Carr Components could shed 70 jobs, warns SA Government

Carr Components could shed 70 jobs, warns SA Government
South Australia's Manufacturing Minister Susan Close says the jobs are at risk due to a takeover offer for Carr Components by Precision Engineering, another Adelaide firm. Carr Components has a workforce of 75 who make parts for the Holden Commodore …
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Mixed manufacturing readings cloud outlook
While CIMB's Song Seng Wun thinks the dip could have come from the chemicals or pharmaceuticals segments, UOB's Mr Tan thinks precision engineering or general manufacturing could have been the culprits. "Unlike industrial production numbers, PMI …
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Aequs lays foundation stone of new automotive components plant in Belgaum
India's precision engineering exports are expected to more than triple at USD 40 billion from the current USD 12 billion, he said. Aequs aims to increase its revenues from the automotive business to USD 30 million by 2020, the company said, adding that …
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App launched to encourage women into engineering
Ford invited 18 sixth-formers from Barnard Castle School in County Durham, including six girls, to tour his Ford Aerospace plant in South Shields which makes hi-tech precision components. And he has also been instrumental in the development of a mobile …
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