Industry News

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is Australia’s peak industry association and along with its affiliates, represents the interests of more than 60,000 businesses employing more than one million employees. The businesses represented are from a range of sectors including: manufacturing; engineering; construction; automotive; transport; information technology; telecommunications; call centres; labour hire; printing; defence; mining equipment and supplies; airlines; and other industries. Key functions that run across their range of services are information services; professional advisory services; and public policy and lobbying.

Newcastle Airport is a significant gateway into NSW and the Hunter. As a major transport hub it is critical to economic and social infrastructure and its planned and managed growth has helped underpin the continued prosperity of the Hunter. 

Headquartered on a two-hectare site at Tomago near Newcastle, T.W. Woods offers complete manufacturing services in-house, guaranteeing reliability of supply of quality projects completed on time. The Group’s design, engineering and fabrication capabilities extend over more than 4000sqm of workshop area. T.W. Woods operates nationally for clients in the mining, metals, construction, energy, materials handling, water and waste water and related industries. Services available within the one well-equipped facility include extensive heavy and medium plate fabrication; proven toughened steel expertise (distributor for Duaplate); plate rolling, pressing and processing; transfer chutes, bins, hoppers and silos; materials handling technology; abrasive blasting and industrial painting; and Cad Cam plasma cutting.

Tomago Aluminium is the leading manufacturer of aluminium. Since pouring the first metal in 1983 Tomago Aluminium has grown be the most significant Aluminium smelter in Australia and New Zealand.

Tomago has achieved 35 years of success due to the ability of employees to embrace change and keep in front of industry innovations.

Ethos Health is a Hunter based company that is a leader in workplace and clinical services offering physiotherapy, nutrition, and a range of allied health modalities to improve the safety, health and well-being of employees. They use their RESHAPE™, MoveSAFE™ and FatigueFirstAID frameworks to develop bespoke programs for workplaces ranging from mining and manufacturing to corporate environments. Ethos Health employs 20 health professionals in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Sydney.

The Port of Newcastle is the world's largest coal export port and is one of Australia's largest ports by throughout tonnage.

Strategically positioned at the gateway to the largest regional economy in New South Wales, with close proximity to Sydney, the port is the economic and trading centre for the Hunter Valley and much of northern New South Wales and is a critical supply chain interface for the movement of cargo.

HVTC is a not for profit company offering apprenticeships, traineeships and other business training services. It is headquartered at its multi-million dollar Skills Centre near Newcastle and has nine other branches across NSW. It was Australia’s first group training organisation and has provided employment and training opportunities to more than 20,000 people since 1981.

Flow Systems Pty Ltd is a sustainable multi-utility providing drinking water, recycled water, wastewater services, embedded energy networks, and hot water systems to communities including greenfield and urban infill communities.

In total, Flow Systems is providing utility services to over 400 communities and ultimately 100,000 customers in the next five years. Flow Systems is committed to creating new solutions that harness innovation, reduce costs and carbon outputs while ensuring greater operating efficiencies that can be returned to the community.