Composites maker Quickstep has announced that it will deliver 120 carbon fibre wing-flap sets to Lockheed Martin through to 2018.
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NZ manufacturing growth continues
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector experienced a total increase of 0.5 per cent by sales volume in the most recent quarter.
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Seven Group to cut another 650 WesTrac jobs
Mining machinery dealer WesTrac has announced a further 650 jobs will be shed, following 375 redundancies announced in late-June, citing a reduced demand from the resources sector.
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Five lessons for manufacturers from the Electrolux Orange closure
There are five take-home lessons from Swedish multinational Electrolux's decision to close its central west NSW factory last month. Jason Furness explores these.
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Lack of locomotive work for Downer due to resources slowdown
Downer EDI’s CEO Grant Fenn has said that the mining slowdown has hurt the engineering company’s locomotive business, with the focus now on helping customers manage their assets.
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Rescue team looks to resurrect Gladstone steel project
A local group of engineers are reportedly interested in a plan to save the troubled $4 billion Boulder Steel project near Mount Larson in Queensland.
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Bradken/Norcast dispute settled
Bradken’s board has announced that it and two of its directors have resolved a dispute with Norcast in the Federal Court over bid-rigging.
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Boral says plasterboard JV will boost growth
Boral says that its $US1.6 billion plasterboard and ceilings JV with USG will strengthen its position across Asia, Australasia and the Middle East.
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End of Holden manufacturing could be disastrous for SA and VIC economies
There are fears that a Holden ending its manufacturing operations in Australia would lead to a recession in Victoria and South Australia.
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Mining downturn hurts Pacific Brands’ sales
Pacific Brands' CEO John Pollaers told the company’s AGM that workwear sales have been hit by the slowdown in the resources sector.
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Confidence up in NAB survey
The quarterly NAB Manufacturing Activity survey has registered a “largely unchanged” overall result, with the biggest news being an increase in confidence.
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1000s of foreign workers being exploited: meatworkers’ union
The Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union has said a Beresfield chicken processing plant is only one that has been using exploited foreign contractors on holiday visas.
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Boral and USG in $1.6 bn plasterboard JV
Building products makers Boral and USG have announced a joint venture, with Boral gaining $US 575 million in cash from the merger.
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100 to be laid off at Toyota by December
Toyota Australia has announced that it will offer a round of voluntary redundancies, with 100 workers to leave the company’s Altona manufacturing plant at the end of November.
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Holden shutdown could cost 13,000 jobs in SA
The economic contribution made by General Motors Holden to South Australia has lessened since 2011 according to research by two economists, but a shutdown would still come at the price of up to $1.2 billion and 13,000 jobs.
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Strong global manufacturing growth not translating to jobs
The JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI has shown that manufacturing continues to grow worldwide, with the best result since May 2011, but employment remaining stagnant.
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Vmoto capital raising for Chinese JV
Perth-based Vmoto, a manufacturer of electric scooters, is looking to raise up to $5 million from investors in Australia and the UK for purposes led by a joint venture with a Chinese controller maker.
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Lessons from Germany: The Hidden Champions (PART 2)
In part two of our Hidden Champions series, we look at how these companies are managed for the long-term, and Professor Hermann Simon gives some explanations for Germany’s strength in manufacturing, as well as the importance of the sector in profiting from globalisation.
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Stokes to buy ANZ Appliance Parts, Janda Electric Co
Stokes (Australasia) Limited has announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire both ANZ Appliance Parts and Janda Electric Co, continuing the company’s increased focus on appliance parts.
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Nuplex looks to Asia for growth
Nuplex has announced that it expects global sales to increase at 4 to 7 per cent a year up to 2018, with a significant increase in earnings from Asia.
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