Australian welding body calls for sovereign manufacturing in response to Trump tariffs
Weld Australia has urged Australian governments to strengthen domestic manufacturing instead of retaliatory action in the wake of US global tariffs.
New windfarms welcome, but will see local manufacturers sidelined over Chinese imports: Weld Australia
Three newly-approved wind farms for NSW will benefit Australia’s shift to renewable energy, though will help Chinese rather than local manufacturers, industry body Weld Australia has said. Welcoming the farms at Liverpool Range, Spicers Creek, and Hills of Gold, Weld Australia claimed them as “a necessary step forward in Australia’s renewable energy revolution”, yet will…
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Weld Australia names SA Welding Excellence Awards winners
Welding industry professional body Weld Australia announced the winners of its South Australia Welding Excellence Awards for 2024 on Thursday night. The event at Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide showcased “the exceptional talent of welders and fabricators across South Australia” Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden said in a statement on Friday. “The 2024 Welding Excellence…
Weld Australia names Welding Excellence Awards winners from Victoria and Tasmania
Welding industry professional body Weld Australia announced the winners of its Victoria and Tasmania Welding Excellence Awards for 2024 on Wednesday night. The event at Crowne Plaza in Melbourne showcased “the exceptional talent of welders and fabricators across Victoria and Tasmania” Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden said in a statement on Thursday. “The winners this…
Weld Australia names winners at NSW, ACT Welding Excellence Awards
The winners of the New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Welding Excellence Awards were announced in Sydney on Thursday night. The awards at Rydges World Square in Sydney celebrated “both businesses and individuals who are making waves in welding through their dedication to quality, safety and innovation” said Geoff Crittenden, CEO of event organiser…
Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, October 7 – October 11, 2024
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Pure Dairy cheese facility nears completion Dairy trading house and manufacturer Pure Dairy has confirmed that its new cheese factory in Dandenong South is on schedule for a production launch in 2025. Structural work has been finished, and most internal…
Winners named at QLD and NT Welding Excellence Awards
Industry body Weld Australia hosted the 2024 Queensland and Northern Territory Welding Excellence Awards in Brisbane on Wednesday night, celebrating the work of local welders, fabricators, and educators. The event at Waters Edge in Hamilton “showcase[d] the exceptional talent of welders and fabricators across Queensland and the Northern Territory” said Weld Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden…
Victoria decimates local steel sector – Weld Australia
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…
Typhoon damage in China highlights importance of standards in wind tower manufacturing: Weld Australia
Industry body Weld Australia has cited the damage caused by Super Typhoon Yagi earlier this month in China in its push for quality control and local sourcing for Australian wind farms. Yagi hit the Philippines, then China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. Weld Australia said that the more than 300 kilometre-per-hour winds after making Yagi made…