Manufacturing

AMP Capital has acquired a 50 per cent ownership stake in the private company that developed Optus Stadium, adding to several other infrastructure assets it has purchased in Western Australia including Kalgoorlie prison and Port Hedland airport.

Mrs Mac’s is planning to cut staff numbers at its Morley packing facility as the pastry maker moves towards full automation of its manufacturing processes.

The Perth-based Australian subsidiary of Phoenix International has secured a contract with the Royal Australian Navy.

Civmec has secured a fabrication and assembly contract at BHP’s South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, taking its total at the project to $48 million.

After acquiring custom engineering firm Groves Manufacturing & Tooling on January 1, Nexxis will restructure and rebrand its new acquisition under the name SixDe, as it pushes into the robotics industry.

3D printer Aurora Labs has raised $5 million via a share placement, with the funds to be used primarily to fast track the completion of its rapid manufacturing technology, which allows multiple layers of metal 3D parts to be printed in a single pass.

One of Perth’s most prominent fashion designers has announced the closure of an internationally successful label, but hinted at plans for something big in the pipeline.

Unique Metal Works is set to double in size after striking a deal with the administrators of RCR Tomlinson to purchase its laser business, which employs about 200 people.

Austal disclosed today that the corporate regulator is investigating announcements in late 2015 and mid 2016 that triggered a sharp fall in the ship builder’s share price.