wales—Liverpool Range, Spicers Creek, and Hills of Gold—calling it a significant step in Australia’s renewable energy transition.