Posted in Manufacturing News
Solving the housing crisis - one room at a time
Posted by Edgar Adams
on 5 September 2024
After selling their party hire events business in 2021 Lynn and Matthew Crow had planned to retire. However, things took a turn when Mrs Crow saw a compelling need to help women in crisis who were sleeping rough because affordable accommodation to get them through difficult times was impossible to find.Her husband, Matthew and his family had been home builders on the Central Coast for some forty years prior to going into the event business. He knew that in the present climate not enough homes...
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Steinbok to expand
Posted by Edgar Adams
on 10 July 2024
Steinbok, Australia’s leading manufacturer of schnapps and liqueurs has announced a major expansion programme following development approval to build a new facility adjoining their factory at Somersby.
A second-generation business now run by Managing Director, Gavin Yates was originally established by Norm and Gill Yates making breakfast jam for Qantas and leading hotels in the early eighties. As the market changed Gavin moved the business to manufacturing cocktails under the Steinbok ...
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June 2024 MANUFACTURING NEWS
Posted by Edgar Adams
on 17 June 2024
’Make Tomorrow in Manufacturing’’
A unique Indigenous Skills and Employment Program (ISEP) was launched last month at the premises of E-bisglobal in Tuggerah with the aim of addressing the skill shortages in the manufacturing and related industry sectors.
The commencement of the project, ‘’Make Tomorrow in Manufacturing’ marks the culmination of 18 months’ work with industry and community to co-design an employment pathway program to train and mento...
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Coastwide Steel and Metalwork celebrates 40 years
Posted by Edgar Adams
on 8 May 2024
Coastwide Steel and Metalwork who celebrates 40 years in business this year is still located in the same spot where they kicked off in Tuggerah – although they have grown and expanded on the site.
In 1984 a young Goerge Hogger was working for a local steel fabrication business. A qualified engineer he was working on two large local projects and in the middle of both projects his employer went into liquidation leaving him without a job.
The project manager on these jobs, suggested he f...
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Record exhibitors for Central Coast Industry Festival
Posted by Edgar Adams
on 5 March 2024
The 2024 Industry Festival will see over sixty Central Coast businesses exhibiting.
These include sixteen manufacturers spanning several sectors and twenty-five food manufacturers.
Other exhibitors cover business services, environmental services, education, and government.
Strong speaker line-up for Industry Festival
The 2024 Central Coast Industry Festival will showcase Central Coast manufacturers and suppliers to the sector with over 60 exhibitors and in addition speaker sessions coveri...
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