Media release - 7 September 2011
From 21-22 September 2011, QMI Solutions is presenting a range of technology demonstrations and case studies from some of Australia’s leading organisations in the provision of innovative solutions to the food industry.
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Media release - 1 September 2011
QMI Solutions and the Australian Institute for Commercialisation have merged to provide business and industry with an unparalleled level of in-house expertise to help enterprises improve and grow.
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Gladstone Observer - 14 June 2011
With the Queensland Curtis LNG Project rolling steadily along, predictions of new business opportunities in the region are becoming reality. QGC has teamed up with QMI Solutions to form a pilot program it hope will boost local business' ability to perform with the project's supply chain.
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Media release - 11 May 2011
INDUSTRY Capability Network (ICN) Limited‘s Chairman, David McLachlan, welcomed the budget announcement of an extra $34.4 million for the Buy Australia at Home and Abroad initiative.
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Courier-Mail CareersOne - 30 April 2011
BUILDING capacity for growth is the theme of QMI Solutions’ 2011 Manufacturing Skills Conference in Brisbane on June 9. Attendees will hear insights from industry, government and training stakeholders who will examine how the manufacturing sector is placed to handle the challenge of the next resource boom and the infrastructure rebuilding program.
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Media Release - 27 April 2011
As a key enabler for the next resource boom and a significant infrastructure rebuilding program, is the manufacturing industry up to the challenge?
This question is the central theme - “Building capacity for growth” – for today’s launch of the QMI Solutions 2011 Manufacturing Skills Conference to be held in Brisbane on 9 June.
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Balonne Beacon - 31 March 2011
THE Industry Capability Network (ICN), which holds the database of potential contractors for resource companies Santos, Origin, Arrow and QCG, will be offering information and advice tonight at 5.30pmat the Skills Centre St George.
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Daily Mercury - 29 March 2011
MACKAY contractors, particularly manufacturers, will be the big winners after the State Government passes the Queensland Industry Participation Policy Act 2010, Minister for Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business Jan Jarratt says. The policy would ensure local businesses had fair and reasonable opportunities to tender for work on major government-funded projects, Ms Jarratt said.
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Morning Bulletin - 26 March 2011
A SPECIAL Manufacturing forum will be held in Emerald onn Tuesday to help flood-affected manufacturers get back in business
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Ministerial statement - 25 March 2011
A SPECIAL manufacturing roundtable will be held in Emerald next week to help flood-affected manufacturers get back in business, announced Minister for Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business Jan Jarratt.
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Toowoomba's Mail - 24 March 2011
A SPECIAL manufacturing Business Roundtable will be held in Toowoomba to help flood-affected manufacturers get back in business.
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Ministerial statement - 23 March 2011
Local contractors, in particular manufacturers, will be the big winners after the State Government passed the Queensland Industry Participation Policy Act 2010, announced Minister for Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business Jan Jarratt.
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Gladstone Observer - 8 March 2011
GLADSTONE Engineering Alliance Inc. in partnership with Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) will host a two day Tender Readiness Program, at CQUniversity Gladstone tomorrow
and on Thursday.
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Gladstone Observer - 5 March 2011
THE Gladstone Tender Readiness Program, a two-day conference to be held at CQUniversity on Wednesday and Thursday, will include guest speakers...Eddo Roggeveen, manager industry engagement for Industry Capability Network.
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Gladstone Observer - 25 February 2011
GLADSTONE businesses are starting to feel the benefits of the local resource boom with locals tendering for work within the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry.
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Bowen Independent - 18 February 2011
INDUSTRY leaders met this week to start piecing together a skills formation strategy to capitalise on job opportunities set to flow from development at Abbot Point.
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Gladstone Observer - 11 January 2011
GLADSTONE Engineering Alliance chief Karen Porter is moving on after two years in the top position.
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Manufacturer's Monthly - December 2010
An Australia-first training program will show ten lucky Queensland manufacturers that if you give a man a fish you will feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime.
