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Modern Manufacturing Commissioner visits Coast manufacturers

Posted by Edgar Adams on 3 May 2023
Modern Manufacturing Commissioner visits Coast manufacturers
The NSW Modern Manufacturing Commissioner, Lisa Emerson visited manufacturers on the Central Coast in late March hosted by Central Coast Industry Connect (CCIC). Ms Emerson was welcomed to the Central Coast by CCIC Chair Ian Hemphill and CCIC Executive Director Frank Sammut who provided her with an overview of the manufacturing industry across the region along with the activities of CCIC and highlighting the importance of manufacturing to the region’s economy. The group visited facili...
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Mars GM, Bill Heague, joins CCIC Board

Posted by Edgar Adams on 6 March 2023
Mars GM, Bill Heague, joins CCIC Board
Central Coast Industry Connect (CCIC) has announced the appointment of Bill Heague to the CCIC Board. Mr Heague is General Manager of Mars Food Australia which manufactures some of Australia’s favourite brands such as MasterFoods, Dolmio & Ben’s Original at its Berkeley Vale facility. Prior to taking this role, he was the General Manager of the Mars business in Ireland and prior to that in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. “I am pleased that Bill has joined our o...
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Coast manufacturers shine at Hunter Manufacturing Awards

Posted by Edgar Adams on 5 December 2022
Coast manufacturers shine at Hunter Manufacturing Awards
Three Central Coast manufacturers have taken out awards at the Hunter Manufacturers Association’s 2022 awards for excellence in manufacturing competing against the best of the best across the Hunter, New England, and Central Coast regions. Apprentice of the Year – Alex Nivison Manufacturing Leader Award - Bruce Hegan – 4id Solutions Excellence in Manufacturing Capability Award - Elecbrakes In an Australian first, Lisarow based Elecbrakes was founded by Craig de Leon who...
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Feds commit to $17.2 million Food Manufacturing and Innovation Hub in Budget.

Posted by Edgar Adams on 14 November 2022
Feds commit to $17.2 million Food Manufacturing and Innovation Hub in Budget.
Central Coast Industry Connect (CCIC), the Central Coast’s lead manufacturing industry body, was pleased to see that $17.2M had been allocated to the region, for its Food Manufacturing and Innovation hub in the Federal Budget. A strategic business case for the hub was developed by CCIC late last year with the assistance of Food Innovation Australia Limited and major industry partner TrendPac. The business case had support from regional stakeholders including Regional Development Austra...
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Manufacturers Expo highlights depth of Coast’s manufacturing industries

Posted by Edgar Adams on 10 October 2022
Manufacturers Expo highlights depth of Coast’s manufacturing industries
Held at the end of August the inaugural Central Coast Industry Festival’s highly successful Workshops programme (reported on in CCBR August) was succeeded by an equally successful three-day Expo at which some of the region’s leading manufacturers exhibited their products. Forty Central Coast manufacturers exhibited at the Expo plus a further fourteen sponsors. Over 800 visitors from business, the local community along with 200 invited high school students from local schools atte...
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