Published Thursday, 31 January, 2008 at 05:12 PM
Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
The Honourable Desley Boyle
Coopers Plains metal company eyes up international jet fighter business
A small Coopers Plains company plans to take a big bite out of the lucrative international aviation market, thanks to a Queensland Government incentive.
Regional Development and Industry Minister Desley Boyle and Member for Yeerongpilly Simon Finn announced that Heat Treatment (Qld) Pty Ltd would receive a $90,400 incentive to help the company gain accreditation to tender for major aeronautical projects.
Ms Boyle said Heat Treatment was one of the first businesses to receive funding under the Bligh Government’s new Business and Industry Transformation Incentives.
“These grants are for projects that drive Queensland’s internationally competitive, sustainable and knowledge-intensive future,” she said.
“There are huge opportunities in the smart industries, such as aviation and aerospace, and Queensland is taking advantage.”
Mr Finn said: “Heat Treatment Australia provides metallurgical testing and analysis and heat treatment services to industrial clients needing to strengthen metal components and structures.
“This funding will help Heat Treatment gain accreditation with the prestigious AS9100 and National Aerospace and Defence Contractors Audit Program.”
AS9100 sets out global standards for aerospace engineering, defence and related industries.
“These accreditations will enable this small company to tender for contracts with major civil and defence aviation organisations and to participate in global supply chain opportunities,” he said.
“I understand the company has an eye on targeting the US$200 billion Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program,” Mr Finn said.
Australia is one of nine countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Norway, Denmark and Turkey, currently behind the development of the new fighter which is set to replace the RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornet fighters.
Heat Treatment Australia General Manager Karen Stanton said the company was targeting the aerospace industry because of the opportunities that were springing from the industry’s rapid development in Queensland.
“We are currently acquiring two new specialised furnaces from Europe. These will increase our manufacturing capacity and efficiency and enable us to tender for the more specialised aerospace work,” Ms Stanton said.
“The new furnaces and accreditation will provide us with the opportunity to be a service supplier to a number of current Australian suppliers to the JSF program,” she said.
Heat Treatment Australia was one of four recipients to share in more than $800,000 under the Government’s new Business and Industry Transformation Incentives scheme.
Applications for funding under the next round of the Business and Industry Transformation Incentives close on February 21. Grants from $30,000 to $250,000 are available. More information is available at: www.industry.qld.gov.au/incentives.
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Media contact:
Minister Boyle: 3224 2007 or Heat Treatment Australia: 3345 4944
Regional Development and Industry Minister Desley Boyle and Member for Yeerongpilly Simon Finn announced that Heat Treatment (Qld) Pty Ltd would receive a $90,400 incentive to help the company gain accreditation to tender for major aeronautical projects.
Ms Boyle said Heat Treatment was one of the first businesses to receive funding under the Bligh Government’s new Business and Industry Transformation Incentives.
“These grants are for projects that drive Queensland’s internationally competitive, sustainable and knowledge-intensive future,” she said.
“There are huge opportunities in the smart industries, such as aviation and aerospace, and Queensland is taking advantage.”
Mr Finn said: “Heat Treatment Australia provides metallurgical testing and analysis and heat treatment services to industrial clients needing to strengthen metal components and structures.
“This funding will help Heat Treatment gain accreditation with the prestigious AS9100 and National Aerospace and Defence Contractors Audit Program.”
AS9100 sets out global standards for aerospace engineering, defence and related industries.
“These accreditations will enable this small company to tender for contracts with major civil and defence aviation organisations and to participate in global supply chain opportunities,” he said.
“I understand the company has an eye on targeting the US$200 billion Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program,” Mr Finn said.
Australia is one of nine countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Norway, Denmark and Turkey, currently behind the development of the new fighter which is set to replace the RAAF’s F/A-18 Hornet fighters.
Heat Treatment Australia General Manager Karen Stanton said the company was targeting the aerospace industry because of the opportunities that were springing from the industry’s rapid development in Queensland.
“We are currently acquiring two new specialised furnaces from Europe. These will increase our manufacturing capacity and efficiency and enable us to tender for the more specialised aerospace work,” Ms Stanton said.
“The new furnaces and accreditation will provide us with the opportunity to be a service supplier to a number of current Australian suppliers to the JSF program,” she said.
Heat Treatment Australia was one of four recipients to share in more than $800,000 under the Government’s new Business and Industry Transformation Incentives scheme.
Applications for funding under the next round of the Business and Industry Transformation Incentives close on February 21. Grants from $30,000 to $250,000 are available. More information is available at: www.industry.qld.gov.au/incentives.
Ends
Media contact:
Minister Boyle: 3224 2007 or Heat Treatment Australia: 3345 4944