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Walkinshaw Group officially opens new $114 million headquarters in Southeast Melbourne

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter November 17, 2025

Automotive engineering company Walkinshaw Group has opened its new $114 million headquarters and expanded manufacturing facility in Dandenong South. The remanufacturing business officially opened the site on Monday. According to the Victorian government, the opening has created 155 new local jobs across production, engineering and administration. The site includes what’s described as Australia’s most advanced automotive…

Doftek to set up in UK automotive tech cluster

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter November 6, 2025

Melbourne-headquartered active wheel alignment business Doftek has selected MIRA Tech Park, an automotive R&D hub in the UK, for its European expansion plans. Doftek was established in 2017 and is commercialising its Active Wheel Alignment (AWA) retrofit system, which automatically controls a vehicle’s four wheels while driving to provide maximum contact between each tyre and…

PWR founder returns to work

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter July 25, 2025

The founder and Managing Director of ASX-listed cooling technology company PWR Holdings is making a phased return to work after taking medical leave in April due to treatment of an acute medical condition. In a statement on Thursday, the company said Weel is continuing his recovery and will share executive responsibilities with Acting CEO Matthew…

Lovells springs into action with major rebrand for 95th anniversary

Manufacturing NewsBy Simran Gill June 17, 2025

Newcastle suspension manufacturer Lovells is celebrating 95 years in business with its biggest rebrand ever and a surprising new brand ambassador – AFL legend Brent “Boomer” Harvey. The company, which has grown from a modest spring workshop during the Great Depression to become the Southern Hemisphere’s largest hot spring coiling plant, unveiled its comprehensive new…

Lovells gains post-registration modification approval for vehicle GCM revisions in WA

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter June 3, 2025

Lovells Automotive Systems has become the first local Second Stage Manufacturer (SSM) to gain approval for the fitment of its Australian designed and engineered suspension enhancements for post registration Gross Combination Mass (GCM) revisions under new Western Australian laws. According to a statement from Lovells on Tuesday, WA’s new legislation brings the state in line…

Nissan Casting gets Australian Made accreditation

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter May 21, 2025

Every component that comes off the line at the Nissan Casting Australia Plant at Dandenong South – which makes 1.2-million-parts annually – will be certified Australian Made, with the company announcing the accreditation to coincide with Australian Made Week (May 19 – 25.) In a statement on Tuesday, the company said the factory produces high-pressure…

Nissan Australia marks five years of Warrior program with Premcar

Manufacturing NewsBy Simran Gill April 30, 2025

Nissan Australia celebrated more than five years of its Warrior remanufacturing program with Premcar this week, according to a statement released on Monday. The partnership, which launched in late 2019 with the Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior, has delivered 12,755 vehicles across its model lines, including the Navara SL Warrior, Navara PRO-4X Warrior and Patrol Warrior.…

iMOVE CRC launches $2 million impact fund

Manufacturing NewsBy Staff Reporter April 10, 2025

The iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has launched a $2 million second round for its Impact Extension Program, which is open to organisations including established businesses, universities and startups “looking to fund their transport related innovation.” In a statement launching the program on Thursday, iMOVE said the initiative aims to “to identify and support Australia’s…

Battery recycler Envirostream secures client agreements for volume growth

Manufacturing NewsBy Simran Gill March 17, 2025

Livium’s battery recycling division Envirostream has started receiving initial volumes under new long-term agreements with major clients including BYD and ZECO Energy, according to an announcement released on Monday. The company stated it is focusing on growing end-of-life battery volumes while seeking partners to scale operations to meet future demand, which it estimates will create…

Shuttered car factories in Australia could be repurposed to make houses faster and cheaper

Analysis and CommentaryBy Staff Reporter March 3, 2025

By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Western Sydney University Australia is in the grip of a severe housing shortage. Many people are finding it extremely difficult to find a place to live in the face of rising rents and property price surges. Homelessness is rising sharply. Tent cities are becoming more common. The federal government has pledged to…

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