You have to get a lot right, but there’s an element of right place, right time when it comes to selling water heaters. According to Simon Terry, who runs one of the last three companies making water heaters in Australia, it’s a “no-interest category”, and you’re in the market once every 15 years. “My wife…
Ghost Bat in new milestone The Australian made and designed autonomous aircraft, MQ-28A Ghost Bat (pictured), has achieved was the federal government has described as a major capability milestone. The first military combat aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years conducted a capability demonstration at Woomera, involving “a single…
Australia has a lot to learn on industrial heat pump adoption from New Zealand, and can benefit from the capacity developed there, writes Amandine Denis-Ryan. Last year research from IEEFA revealed that electrification could slash energy use in industrial processes, using heat pump technology that is commercially available today. However, adoption remains slow in Australia, with…
Andrew Reeves to retire from Inghams as CEO and MD Inghams Group has announced that its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Andrew Reeves (pictured) will retire from the role in mid-2025, to be replaced by the CEO of its New Zealand business, Edward Alexander. The Chair of Inghams, Helen Nash, said: “Andrew has done…
The New South Wales and federal governments have announced two programmes to fund energy-saving upgrades to social housing and to open up access to solar power for strata apartment dwellers. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier Chris Minns released a $206 million funding package which could benefit 30,000 households across the state – programmes have…