A Cardiff industrial estate has gone up in flames, forcing residents to evacuate and bringing passenger train services to a standstill.
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Nepean Conveyors to open manufacturing facility in the Illawarra
Mining conveyor and materials handling company Nepean Conveyors will open a new factory in the Illawarra region. The facility is expected to create around 55 new jobs.
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NSW Opposition leader hopes to force further debate on workers comp changes
NSW Opposition leader John Robertson has called on the Government to hold another debate on the recent changes to Workers Compensation law. One controversial change is the cuts to compensation payments to public service staff who sustain injuries on their way to and from work.
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AUSPACK PLUS 2013 to showcase the latest in packaging technology
Robatech, Fallsdell, Proseal Australia and Result Packaging are some of the companies heading to Sydney for AUSPACK PLUS 2013.
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Hunter mining machinery factory workers locked out
Around 150 workers from the Bucyrus mining machinery plant in Beresfield have been locked out of the factory following a breakdown in pay negotiations.
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Quickstep signs contract for even more advanced F-35 composites
Quickstep Holdings has secured its second Long Term Agreement (LTA) with Northrop Grumman to manufacture parts for the international F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, allowing the company to manufacture more complex parts for the aircrafts.
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Quickstep Bankstown facility to begin composites production in Q4
Quickstep Holdings has opened what it claims is the most advanced independent aerospace composites manufacturing facility in the southern hemisphere, in Bankstown, for the manufacture of advanced carbon fibre composites.
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Manufacturing workers shouldn’t be punished for Fairfax’s bad decisions: union
Australia’s manufacturing union is reeling at Fairfax’s decision to close two of its newspaper printing presses, claiming workers at the site shouldn’t be punished for the media giant’s “bad decisions”.
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Albury manufacturing precinct promoting sustainable production
Forward-thinking manufacturers flocking to Albury City’s new 450-hectare industrial precinct have set the bar high for new tenants in the area, making sustainability a focus point for plant design.
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Deb Group to build $15m manufacturing facility in south-west Sydney
Deb Group has announced plans to build a $15 million manufacturing facility at Moorebank Business Park in south-west Sydney. The new facility will service the Australian and Southeast Asian markets.
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Defence industry manufacturer helps commercialise tidal power generation
An Australian defence industry manufacturer has made major contributions to the development of commercialised tidal power generation.
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Muswellbrook factory workers win double-digit pay raise
With the manufacturing industry struggling and the mining sector continuing to thrive, factory workers in the coal mining community of Muswellbrook, NSW have managed to capitalise on the boom.
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Norsk to close aluminium smelter, 344 jobs lost
Norsk Hydro has announced plans to close its Kurri Kurri smelting operation, as a result of weak earnings and an uncertain outlook for the future of the business.
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Qantas sackings to undermine manufacturing capacity: unions
Manufacturing unions are reeling at Qantas’s decision to sack hundreds of maintenance workers, claiming it is ‘short sighted’ and will decimate Australia’s manufacturing and engineering capacities – not to mention the country’s national security.
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Defence jobs, capabilities in jeopardy as government cuts spending
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is concerned that the jobs of 250 maintenance personnel at the Richmond, New South Wales RAAF base may be at risk following Federal Budget defence cuts.
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New coal equipment facility opens in the Hunter
Sandvik Mining has opened its $50m Hunter Valley Site facility for the manufacture, assembly and support of surface and underground coal equipment.
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Western Sydney focus for NMW
National Manufacturing Week (NMW) will include a strong Western Sydney focus when it returns to the Sydney Showground – Sydney Olympic Park on May 8 - 11.
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Don’t let your product recall turn in to a crisis: workshop
Product recalls have affected most manufacturers at some point or another, so GS1 and the RQA Product Risk Institute have developed a workshop to help businesses avoid executing a “poorly-managed recall”.
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Materials handling supplier SSI Schaefer moves head office
Storage solutions supplier SSI Schaefer has moved its international head office to Silverwater, New South Wales.
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Orica to expand Kooragang Island operations
Orica has submitted additional information to the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure for the expansion of its manufacturing operations on Kooragang Island.
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