Long servicing CEO and Managing Director and board member Mark Burgess is to leave composites manufacturer Quickstep to pursue other opportunities, according to the Sydney company. The company’s Chief Operating Officer Demi Stefanova will assume the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The Chair of Quickstep Patrick Largier said: “The evolving aerospace market…
Adelaide-based green innovation company Change Climate Pty Ltd has teamed with three iLAuNCH Trailblazer universities to explore the suitability of a bio-epoxy resin for the manufacture of durable composites for aerospace applications. The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), The Australian National University and the University of South Australia will work with Climate Change, the maker…
Crusader Caravans is set for a bumper hot summer – announcing five new ranges and an expansion of export sales into the US market. Operating under the guidance of the business advisory Mawson Group, Crusader Caravans has retained a healthy balance sheet, strong order and production figures, according to a statement. This has seen and…
Fleet Space’s Centauri-6 satellite takes off flight at space discovery centre A new piece of next-generation Australian space technology is on display at the Australian Space Discovery Centre in Adelaide. It is a full size model of Centauri-6, the eighth satellite launched by Adelaide-based company Fleet Space Technologies successfully reached orbit on April 8, 2024…
FY24 was a year for clearing the decks and returning to underlying profit, according to advanced composites manufacturer Quickstep’s yearly financial results. The Sydney company’s full year group revenue exceeded guidance at $99 million with its service group announced for divestiture growing by 94 percent percent year on year to exceed $10 million. With the…
Aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep has flagged expansions in Australia and potentially the United States as it reported sales up slightly on last year and an underlying operating profit. The Sydney company reported sales for Q4 were four percent down on the same period last year and full year sales up five percent. Sales are being…
Composites manufacturer Quickstep has completed the streamlining of operations of its Structures Business Unit which manufactures parts for F-35 fighter jets and C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. The changes involved a move from a three shift/six-days a week operation to a two shift/five-days a week pattern at its Bankstown, Sydney facility and the implementation of leaner…
Aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep is to restructure its businesses in response to a slower pace of orders for F-35 fighter jet components through FY25/FY26, cutting manufacturing shifts and staff numbers at its Bankstown headquarters facility in Sydney. The company, which is becoming increasingly involved in drone manufacture as well as maintenance and sustainment activities, will…
Composites manufacturer Quickstep is gaining new successes in the drone manufacturing business, recently passing its 100th drone delivered for customers Swoop Aero and Carbonix. The Sydney company is more used to manufacturing critical aerospace parts such as wing trailing edges for Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules transporter and tail components for the F-35 Lightning fighter…
Our editorial series Towards 3% R&D – Turbocharging Australia’s Innovation Effort – requires a trained and inspired workforce. But how to achieve that? By Michael Edwards of Boeing Research and Technology. Enhancing performance, safety and efficiency of Boeing’s products and services are at the forefront of Boeing’s innovation teams’ minds when developing technological advancements for…