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Engineer's Australia - November
Australia was well represented at the World Finals of the F1inSchools Singapore 2010 competition, with two Australian teams placed in the top five. Twenty-five teams from 18 nations competed in the event.
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Toowoomba Chronicle - 25 November 2010
INDUSTRY Capability Network (ICN) is inviting local suppliers in Toowoomba to learn about the opportunities available with the Kogan Creek Solar Boost project.
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Factory Maintenance online news - 25 November 2010
A new centre for innovative manufacturing technologies has been opened in Brisbane, by Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Employment and Economic Development Andrew Fraser. For full article click here.
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Bundaberg News Mail - 23 November 2010
REGIONAL manufacturers got an insight into new technologies and future opportunities for their businesses during a recent two-day industry tour to Brisbane.
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22 November 2010 - Media Newswire
Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Employment and Economic Development Andrew Fraser today opened a new centre for innovative manufacturing technologies in Brisbane.
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20 November 2010 - Gladstone Observer
A NEW centre for innovative manufacturing technologies was opened in Brisbane by Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Employment and Economic Development Andrew Fraser.
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19 November 2010 - Queensland Business Review
Innovative manufacturing technologies were put on show today as Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser officially opened the new office and Technology Demonstration Centre for QMI Solutions at Eight Mile Plains.
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19 November 2010
Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Employment and Economic Development Andrew Fraser today opened a new centre for innovative manufacturing technologies in Brisbane.
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3 November 2010 - Ayr Advocate
NEW legislation has been introduced in Queensland to put in law a policy aimed at increasing opportunities for local businesses from government-funded projects.
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30 October 2010 - Toowoomba Chronicle
EVAN Flower does not doubt Toowoomba businesses belong inthe supply chain feeding thebooming coal seam gas industry ofthe Surat Basin.Mr Flower is the Darling Downs regional manager for IndustryCapability Network Queensland, a State Government-fundedorganisation that provides local industry with access to majordomestic and global projects.
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29 October 2010 - Toowoomba Chronicle
THINK Toowoomba is at the doorstep of a major energy boom? Industry Capability Network Queensland's Darling Downs regional manager Evan Flower speaks to us about how local businesses can link with the proponents of the major projects shaping the region's energy boom.
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19 October 2010 - Queensland Business Review online
A LEADING sliding door designer and hydraulics expert are among ten Queensland manufacturing companies chosen to take part in a new pilot program with the world-renowned Fraunhofer organisation from Germany.
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17 October 2010 – Roma Western Star
Three top speakers will discuss a range of new technologies including robotics, automation and innovation for the engineering, manufacturing, hydraulic and electrical industries at an event in November.
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8 October 2010 – Northern Miner
ASSISTANCE programs available to businesses will be outlined at a meeting in Charters Towers this month.
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5 October 2010 – Bundaberg News Mail
BUSINESS owners who want to become potential suppliers to government are invited to attend a workshop to be held in Bundaberg this month.
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29 September 2010 – North West Star
A SEMINAR was held at the Red Earth Boutique yesterday to meet the needs of organisational sustainability. The two-hour session extended into a full day workshop for employers wanting to upskill their employees in green skills strategies.
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4 September 2010 – Gympie Times
MANUFACTURERS in the Gympie Region cannot afford to miss a valuable workshop being held in Gympie on September 16.
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3 September 2010 – South Burnett Times
According to the Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland Tim Mulherin the department is keen to help the farming industry as much as it can.
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31 August 2010 – Dalby Herald
Owners and representatives of small to medium size businesses from around Dalby were invited to a forum, last Thursday night at the Dalby RSL, on how to improve their chances of obtaining contracts with Surat Basin projects.
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26 August 2010 - Surat Basin News
Recently held Tender Ready Forums have delivered vital information to local suppliers wanting to enter the resource sector. Organised by the Surat Basin Corporation, the forums were held in Toowoomba, Dalby and Roma earlier this month.
