Manufacturing companies in Australia are finding niches in the medical technologies sector as their traditional markets of mining and automotive diminish.
Lower production costs and more robust large-scale
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Pay rises for Australian manufacturing workers
Seventy-six per cent of Australia’s manufacturing employers will give their staff a pay rise of up to three per cent in their next review, but seven per cent will not increase salaries at all, according
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Renewables light the way to success in manufacturing
In light of rising energy prices, questionable security and ever-changing policies, some manufacturers are turning to renewables to ensure reliable production, writes Stephanie Stefanovic.
As
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PMI: Australian manufacturing continues on growth streak
The Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) has remained in expansionary territory for the eighth consecutive month in May. The pace of expansion has eased by 4.4 points to 54.8, however, indicating
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NSW timber plant expansion to create hundreds of jobs
Borg Manufacturing has received approval from the State Government to expand its medium density fibreboard (MDF) facility in Oberon, NSW.
The $106 million expansion will result in the addition of $51 million
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Australia’s first commercial cannabis crop receives approval
Medicinal cannabis company Cann Group has received approval to start cultivating its first commercial cannabis crop.
Cann’s first cannabis plants are expected to be harvested by August this year.
According
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Queensland manufacturers receive $175k grant
Toowoomba manufacturers Gessner Industries and Global Rotomoulding have received the first $175,000 grant from the Palaszczuk Government’s $20 million Made in Queensland program.
The grants will allow
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CMYKhub acquires Lotsa Printing manufacturing facility
CMYKhub is expanding its manufacturing services with the purchase of a manufacturing facility and machinery from Lotsa Printing.
“We’ve purchased the production side of the Lotsa business and we’ll
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Roche Australia recalls Valium due to tampering
Manufacturer Roche Australia has initiated a widespread recall of prescription-only Valium, due to evidence of medicine tampering.
All batches of Valium 5mg in packs of 50 tablets are being recalled, after
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Solar battery storage ‘vital for energy market’
With the right technology, homeowners and businesses with solar and battery storage systems have the potential to play a vital role in stabilising a grid with high renewable generation, according to Luke
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Toyota plant equipment sale marks end of Australian auto manufacturing
Hilco Industrial Acquisitions B.V. has announced that it has begun the private treaty sale process on all machinery and equipment assets located at the Toyota manufacturing facility in Altona North, Melbourne.
The
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Australian consumers want locally-made products
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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Northrop Grumman opens aircraft repair facility in SA
Northrop Grumman Corporation has opened a new repair facility at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Edinburgh base in South Australia, to provide more efficient in-country support services for the repair
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Australian manufacturing and mining jobs trending up, says SEEK
SEEK has released data showing 6.6 per cent more job ads listed on the website this April when compared to last April, with growth across all states and territories. Mining and manufacturing are some of
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Smart factories: A global snapshot
Foreign workers needed to support SA shipbuilding
The Naval Shipbuilding Plan has been released, outlining how the Australian government expects to deliver $89 billion worth of ships over the next few decades.
According to the report, there will need
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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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NMW closes its doors for 2017
National Manufacturing Week has closed the doors on one of its largest conference and exhibition programs to date, with early reports recording more than 10,000 attendees for the event.
Exhibition
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Australian companies warned about global cyber attack
Australians have been warned to update their virus software after a cyber attack has struck hospitals and companies around the world.
The attacks began on Friday last week, when users’ computers were
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Endeavour Awards
Thanks to all attendees and finalists, and congratulations to all the winners at last night’s Endeavour Awards. See you again next year! Look out for the full report in the July issue of Manufacturers’
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