Rolling stock manufacturer Downer EDI (ASX: DOW) has won a $900 million contract to construct an additional 17 Waratah Series 2 trains as part of the Sydney Growth Trains contract. The double decker suburban trains, manufactured jointly by Downer and China’s CRRC Changchun, adds to orders for 102 trains, the largest single order of rolling…
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Leading brick manufacturer Brickworks Building Products (ASX: BKW) has joined forces with robotics company FBR (ASX: FBR) to automate bricklaying operations. The two companies have annouced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture, Fastbrick Australia Pty Ltd, to provide ‘Wall as a Service’ (WaaS) services to the construction market. Fastbrick will charge…
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Brisbane electric vehicle charger manufacturer, Tritium is preparing to expand in the Americaswith the appointment of a high powered regional president. Tritium, which makes a DC fast charger station, has appointed cleantech leader Jeff Wolfe to the newly created role accelerate market penetration. His appointment will help to navigate a diverse and complex regulatory environment…
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Australia has been a rather lucky country to have avoided the worst of the GFC some ten years ago. However, we are not immune to global market uncertainty.
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Automotive repair technology startup Tradiebot has announced Dr Matthew David as the newest member of its executive board.
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Electrician equipment company Klein Tools, headquartered in Illinois, US, has acquired ElMako, parent company of the Wattmaster and Alco brands.
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The Head of the Australian Space Agency has outlined her vision for the Australian space industry during a talk at the University of South Australia.
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Queensland’s Gilmour Space Technologies has unveiled its latest rocket and named it ‘One Vision’. The nine-metre tall rocket, which will be launched later this month from a private property in far north Queensland, will be carrying payloads from universities in Singapore and Australia. CEO Adam Gilmour said: “One Vision is a scaled version of our…
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Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems (ASX: EOS) has joined the list of Australia’s top 40 defence contractors published by the prestigious Australian Defence Magazine. The company, which makes laser systems to track space debris, optical telescopes, and remotely operated weapons (ROW) systems, is the country’s third largest SME defence business. EOS Defence CEO Grant Sanderson told…
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