Australian Manufacturing Continues Strong Growth

Australian Manufacturing Grows

Last night I was at the SEMMA (South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance) end of year get together at the Nissan Casting Plant in Dandenong. We were celebrating another year of Australian Manufacturing, and in particular Melbourne Manufacturing. The Nissan Casting Plant is a great example of how we can compete globally. Nissan  pulled their car assembly operation out of Australia a long time ago but the casting plant stayed and supplies their world chain.

 

SEMMA

SEMMA

And I was reminded again that not only is Australian Manufacturing not dead yet, it is in fact still growing. Check out this 5 year view of the Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index. 50 represents stable with numbers below 50 meaning it is contracting and numbers above 50 meaning it is expanding or growing.  The trend line is up and it has been expanding since 2015 with only one month where that didn’t happen.

 

Australian Manufacturing PMI 2017

Australian Manufacturing PMI 2017

That is three years of solid growth. So some really good news for the end of 2017 and I expect it to continue into 2018.

 

Successful Endeavours specialise in Electronics Design and Embedded Software Development, focusing on products that are intended to be Made In AustraliaRay Keefe has developed market leading electronics products in Australia for more than 30 years. This post is Copyright © 2017 Successful Endeavours Pty Ltd.

Casey Cardinia Business Awards Finalists 2015

Casey Cardinia Business Awards

This is the second year of the combined business awards for the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia. And I still very much enjoy seeing how well the two councils work and collaborate together.

 

Casey Cardinia Business Awards 2015

Casey Cardinia Business Awards 2015

 

Finalists for 2015

The finalists were announced last night at Monash University and we are please to be able to report that we are finalists again for:

 

  • Business and Professional Services
  • Manufacturer of the Year

 

Our congratulations also go to fellow SEMMA members (South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance), Australian Precision Technologies and Wastech Engineering, who are also finalists for Manufacturer of the Year.

 

Cardinia Business Awards Finalists 2015

Cardinia Business Awards Finalists 2015

Above we are with Professor Leon Piterman, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Monash University campus in Berwick, Shire of Cardinia Mayor Cr Leticia Wilmot, Junette Keefe and Ray Keefe of Successful Endeavours, Natalie Bourke of Jotterbug Creative and City of Casey Mayor Cr Mick Moreland.

 

Here is a shot from the night showing the announcements under way.

 

Finalists Announced 2015

Finalists Announced 2015

And phone grabs of the awards certificates taken on the night.

 

Business And Professional Services Finalist 2015

Business And Professional Services Finalist 2015

 

Manufacturer of the Year Finalist 2015

Manufacturer of the Year Finalist 2015

The winners will be announced at a Gala dinner at the newly refurbished Cranbourne Turf Club on 22 October 2015. We are all looking forward to it.

 

Successful Endeavours specialise in Electronics Design and Embedded Software Development. Ray Keefe has developed market leading electronics products in Australia for nearly 30 years. This post is Copyright © 2015 Successful Endeavours Pty Ltd.