Tag: Manufacturing

Holden has announced the company is gearing up for the return of a second shift at the company’s Elizabeth Park plant in November to coincide with production of the Holden Cruze.

Australian company Shamic Sheetmetal in Victoria has cut wage costs after installing a Finn-Power Night Train FMS ‘ lights out’ robotic manufacturing system.

Manufacturing has recorded growth not seen since May 2002, with the sector bolstered by demand in the construction, mining and infrastructure sectors.

Pacific Brands chief executive Sue Morphet believes that if consumers had bought Australian, the 1,850 jobs at Pacific Brands would still be intact. Last month, the parent company of iconic Australian brands such as Bonds and King Gee announced it would move its local manufacturing offshore to China. “Long, long gone are the days when […]

Reports of the death of manufacturing have been greatly exaggerated, believes Ian Murray, executive director of the Australian Institute of Export (AIEx), citing advanced manufacturers Cochlear and Resmed as examples of companies that still produce in Australia, during yesterday’s panel session of the AIEx’s ‘Managing your export business in a turbulent global environment’ conference. Panellist […]

Croker Oars Exporting since 1965, Croker Oars’ key markets include the US, UK, New Zealand, Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Croker Oars are based at Oxley Island in regional NSW and claim to be the second largest oar manufacturer in the world, with their range of oars designed for all types of rowing. Croker Oars’ […]

Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right. Darren Alexander and Rex Hesline on Autech Software & Design Exporting since: 1995 Key markets: US, […]

Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right. Paul van Saarloos on CustomVis Exporting since: 2005 Key markets: Asia, Middle East. CustomVis is a […]

Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right.   Securency International Exporting since: 1996 Key markets: Asia-Pacific, Romania, Mexico, Nigeria. Making money and shipping […]

Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right. Ed Roberts on Australian Scientific Instruments Exporting since: 1995 Key markets: Asia, Europe, North and South […]