Newcastle shipbuilder Forgacs has offered the Royal Australian Navy its Brisbane graving dock to use as a naval repair centre.
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EDI manufacturing plant in Bathurst will close this year: Union officials
Union officials say that the EDI rail manufacturing plant in Bathurst cannot be saved and will close by the end of the year.
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Ammonia leak at Orica’s Kooragang Island facility
Orica has seen an ammonia spill at its Kooragang Island plant this morning after a leaking gasket was discovered.
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Caltex plans to shut Kurnell refinery despite falling dollar
Caltex has confirmed that, despite better economic circumstances, it still plans to shut down Sydney's Kurnell refinery in 2014.
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Seeley International founder speaks of company-wide brainstorming process
Frank Seeley – founder of Seeley International, the country’s biggest air conditioning manufacturer – has spoken of the importance of company-wide brainstorming sessions to Seeley’s innovation process.
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Machinist found guilty of manufacturing guns
A fitter machinist from a large Newcastle firm has been jailed for four years and six months for manufacturing handguns.
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Fifefighters save units adjacent to Lidcombe factory
A fire at a meat storage factory in Lidcombe was brought under control by six fire crews this morning.
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Varley misses out on army truck contract
Varley Group has missed out on a five-year contract to build truck bodies for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
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Most manufacturers in Hunter region cutting jobs: Poll
According to a poll by peak regional manufacturing body HunterNet, most manufacturers in the Hunter region have cut their workforces in the past year.
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Wood manufacturing industry in Hunter urged to focus on safety
WorkCover NSW has identified wood manufacturing in the Hunter region as a high risk industry and has urged safety to be a focus for all manufacturers in the sector.
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AGL, First Solar to build Australia’s biggest solar plant
Australia’s largest developer of renewable energy projects AGL, says it will build solar power plants worth $450 million with First Solar.
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Clean energy project chooses Australian manufacturer for assemblies
Green energy company Granite Power has said that it was cheaper to commission Archer Enterprises, a maker of components and assemblies, than to source parts from overseas.
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Manufacturing & Engineering Institute of Australia launched
Officially launched on July 1, the Manufacturing & Engineering Institute of Australia aims to be a bridge between established, larger industry associations and small metal manufacturers.
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Fuel spill at Caltex terminal
A leak at Banksmeadow’s Caltex terminal has seen three hospitalised and 175,000 litres of fuel spilled after an accident during regular valve maintenance.
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Jubilee springs to new challenges to be successful
Jubilee Spring, an Australian spring-maker that has been in operation since 1938, has put its continuing survival and relevance down to its ability to diversify.
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Unionised Forgacs workers on strike again
Another round of industrial action by the AMWU is underway at Forgacs, with workers meeting today at Hexham and striking over the company’s wage offer.
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Senate Estimates hears of employment impact of Ford decision
The total impact of the flow-on effects of Ford quitting car-making in Australia are not known, a Senate Estimates committee has been told, and this will take time to calculate.
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Wollongong and Geelong should look to niche manufacturing: academic
The recent announcement that Ford Australia would stop manufacturing in Australia has rocked the Geelong community, though a University of Wollongong academic says that the region could shift towards making niche products.
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Rosehill factory fire interrupts traffic
A Rosehill factory fire is under control but causing traffic delays, with crews now working on avoiding a building collapse.
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Arnott’s factory gets grant to help reduce its carbon footprint
Arnott’s has received a $113,254 grant through the federal Clean Technology Investment Program to upgrade its Huntingwood plant’s processes and reduce its carbon output.
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