The Australian Maritime Alliance (AMA) has reviewed all aspects of its proposal to meet the Australian Defence Force’s needs for medium duty landing craft to ensure the group remained ready to deliver the critical programme for Australia. The AMA, made up of engineering group and shipbuilder Civmec, and defence services company Serco, looked at AMA’s…
Custom Denning completes manufacturing expansion Bus manufacturer Custom Denning has recently completed the expansion project at its Charles Street manufacturing facility in St Marys, Sydney (pictured). The newly renovated office at Charles Street now serves as the new home for Custom Denning’s Accounting and Payroll team, who have relocated from the main office at Vallance…
Lynas Rare Earths expects to produce its first Mixed Rare Earth Carbonate (MREC) in August from its new rare earths ore processing facility (pictured) now under construction at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The opening date for the Kalgoorlie facility is ‘within the range of ramp up scenarios’ according to the company, which mines rare earths ores…
Door and gate operator maker Grifco has been invited by the NSW government to be an early adopter in the Pathways to Manufacturing education and skills initiative. The pilot initiative was announced last month by NSW Modern Manufacturing Commissioner, Lisa Emerson, at the Kariong Mountains High School on the Central Coast. Twelve students from Kariong…
Perth international shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a $115 million fixed-price incentive contract option from the United States Navy for the construction of an additional Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (TATS 15, pictured). Austal USA is now under contract for five steel-hulled T-ATS in a programme that could be worth up to US$3.2 billion,…
Molecular biologist Professor Doug Hilton (pictured) has been announced as the incoming Chief Executive of CSIRO, to begin on September 29. Hilton is currently Director at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, as well as head of the Department of Medical Biology at the University of Melbourne. He was made an Officer…
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) has announced it is doubling production capacity of its MASSLAM glue-laminated (GLT) mass-timber column and beam system. The family-owned company’s Heyfield, Victoria plant (pictured, below) is being expanded and new equipment added to boost throughput. MASSLAM is designed and manufactured for assembly on site for domestic and large commercial buildings. ASH…
