Australian manufacturing

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 their homes. The Fair Work Ombudsman has released a report on the findings and insights gained from the initial education phase … Continue reading Australian clothing manufacturers under fire over wages →

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 industry groups have entered into the agreement to see closer collaboration between the two countries in developing modern manufacturing sectors. In addition to creating opportunities … Continue reading Australia and Germany collaborate on modern manufacturing →

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 capacity ducted split systems, vertical packages and split units as well as other customised products and spare parts. The acquisition, backed by Rinnai Japan, will see Rinnai Australia supplying … Continue reading Rinnai acquires Perth-based HVAC manufacturer →

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 prefabricated panels in a factory in Shenyang, China, and shipping them over to Australia. According to managing director Daniel McGrath, having a Brisbane-based company that manufactured in … Continue reading Prefab building company bringing manufacturing back to Australia →

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 employers steadily recruiting. This is expected to remain the case this quarter. While many manufacturers continue to move offshore, others are investing in new factories or installing additional … Continue reading The manufacturing skills in demand this quarter →

A former Rio Tinto executive has written a report chronicling the rise of China’s industrial sector, one foreign factory at a time. Michael Komesaroff has written a report titled Make the Foreign Serve China, where he recounts China’s purchase of numerous unwanted factories from Australia, the US, Japan, Germany, Britain and other developed countries. According … Continue reading China’s journey to global manufacturing domination →

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 million deal to build the refrigerated and non-refrigerated trailers at its Ballarat plant is one of the largest contracts of its kind in … Continue reading Victorian manufacturer secures contract with Coles →

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 Workers’ Union, resulting in pay rises for its (approximate) 100 employees. Depending on their shift, some workers … Continue reading NSW pet food factory workers win pay rise →

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 of Adelaide at Techport Australia, the biggest shipbuilding hub in Australia. It will be the centre of a program to deliver training across the country … Continue reading Maritime school to boost Australia’s shipbuilding skills →

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 points for the month (results above 50 indicate expansion with the distance from 50 points indicating the strength of expansion). This was the sixth consecutive … Continue reading Australian manufacturing: March overview →

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 ranked first, receiving 100 index points, closely followed by Switzerland with 98 index points. Other nations in the top five include the EU as a … Continue reading ‘Made in Australia’ label among world’s most reputable →