ADVANCED MANUFACTURING GROWTH CENTRE
21 Feb 2017
The AMGC announced on Monday project funding for Quickstep Holdings, a manufacturer of advanced carbon fibre composites. This investment will aid in the development of a competitive carbon composite fender for the European automotive market. The project has the potential to generate export revenue in excess of $25 million and see the increase in demand for more high-value jobs in the Geelong area.
Read More21 Feb 2017
Quickstep Holdings, the manufacturer of advanced carbon fibre composites, is pleased to announce that its Automotive Division has been successful in securing an Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) grant of $250,000 for a new project to develop a ‘Low cost carbon composite fender for the European automotive market’ with the potential to generate export revenue of $25 million.
Read More25 Jan 2017
The Australian manufacturing industry contributed $101.7 billion gross value added in 2015-16 making it one of the highest revenue generating sectors in the Australian economy.
Read More The AMGC is pleased to announce Thales as its founding member. Chris Jenkins, Thales’s CEO, shares his insights into their Australian operations. As a member of the AMGC, Thales will be able to play a pivotal role in influencing the future trajectory of Australian manufacturing and will directly benefit from the Centre’s upcoming Sector Competitiveness Plan.
1. Tell us a little about your business – what do you manufacture, and how and when did you get started? Thales is mostly recognised as a global defence systems provider. However, we also specialise in transport, aerospace and security solutions. Globally, we employ over 60,000 people in 56 countries. In Australia, we predominantly focus on creating solutions for the Australian military. We employ 3,200 people locally and have extensive operations nationwide. In addition, our network of Australian SME partners across the country helps to extend our reach and to offer solutions that are unique to both the Australian and global markets.
2. What is unique about your product or service offering? Overall, we aim to work in four core areas of defence: states, cities, critical infrastructure and cyberspace. Our approach is to invest in new innovations, new products, new capabilities in defence, security and infrastructure.
