Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC
Member for Southern Eastern Metropolitan Region
Tuesday 17 June 2014
Victoria honours south-east manufacturing champions
Member for South Eastern Metropolitan Region Gordon Rich-Phillips has
commended seven south-east businesses which have recognised as ‘heroes’ of
Victoria’s manufacturing industry, and a local industry ‘legend’ who has been added
to the Manufacturing Industry Hall of Fame Honour Roll.
“I would like to congratulate Tom Hartley, the Chairman of Hilton Manufacturing in
Dandenong South for being inducted into the Hall of Fame Honour Roll.
“Mr Hartley leads a visionary locally-based manufacturing company that has been
operating productively and creatively for many years and which has contributed
significantly to export sales and the training of skilled staff,” Mr Rich-Phillips said.
“Congratulations also goes to the Victorian Manufacturers of the Year in the Large,
Medium and Small business categories. The winner of the Large Manufacturing
Award went to SRX Global (Australia) in Dandenong South – Australia’s market
leader in electronic manufacturing services, which partners with major domestic
global innovators,” he said.
Future Fibre Technologies in Mulgrave, a global leader in the fibre optic intrusion
detection systems which delivers highly intelligent, award-winning intrusion detection
solutions, was awarded the Medium Manufacturer of the Year.
The 2014 Small Manufacturer of the Year went to Thermofilm Australia in Springvale,
which designs, manufactures and supplies world leading, innovative and energyefficient electric heating products.
Also recognised for their contribution to the manufacturing industry are four local
companies which have been added to the Victorian Manufacturing Industry Hall of
Fame. They are: Laurent Bakery (Clayton), Pemara Labels Australia (Notting Hill),
Transglaze (Dandenong South) and Australian Precision Technology (Berwick).
“These competitive and export-focused manufacturers have been recognised for their
innovation, productivity and contribution to the Victorian economy in the face of
increased global competition and the strong Australian dollar,’ Mr Rich-Phillips said.
The 2014 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame awards were established in 2001 to
celebrate manufacturing excellence in Victoria. Now in its fourteenth year, the awards
have celebrated 140 innovative companies, added 28 recipients to the Honour Roll
and recognised 11 Young Manufacturers of the Year.
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