Tag: Melbourne
230 aviation jobs to go as John Holland winds back Melbourne operations
John Holland Aviation Services (JHAS) has announced that it is cutting 230 jobs as it winds back its Melbourne operations and looks at the...
AME lean conference to focus on making all Australian industries more competitive
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) lean conference, which is scheduled to take place in Melbourne and Perth from February 24 to 28, will...
Sydney overtakes Melbourne as Australia’s biggest manufacturing centre
Victorian capital Melbourne has lost its long-held status as the nation’s biggest manufacturing centre to Sydney, reveals the SGS Economics and Planning report aimed...
Melbourne to host IDF Symposia 2014
Australia’s dairy industry was handed a major international recognition as Melbourne received the honours of hosting the first International Dairy Federation (IDF) Symposia to...
Orica reviews all options due to dreary manufacturing environment
The gloomy Australian manufacturing environment has forced explosives maker Orica to consider all possible options and review its $1.2 billion-a-year industrial chemicals business.
According to...
South Australian defence industry on its knees following imminent closure of interstate naval shipbuilding
Australia’s defence industry association proclaimed the “end of Australian naval shipbuilding capability” following the information that interstate shipyards are set to close next year.
According...
Melbourne manufacturers grow businesses through innovation
Victorian Manufacturing Minister David Hodgett toured two manufacturing companies in the southern metropolitan area yesterday as part of his program to engage innovative businesses...
Foodpro 2014 scheduled to be held in Melbourne for the first time
Melbourne is set to host the next edition of Australia’s largest and longest running food manufacturing show Foodpro from June 22–25 next year.
Foodpro 2014...
BHP Billiton opens the doors to its new global head office
BHP Billiton has officially opened its new global head office at 171 Collins Street in Melbourne on Monday night, with BHP Billiton Chairman, Jac Nasser,...
CMP acquires 100% of Tridonic Manufacturing Australia
Custom Mould Plastics Pty Ltd (CMP) has announced that it has acquired 100% shares of Melbourne-based Tridonic Manufacturing Australia.
Tridonic, which is headquartered in Austria,...