The University of Newcastle is ranked in the top 3% of universities in the world according to two global independent ranking systems, and in the top 200 universities in the world for medicine.
The University of Newcastle has been named a leader in the higher education sector for successfully developing and driving industry collaborations that have provided significant benefits to Australian communities and beyond. Two projects, one led by Professor Darren Shafren and another led by Dr Terry Burns, were recognised for demonstrating high impact at the Business/Higher…
Holmes Civil Developments is a civil contractor located in the Hunter Region, known for not only their quality work and experience, but also their superior knowledge and expertise, service and support, and commitment to customer intimacy and longstanding relationships.
A Newcastle based civil contracting company has been drawn as the winner of the naming rights for the 2019 Surfest Women’s Pro. Holmes Civil Developments entered the crowdfunding initiative for the first time this year and was drawn from a pool of 85 businesses by world champion women’s surfer, Pam Burridge, at a luncheon in…
Orica (ASX: ORI) is the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems to the mining, quarrying, oil and gas, and construction markets, a leading supplier of sodium cyanide for gold extraction, and a specialist provider of ground support services in mining and tunnelling.
Orica’s new mobile manufacturing unit has arrived in the New South Wales coal region dressed in the colours of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service to raise funds and awareness. The 47-tonne capacity, yellow-and-red BulkmasterTM 7 was unveiled at an event at the Westpac Rescue Helicopter’s Broadmeadow base last month. Orica has supported the Westpac Rescue…
Rapid Solutions is based in Newcastle, NSW and is a leader in providing tailored insurance solutions for the pest management, building inspection, agricultural pest and weed control sectors. It also provides technical advice and industry recognised training solutions for this sector. The company employs nearly 40 people who support a client base of more than 2,000 customers across Australia and New Zealand.
After spending a decade as the General Manager of a specialist underwriter to the entertainment, security and fire protection sectors, Paul Howard has joined the team at Rapid Solutions. Paul grew up in the Hunter region and moved to Sydney where he pursued a career in accounting with KPMG before working with NZI. An opportunity…
HunterNet is a dynamic business development network focused on opening doors to the global marketplace. They champion the combined capability of their members and promote the Hunter region as an international centre of manufacturing and engineering excellence.
The transition of Newcastle from a great regional city to an emerging global city is set to be the centre of attention this week as 30 young professionals present their solution on how they can arrest the brain drain and not only keep their bright minds here, but also attract talent, skills and businesses from…
Young Business Minds (YBM) Inc. is an association bringing together business and government leaders to help develop the next generation of young business minds in the Hunter. Through the Ampcontrol Hunter Young Business Mind Awards, and other initiatives, it seeks to energise tomorrow’s creators, innovators, entrepreneurs and civic leaders.
Hunter businesses are investing in their next generation of leaders by supporting the 2018 Ampcontrol Hunter Young Business Minds Awards. Driven by Young Business Minds Inc (YBM), a collaboration between the region’s key industry bodies and business leaders, the 2018 Ampcontrol Hunter Young Business Mind Awards focus is building bridges between industry, educators and community…
The University of Newcastle is ranked in the top 3% of universities in the world according to two global independent ranking systems, and in the top 200 universities in the world for medicine.
Global nanotechnology experts, who use innovation in materials science to develop advanced technologies and solutions for the energy, environment and health sectors, will converge in Newcastle next week for the third International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials (ICEAN). With one million nanometres in every millimetre, nanotechnology aims to make useful materials, machines or solutions of…
Carter Heavy Haulage & Transport offers a broad range of logistics services including full end-to-end solutions, over-dimensional transport, heavy haulage, specialised projects and time critical services.
It may not be the most glamorous job in the world, but to Woodberry man, Josh Carter, truck driving is his life. The 35-year-old was honoured at a gala awards ceremony in Sydney after he took out the 2018 NSW Professional Driver of the Year award, presented by Road Freight NSW (RFNSW). Josh is a…
Telford Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd [known at TES] is a diversified multi-disciplined design, modeling, drafting and engineering organisation, providing solutions within the mechanical, structural, civil, electrical and material handling environments throughout Australia.
Their material handling projects range from the design and implementation of new facilities to upgrades/modifications to existing material handling systems across a number of industrial and resource sectors, including recycling, coal and iron ore.
Using this cutting-edge technology, their highly trained and experienced design drafting and detail drafting team develop conceptual and layout designs, prototype modeling, workshop and as-built drawings incorporating various projects for plant, equipment, manufacturing and construction. TES’ understanding of the special requirements of higher level design, together with the ability and experience of their design team to anticipate critical design requirements, ensures project efficiency and success.
An engineering team with decades of experience in major resources, construction and infrastructure projects has formed a new company to offer broad-based and cost-efficient solutions to startup, refurbishment, site revitalisation and process improvement projects nationally. Telford Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd (known at TES) is a diversified multi-disciplined design, modelling, drafting and engineering organisation, providing solutions…
HunterNet is a dynamic business development network focused on opening doors to the global marketplace. They champion the combined capability of their members and promote the Hunter region as an international centre of manufacturing and engineering excellence.
The past few months have seen a hive of activity in the defence sector at HunterNet. Once again, we hosted our annual Hunter Defence Conference, now in its ninth year. With a change in venue this year to the Crowne Plaza at Pokolbin, we were set to continue to build on previous years to provide…