Weld Australia, SEMMA strike new partnership

Professional body Weld Australia and regional manufacturer representative the South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) have formalised a partnership, saying that a newly signed MoU between the pair creates a “clear, practical framework focused on collaborating to represent, connect, and advocate”.

According to a joint statement from the organisations on Thursday, the partnership will deliver a “stronger voice and outcomes” covering topics such as standards, safety and local content; access to expertise when it counts; and capability and workforce uplift.

“By focusing on issues like standards, skills and sovereign capability, we can deliver tangible, system-level benefits for workshops, fabricators and OEMs, lifting quality, productivity and safety across the board,” said Ben Mitchell, Weld Australia’s Director of Strategic Partnerships (pictured on right.)

“Manufacturers achieve more when industry representative organisations pull in the same direction. This MoU is about harnessing our collective power, aligning networks, events and expertise so members on both sides benefit, and our advocacy to government lands with greater impact.”

SEMMA’s CEO Honi Walker (pictured in middle) added, “Advocating for better policies around stronger local supply chains, and a pipeline of skilled people, while ensuring the region’s manufacturers contribute to national goals – like our Sovereign Capability are a core focus. 

“It’s about getting things done together for the benefit of our members and the wider manufacturing industry.”

Picture: Peter Angelico, President of SEMMA, Walker and MItchell (supplied)