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26 August 2010 - Surat Basin News
Register as a supplier on the Industry Capability Network (ICN) website and on the organisations’ websites where you want to do business.
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31 August 2010 - Mackay Daily Mercury
QMI SOLUTIONS and the Mackay office of the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation is conducting a one-day “Voice of theCustomer” workshop on Tuesday, September 14.
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26 August 2010 - Chinchilla News
Local suppliers will now have access to more opportunities to benefit from the Surat Basin's resources boom thanks to a new regional partnership.
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26 August 2010 - Queensland Times
IPSWICH business people have been invited to attend a seminar looking into the best way to manage their supply chain. Presenter David Velasquez, of QMI Solutions, will talk through the critical processes in supply chain management.
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24 August 2010 - Dalby Herald
The region's small to medium sized businesses, which are unsure how to secure a share of the project spend from major resource sector projects, can get information at a Dalby forum.
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11 August 2010 - Mackay Daily Mercury
MACKAY diesel fitter Vlad Nikolic has been named the best manufacturing apprentice in the state. The 30-year-old was named Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year at the Manufacturing Skills Queensland awards in Brisbane.
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10 August 2010 - Bundaberg News Mail
A CLINIC to help businesses become more sustainable by reducing their waste production is scheduled for Bundaberg this month. Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) Bundaberg director Michael Whiting said the "Seven ways to increase revenue and reduce costs" clinic would be presented by QMI Solutions in partnership with the Queensland Government.
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7 August 2010 - Gladstone News
The accolades keep rolling in for Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) Electrical/ Instrumentation Contract Coordinator David Smith with three Awards for his training achievements in the last two months.
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3 August 2010 - Gladstone Observer
QAL electrical/instrumentation contract coordinator David Smith has received three awards for his training achievements in the past two months.
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31 July 2010 - Courier-Mail Careers
SKILLS shortages are back in construction and engineering, according to the latest Clarius Skills Index, but the manufacturing industry is moving to ensure it's not hit by the problem. In partnership with the State Government, Manufacturing Skills Queensland launched a $5.9 million up-skilling initiative which aims to deliver 1800 training places over the next two years.
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17 July 2010 – Gladstone News
QAL's Electrical/ Instrumentation Contract Coordinator David Smith, received the prestigious Manufacturing Trainee of the Year award at the Manufacturing Skills Queensland Industry Training Awards.
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17 July 2010 – Gladstone News
Now in their 49th year the Queensland Training Awards continue to showcase the outstanding achievements individuals and organisations make within the vocational education and training sector.
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14 July 2010 - Midweek (Mackay & Sarina)
GUEST speakers from the Mackay Trade Centre, Mining Careers Mackay, CQ TAFE and other industry bodies will be among those supporting the Manufacturing and Engineering Gateway Schools Try A Trade Program for 2010.
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24 June 2010 - Toowoomba Chronicle 24 June 2010
BRETT Payton from Payton Kitchens doesn't just make benches, lie makes benchmarks. The Toowoomba family-run business won the Manufacturing Skills Queensland Award of "Small to Medium Employee of the Year" recently for its work and training with staff and apprentices.
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12 June 2010
Queensland Alumina Limited's Electrical/Instrumentation Contract Coordinator David Smith, was recognised at a State awards ceremony last week for his commitment to training excellence. David received the prestigious Manufacturing Trainee of the Year award at the Manufacturing Skills Queensland Industry Training Awards held in Brisbane.
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10 June 2010
GYMPIE State High School student Peter Bambling is the recipient of a $2000 Gateway Schools Manufacturing Scholarship. The scholarship was offered by Manufacturing Skills Queensland to students engaged in a schoolbased apprenticeship or traineeship in the manufacturing and engineering this year.
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1 June 2010
QMI Solutions, through its Industry Capability Network Division, better positions Downs companies to win more work. ICN Queensland is part of a nation- wide network of 26 offices assisting local companies to maximise their involvement in both government and private sector projects, particularly infrastructure and industrial-related projects.
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