Construction materials and industrial minerals business Adelaide Brighton is to change its name to ADBRI to better reflect the evolving nature of the business. Shareholders an the company’s annual general meeting overwhelmingly backed the name change. While the company retains its SA businesses, including the Birkenhead cement works on Adelaide’s Port River (pictured), which marks…
By Stuart Corner ASX listed investment house, Washington H Soul Pattinson, has invested $20 million in Leading Edge Data Centres to fund a network of regional edge computing data centres around Australia. Leading Edge says it will build a network of 20 world-class tier three data centres across regional Australia to provide faster internet speeds…
Major employer body the Ai Group has called for fresh thinking on industrial relations to help rather than hinder employers taking on more staff as we emerge from the Covid-19 andemic. AiG Chief Executive, Innes Willox said: “Now is not the time for tired old arguments about IR reform. “What is needed is fresh thinking…
Two Australian firms have joined forces to develop and build a revolutionary minesite water spray truck (pictured) to improve dust control and enhance mining operational safety. Mobile equipment provider Australian Diversified Engineering and mining equipment supplier Austin Engineering have delivered two new ‘stairway access tank’ trucks to the McArthur River silver, lead and zinc mine…
Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has been denied a rehearing of an appeal in a patent dispute which resulted in a massive penalty being awarded against the company. The Sydney company has petitioned for a rehearing of a judgement in the US District Court which awarded US$268 million in patent infringement damages against Cochlear in a…
Additive manufacturer Amaero International has progressed its application for patent protection for the company’s titanium alloy, Amalloy Beta Ti. The Victorian company announced its application had entered the final, national stage of the Patent Co-operation Treatment (PCT) process. The process allows patent protection to be granted simultaneously in a large number of countries instead of…
Brabham Automotive has built and delivered its first BT62 Competition model to the UK. And here at @AuManufacturing we just couldn’t resist giving you a close up look at its sleek and potent features. The company, which is producing just seventy track and road variants in the coming months, has continued operations during the Covid-19…
Household appliance maker Breville Group is one of a coterie of Australian manufacturers that does everything, bar manufacturing, in this country. That doesn’t stop the Sydney company from showing other manufacturers how to run a successful business, according to an upbeat business update just announced. Released as part of a now-completed $94 million capital raising…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is partnering with the Australian Made Campaign to support the growth of Australia’s forest products industries. AFPA is the peak national body for Australia’s forest, wood and paper products industry, while Australian Made licenses the familiar green and gold logo. Australian Made Chief Executive, Ben Lazzaro, said the partnership…
While manufacturers nationwide have rallied to fight Covid-19 the Queensland government has gone on the front foot with its support for the manufacturing sector. The government launched its very public #MakingItForQLD campaign to support the fight against COVID-19, with daily manufacturing highlights. We have had regular media releases from the federal government but no state…
