Jim Stevenson Retires
Jim Stevenson our long-standing Business Development Manager has retired. Jim was with White Industries for nearly nine years. Jim was presented the traditional White Industries bench seat for his garden in appreciation for all his hard work over...
Welcome Back Mick Shelford; Business Development Manager
White Industries welcomes Mick Shelford back to the team to take the reins from the recently retired Jim Stevenson, in the role of Business Development Manager. Mick previously worked for White Industries as Foundry Manager for eight years, from...
Foundry Tech: Nickels & Alloys
Welcome to the final article in the series of Material Reviews that has been running for the last couple of years. Nickel and its alloys, like the stainless steels, offer a wide range of corrosion and/or heat resistance. However, nickel can...
Introducing Lindsay Bye – Technical Manager & Melt Supervisor, Ipswich
Growing up in Albury, NSW, Lindsay completed his HSC in 1977 and then the first year of a science degree at ANU before deferring for a role with Bradken as a Trainee Metallurgist. The Wodonga plant was a high-volume greensand plant producing rail...
Opinion: Frustration of Tender Submission for Government Contracts
How many businesses spend hours and hours on tenders, but have little chance of winning them? Is Australian Manufacturing being treated fairly by our State and Federal Governments? Let’s look at what can happen in this process. Firstly, have you...
Foundry Tech: Brasses and Bronzes
In this newsletter, we are looking at Brasses and Bronzes. You’ll note that some brasses fall under bronzes, and vice versa. This is due to various naming conventions over the years. Brasses This is a broad term which is split into 4 subgroups,...
Supporting our Local High School (DSHS)
As you may have previously read, White Industries provide on-going support to Dalby State High School and have recently eighteen Year 11, Cert II Manufacturing students from DSHS, came to the foundry to cast their very own jaffle irons. The...
2021 Attendance Reward Ceremony
Each year White Industries rewards staff who have stayed healthy and had less than two days off sick for the year. To be eligible, staff must have been employed for the full 12 months and This year we had 17 staff receiving a voucher from local...
Opinion: Climate Change
By Jim Stevenson Is anyone sick of hearing about climate change yet? Have your eyes glazed over? At least it is a change from COVID-19 news. Whether you believe in climate change or not, there will be consequences for all of us over the coming...
BREAKING NEWS: Ipswich facility online
White Industries’ new Ipswich facility is now in operation. The new facility delivers a host of new capabilities for White Industries’ clients, with the large jobbing moulds up to 5m x 5m x 3m, castings up to 22T in iron and 7T in...
