Transport company Knorr-Bremse has been awarded a contract worth approximately $30 million to build 520 climate control systems that will be aboard the upcoming fleet of trains built by Downer. According to a statement from Queensland manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher and others on Tuesday, the contract under the Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP) will see…
The Queensland government has opened nominations for the second Women in Manufacturing Apprentice Awards, with winners to be announced on March 7 at an event to coincide with International Women’s Day. According to a statement from state manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher on Friday, the annual awards “celebrate Queensland’s leading female apprentices who demonstrate strong leadership…
LED lighting manufacturer VAILO has announced that it will re-establish its production on the Gold Coast, citing growth opportunities on the east coast including the upcoming 2032 Brisbane Olympics. In a statement on Tuesday, the company – which was established in Adelaide in 2012 as a lighting wholesaler – added that it would not leave…
ClearVue secures second solar window order from US customer Building-integrated photovoltaics company ClearVue Technologies has secured a repeat order from System USA for a solar greenhouse demonstrator showroom. The $175,000 project will create a demonstrator greenhouse exhibiting ClearVue technology which generates electricity from its solar glazing. The project will be eligible for incentives under the…
The Queensland government has announced what it says is $25 million in new funding for manufacturing programs in the state budget, handed down on Tuesday. Treasurer Cameron Dick announced $52 million for existing and new grant programs in the budget, the last before the October 26 election and the first with Steven Miles as premier.…
A Queensland government manufacturing grant will enable Mackay business, Key Solutions Group to purchase two Motoman AR1440 series welding robots, Power-Trac seam finders/trackers and rotary screw compressors. This will expand its manufacturing capacity and grow the business, resulting in as many as eight new jobs and the upskilling of 28 existing staff. Key Solutions Group…
Townsville manufacturer NEM Equipment Hire has been awarded $833,000 through the Made in Queensland programme to buy equipment to drive growth and create 20 new jobs over five years. The Queensland government manufacturing grant will enable the defence and agricultural steel fabricator to purchase a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Beamline machine that will expand manufacturing…
JAG Welding has been awarded $794,146 in grant funding by the Queensland government, which the company says will help it invest in installing a new robotic welding arm and software. According to a statement on Wednesday from state manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher, the project will create an estimated “15 new full-time jobs and up to…
Guidelines for round 6 of the state government’s Made in Queensland grant program, which offers up to $2.5 million in matched funding for eligible projects, were released on Wednesday. The program continues to offer assistance to invest in equipment, though includes $2.5 million this round for non-equipment investments, said manufacturing minister Glenn Butcher at an event…
The Queensland government has opened nominations for the inaugural Women in Manufacturing Apprentice Awards. In a statement on Monday, it said that awards would be presented at the first of what would be an annual event – the International Women’s Day Women in Manufacturing Breakfast – in 2024. According to the statement, the awards “seek…
