OneSteel today announced another dismal half-yearly result, with a statutory net loss after tax of $75 million for the six months to 31 December 2011. In an effort to diversify away from unprofitable steel manufacturing the company has increasingly turned its attention to mining.
21/02/2012 |
Russell Fraser Sales (RFS) has facilitated Australia’s first CSWIP accredited ACFM (Alternating Current Field Measurement) Inspection Training Courses.
20/02/2012 |
The Australian Industry Group has released a new report detailing the limitations low levels of literacy and numeracy among staff has on workplace performance and company growth potential.
20/02/2012 |
AusIndustry is holding an information session for manufacturers wanting to learn about the government’s $1 billion Clean Technology Investment Programs and how to apply.
17/02/2012 |
The Federal Government will push $1 billion in federal funding into the clean technology programs to help manufacturers improve its energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions levels.
17/02/2012 |
Global power systems company, Rolls-Royce has today officially opened its largest manufacturing and training facilities in Asia, at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore.
14/02/2012 |
Australian manufacturing, retail and wholesale firms recorded a dramatic lift in expectations for the June quarter, with the outlook for sales hitting its highest level in almost a decade, according to a survey by Dun & Bradstreet.
14/02/2012 |
An office furniture manufacturer has been placed in administration this week, owing $5 million to creditors, staff members and the Australian Taxation Office, according to a report from Smart Company.
14/02/2012 |
Workers from across Australia’s three auto manufacturing companies, including Holden and Toyota, this week visited Canberra to urge Federal Opposition leader, Tony Abbott and his party to support auto manufacturing and end their controversial anti-subsidy policy.
10/02/2012 |
NOKIA has continued concrete action on its plans to reduce its workforce globally, with 4000 employees in Europe and Mexico to lose their jobs as the company moves its manufacturing to Asia.
10/02/2012 |
General Motors Holden and the South Australian state government are in the final stages of a bailout agreement which will keep the carmaker operating in Australia.
07/02/2012 |
Challenger Institute of Technology’s new apprenticeships in metals and engineering are giving apprentices the opportunity to save time by accelerating their learning.
07/02/2012 |
Defence manufacturing has always been considered a steady, if not tight niche market for local industry; however last week’s announcement that at Thales will sack up to 60 employees at its Bendigo plant brings forth the reality that defence manufacturing is not immune to market forces as the industry has hoped.
07/02/2012 |
The United States purchasing a lower-than-anticipated number of cars from GM Holden in 2011 has forced the vehicle manufacturer to cut the second shift at its assembly plant, axing 150 casual jobs.
03/02/2012 |
In what ranks as a complete antithesis to the generally gloomy forecast for manufacturing in the NSW industrial region of Illawarra, engineering firm Leussink Engineering has announced it is increasing its 2012 uptake of apprentices.
02/02/2012 |
Sydney engineer and businessman, Michael Myers, has received the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in recognition for his work over the past 13 years to raise up a new generation of innovators and technicians with a "No-one said we couldn't" attitude.
01/02/2012 |
The car industry has been given a new lease on life, with funding securing jobs for years to come - and it's not just because our PM fancies herself in a yellow vest.
31/01/2012 |
The Federal Government will contribute millions of dollars to Australian car manufacturers Holden and Ford in an effort to keep Australia’s automotive sector afloat.
31/01/2012 |
Manufacturers in New South Wales’ Illawarra region are flocking for their share of $30 million made available by the government and BlueScope Steel to fund innovation.
30/01/2012 |
Beverage giant Schweppes is offering workers at its Tullamarine plant thousand of dollars as an incentive to get them on the other side of the picket line.
27/01/2012 |