Research from Roy Morgan has revealed that more than two thirds of Australians (69.8 per cent) would give preference to buying genuine Australian-made products.
This feature proved particularly important
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Indonesia plans to capitalise on Australia’s dying auto industry
Indonesian manufacturers are hoping to break into Australia’s car import industry.
“Australia barely has a car manufacturing industry,” Indonesia Automotive Industry Association chairman
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Australian clothing manufacturers under fire over wages
The Fair Work Ombudsman is auditing hundreds of businesses nationally after finding a lack of awareness of the minimum pay rates that apply to workers who make clothes, bags and footwear in factories and
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Australia and Germany collaborate on modern manufacturing
Leader of the Prime Minister’s Industry 4.0 Taskforce, Siemens ANZ CEO Jeff Connolly, has visited Hannover Messe to sign a joint collaboration agreement with Germany’s Platform Industrie 4.0 Group.
The
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Rinnai acquires Perth-based HVAC manufacturer
Rinnai Australia has acquired Specialized Engineering (SE), a Perth-based manufacturer of commercial and industrial air conditioning products.
SE manufactures a range of rooftop packaged systems, large
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Prefab building company bringing manufacturing back to Australia
Brisbane-based prefabricated building company, Arkistruct, has announced it will be taking its business out of China and bringing it back to Australia.
Arkistruct had previously been manufacturing its
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The manufacturing skills in demand this quarter
Recruiting expert Hays has released its latest quarterly report on employment trends in Australian industries.
According to the report, Australia’s manufacturing market was active last quarter, with
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China’s journey to global manufacturing domination
Victorian manufacturer secures contract with Coles
A regional Victorian manufacturer has secured a contract to make 395 truck trailers for supermarket giant Coles, in a development expected to create more than 100 jobs.
MaxiTRANS Industries said the $60
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NSW pet food factory workers win pay rise
Workers at the Real Pet Food factory in Dubbo have won pay rises of up to 30 per cent in a new union agreement.
A four-year agreement was negotiated between the Real Pet Food Company and Australian Manufacturing
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Maritime school to boost Australia’s shipbuilding skills
A maritime technical school will be established in South Australia to train workers for its $90 billion shipbuilding program.
The Maritime Technical College will be based in the South Australian capital
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Australian manufacturing: March overview
The Australian manufacturing sector expanded strongly again in March, achieving a PMI (Performance of Manufacturing Index) of 57.5 points.
In March, Australia’s PMI was down 1.8 points to register 57.5
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‘Made in Australia’ label among world’s most reputable
A study by statistics firm Statista researched 43,000 consumers from 49 different countries to determine the world’s most respected ‘Made in’ labels. According to the study, Australia ranks 14th.
Germany
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