Manufacturers have joined global efforts to support bushfire relief across Australia. Explosives company Orica was the latest of a number of businesses to announce significant donations to rural firefighters and other charities helping communities recover from the Australian bushfire crisis. On January 8, the company announced that it would donate $1 million to the Victorian … Continue reading Manufacturers support bushfire relief →

A recent delegation of Victorian Minister for Training and Skills and Minister for Higher Education, Gayle Tierney and industry leaders looked at how Australia can learn from European education and training systems to ensure best-practices in preparing a future workforce. Visiting Finland, England, and Scotland, Michael Grogan, national director of skills and training at the … Continue reading Delegation studies best practices in skills training →

The consortium delivering the Regency to Pym Project, R2P Alliance, has selected building materials made from waste products as part of the project. To seal the construction office carpark a product consisting of 100 per cent recycled materials has been chosen. The material used is made up of 110,000 plastic bags, 324 kilograms of recycled … Continue reading Recycled asphalt used in Regency to Pym project →

The West Australian government has awarded $1.68 million to feasibility studies for the production and use of renewable hydrogen. The funding comes from the Renewable Hydrogen Fund, and covers projects that investigate the use of hydrogen alongside natural gas as an energy source for industrial projects. “These feasibility studies will facilitate significant private sector investment … Continue reading WA commits to research into hydrogen and natural gas blending →

A common issue facing the producers of building materials is that components in their plant machinery are often no longer supported by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). This is why the elite engineering team of CBC Australia have an advantage over any other supplier of industrial parts and solutions. According to CBC Australia engineering manager Anthony … Continue reading A built-in skillset to manufacture parts fit-for-purpose →