By Peter Roberts You couldn’t get a site more central to a capital city CBD and you couldn’t get a vision as big as the $300 million project property developer Barrie Harrop has unveiled for Victoria Square, Adelaide. One of two new hotels announced by Harrop’s Thrive Construct, the Adelaide building will be constructed of…
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Modular data centre manufacturer and operator DXN has announced its best-ever manufacturing revenue and consolidated revenue in its quarterly results, though fell into negative cash flow during the period, citing supply and shipping difficulties.
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Technology development company Sparc Hydrogen is on track to meet key project milestones in proving the feasibility of an Australian technology that produces green hydrogen through the use of a thermo-photocatalyst and solar radiation, avoiding more traditional and costly electrolysis. Developed by the Flinders and Adelaide universities, the technology has the potential to create significant…
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BAI Communications will design, supply and install private 5G networks at two regional meat processing sites run by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) and trialling solutions developed by Bondi Labs.
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The federal government has demonstrated its priorities by making the very first piece of legislation it introduced to Parliament that which will establish the new body Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA). With Labor introducing more than a dozen substantive pieces of legislation this week, the establishment upfront of a new independent agency, responsible for providing…
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Boeing Defence Australia and Ruag Australia have signed a component repair framework contract to beef up their aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities. Under the contract locally-owned Ruag will perform enhanced intermediate-level repairs on an initial three components for the RAAF’s F/A-18F and EA-18G Growler aircraft, with the potential to support further components in…
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Battery cathode materials producer Pure Battery Technologies has appointed resource consulting firm, Worley as the Feasibility Engineering provider for its planned Western Australian (WA) cathode active materials and precursors (pCAM) Hub. The Brisbane company has an existing refinery in Hagen, Germany and is developing the WA hub as part of plans to increase global production…
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Leading computer company Allied Corporation will establish a new global HQ in Adelaide and quadruple its workforce with 75 new staff to manufacture high-end gaming personal computers. Allied has been producing custom PC brands in three Adelaide facilities for many years, with its products known for their high quality and suitability for gaming, as well…
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Traffic Technologies secures Tasmanian street light contract Traffic, IoT and smart city hardware and software manufacturer Traffic Technologies has secured a contract to supply Tasmanian electricity distributor TasNetworks with LED street lights. The contract, valued at up to $5 million, will see the supply of energy efficient pedestrian and vehicle lights, supplementing the 27,000 smart…
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Industrial design and advanced manufacturing business Integra Systems has been inducted at the 2022 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards. Minister for Industry Support and Recovery Ben Carroll congratulated the winners and finalists at an awards ceremony in Melbourne (pictured) – the 20th anniversary of the awards. Integra describes itself as ‘part of a new…
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