Shares in aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep increased 94 percent today to reach 38 cents on news of a takeover offer that would see the company join an expanding and market leading group of defence suppliers majority owned by CPE Capital. CPE Capital is a highly experienced provider of development capital to medium sized growth businesses…
Mac Uni launches semiconductor initiative Macquarie University launched a new on-campus Silicon Platforms Lab (SiP Lab) in collaboration with Atto Devices this week, which will be co-located on campus “to serve as the primary commercialisation pathway for the lab’s research” and “deliver an important boost to the industry in Australia.” Atto Devices is a designer…
Approximately a billion beverage containers have been kept out of landfill in the first 12 months as a result of the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic), according to its coordinator. CDS Vic was announced in April last year and the program officially launched the following November 1. VicReturn – which includes Lion, Coca-Cola Europacific…
Welding industry professional body Weld Australia announced the winners of its Victoria and Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards for 2024 on Wednesday night. The event at Crowne Plaza in Melbourne showcased “the exceptional talent of welders and fabricators across Victoria and Tasmania” Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden said in a statement on Thursday. “The winners this…
