Welding sector peak body Weld Australia has called for immediate action against the offshoring of Victorian government infrastructure projects in favour of ‘cheap, unsafe imported steel’. Weld Australia, which represents thousands of local welders and fabricators, said Victoria’s actions had already decimated the local steel manufacturing industry, costing jobs, investment, and threatening the sovereign capability…
Weld Australia has weighed into the conversation on nuclear energy the week after the federal opposition’s plans were announced, warning that Australia lacks the engineers and tradesmen “to build one nuclear power station, let alone seven”. In a statement on Monday, the welding industry peak body gave its view on opposition leader Peter Dutton’s plan…
The welding industry’s peak body has asked for a “clear and immediate public response” from the federal government on where and when wind and electricity transmission towers will be manufactured. In a statement on Monday, Weld Australia said that the foundational infrastructure enabling the energy transition was being overlooked, and sought confirmation on where the…
GME launches handheld UHF CB radio Australian-owned communications manufacturer GME has launched its Australian made XRS-660 Handheld UHF CB Radio (pictured.) The radio enables people to stay in touch, even in mobile phone black spot areas, with only 27 per cent of the Australian landmass covered by mobile phone reception. The XRS-660 is the first…
A guaranteed pipeline of work and local content provisions are needed to build the capacity needed for the energy transition, industry body Weld Australia has said. In a statement on Tuesday, the group urged the federal government to deliver a policy framework guaranteeing enough work “for manufacturers to attract the required investment”, and strongly recommending…
Weld Australia announced the winners of its 2023 Queensland and Northern Territory Welding Excellence Awards at an event at Indooroopilly Golf Club on Wednesday night. According to a statement from the welding industry peak body, the Excellence Awards are the most prestigious event on the industry’s calendar, and celebrate world-class work being undertaken locally by…
Winners of Weld Australia’s NSW and ACT Welding Excellence Awards were named at an event in Sydney on Wednesday night. The industry peak body held the event at Waterview in Bicentennial Park, Sydney, and described them as showcasing and celebrating “the world-class work being undertaken by local welders, fabricators and industry educators” over the last…
News that China will undertake an “expedited review” of trade sanctions on Australian wine has been welcomed by Weld Australia, but the group – citing an apparent end of anti-dumping tariffs on wind towers from China – says improved market access “cannot come at the cost of manufacturing”. As reported by @AuManufacturing, the Chinese government…
Professional body Weld Australia recently launched a new set of educational material, the Manufacturing and Engineering Training Package, delivered online and including 12 welding and fabrication units of competency. According to a statement on Tuesday from Weld Australia, the MEM package is delivered at a “time, place and pace” that suits the student, and “reimagines…
Following last week’s 2023 National Manufacturing Summit in Canberra, Weld Australia has issued a call for transformative national policy that delivers secure supply chains and a diverse renewables and clean energy economy, sustained by the manufacturing industry. Here Geoff Crittenden writes that Australia must take inspiration from the United States, and their Inflation Reduction Act…