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Examples of innovation in Australia abound. It is true that the dominance of resources can overshadow, in every respect, the success enjoyed by advanced manufacturing. But it is there and you don’t have to look that hard for it.

According Quickstep, it expects to increase revenues through the new work by $3 million to $4 million annually, assuming full rate production.

FY2019 was milestone year for Quickstep as we achieved a net profit and positive operating cashflow for the full-year, the first in the history of the company, as we continued our journey towards accelerated growth and long-term profitability.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Hon Melissa Price, Minister for Defence Industry opened Quickstep Holdings Ltd (Sydney, Australia) new flare housing manufacturing facility at its Bankstown, Australia site on Oct. 13.

Minister Price responded by highlighting the Quickstep’s manufacturing facility opening, that she and the Prime Minister attended on 9th October, as an excellent example of advanced manufacturing work happening in Australia’s defence industry. 

In early October, Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Melissa Price MP, travelled to the United States to advocate for more Australian work in the global F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.  While in the US, the minister met with Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Hon Ellen M. Lord to discuss current and future Australian industry involvement in F-35 production.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price have officially launched Australian-based Quickstep Holding’s new flare housing manufacturing facility at its Bankstown site.

The 11 companies identified who could increase their participation are Ferra Engineering,  Levett Engineering, Lovitt Technologies, Varley, Marand, Quickstep, RUAG, Nupress, AW Bell, BAE Systems Australia and Cablex. Many are already key suppliers to the Lockheed Martin manufactured aircraft.

Quickstep were honoured to be selected as Aerospace Business of the Year 2019 at the Defence Connect Australian Defence Industry Awards held at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.  

I am a Brit, married to an Australian. I moved to Australia nearly five years ago, having lived and worked in the UK, the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. At the time, I was running part of a large American-owned international business, but for the last two-and-a-half years I have been the chief executive of an Australian listed SME.