Eleven Tasmanian businesses awarded grants

Eleven businesses have been awarded approximately $870,000 under the final round of the Tasmanian government’s Advanced Manufacturing Accelerating Growth Program.

Grants are worth up to $100,000 each on a co-contribution basis and assist manufacturers “to purchase capital equipment, linked to an off island market driven expansion opportunity with resulting increased employment.”

Round four recipients (a list is reproduced below) include IoT business Definium Technologies, aquaculture cleaning equipment maker Aqua Clean Tas, and signage company Eye Spy Signs and Safety.

“From Wynyard, Little Swanport and Hobart, to Quoiba, Ulverstone and Geeveston, projects receiving funding stretch right across the state,” said state manufacturing and defence industry minister Madeleine Ogilvie in a statement on Wednesday.

“It is particularly important that our regional businesses have support that helps expand their operations as they are some of the biggest supporters of jobs and growth in many small communities around Tasmania.

Picture: credit Definium

Further reading

Round four of Tasmanian manufacturing grant program open

Successful applicants

Company	Funding amount	Purpose
Sedwyn Pty Ltd	$69,520	To assist with the continued expansion of manufacturing capability of high technology equipment, including oyster grading and water cremation technologies.
Aqua Clean Tas Pty Ltd	$70,000	To assist with the development of a mini net cleaning machine for smaller fish farms.
Van Diemens Land Creamery Pty Ltd	$33,750	Production line automation for a specialised nutritional product.
JW Engineering & Construction Pty Ltd	$100,000	To assist with enhancement of JW Engineering’s multi axis CNC machining capability to the most advanced level to meet the needs of Defence industry clients in Victoria and electric vehicle manufacturers around the world.
Tasman Sea Salt Pty Ltd	$100,000	To assist with the expansion of Tasman Sea Salt to increase production capacity and improve energy efficiency, enabling the business to build a stronger sales base, expand into new markets and territories and increase employment opportunities within the business.
Regnel Pty Ltd	$89,245	To assist with the expansion of industrial additive manufacturing with state of the art digital and 3D printing technologies.
Eye Spy Signs Pty Ltd	$70,000	To assist with the development of new manufacturing capabilities for Tasmania for products which can be used extensively within our state and provide opportunities for new markets within Australia and overseas.
Definium Technologies	$100,000	To assist with the purchase of a second production line to allow simultaneous manufacture of products for multiple clients
Island Berries Tasmania Pty Ltd	$35,023	To assist with the increased production capacity and lower unit costs to meet market demand through advanced manufacturing improvements.
Cripps Nubake Pty Ltd	$100,000	To assist with the expansion and sustainability of Cripps through increased automation and modernisation of critical infrastructure.
Harcor Industries Pty Ltd	$100,000	To assist with the expansion of our Advanced Manufacturing CNC machining capabilities to increase off island competitiveness in Defence and other industries.