An financial commitment of $290 million by the SA Government has ensured the survival of one of the world’s largest metals smelters at Port Pirie, but failed to stem job losses. The funding, part of a $660 million upgrade of the giant Nystar lead and silver smelter, was not linked to any job retention guarantees,…
It what looks like a move timed to coincide with the state election, the Victorian government is to spend $234,700 to boost the skills of a major regional manufacturer. The local member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas, announced the funding for the Barker Trailers Regional Workforce Development project through the Government’s Regional Skills Fund. Barker Trailers…
Forum member Bashir Mourad, Supply Chain Manager for Johnson and Johnson in New Zealand, tells us about his role, and why he expects at least one surprise a day.
The Australian manufacturers of the revolutionary Flow Hive that provides a continuous flow of honey on tap have won a major legal battle with a copycat product. Father and son duo Stuart and Cedar Anderson have manufactured, and mostly exported, more than 50,000 of their bee hives in the past three years after a crowd-funding…
Australian Manufacturing Forum member James Abbott tells us about managing Challenge Engineering, what staying competitive looks like, and some of the skills issues his industry faces.
Adelaide’s Precise Global has delivered a major order of injection moulding dies to GM in the United States for inclusion in the company’s flagship Chevrolet Corvette 2019 model. The company has delivered 16 dies and is working on dies for another two GM models, according to Grant Tinney, the Chairman of Precise’s parent company, the…