J S MELBOURNE WINS HALL OF FAME CERTIFICATE
Bayswater based J S Melbourne Controls was today presented with a certificate of Manufacturing Excellence from Victoria's Manufacturing Hall of Fame by Manufacturing Industry Minister Rob Hulls.
Mr Hulls said J S Melbourne Controls deserved to be hailed as a Victorian manufacturing hero because of its outstanding work in developing and manufacturing safe and environmentally friendly handling equipment.
"J S Melbourne's new Hydro Shear Mixer provides a safe and efficient way of transporting and mixing liquids and powders in an enclosed pipe, totally eliminating the need for human contact and avoiding cross contamination," Mr Hulls said.
"This will significantly boost workplace safety and environmentally sound practice in many industries where liquids and powders are mixed including the food, pharmaceutical, paints, water and treatment industries.
J S Melbourne's achievements in 2001 include: the Manufacturing Environmental Solution of the Year; the Australian Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year; the Australian Manufacturing R & D Project of the year; and the Australian Design Award in Engineering Design.
"Those awards are in addition to several Health & Safety awards won in previous years," Mr Hulls said.
"J S Melbourne has also received international recognition, including the silver medal and a diploma at the Global Geneva Inventors award held in Switzerland in April 2001."
Victoria's Manufacturing Hall of Fame, established by the Bracks Government in partnership with key industry associations, recognises outstanding achievements in Victorian manufacturing.
"Victorian manufacturers are the unsung heroes of our economy. Manufacturing employs around 350,000 Victorians and last year exported a record $7.4 billion-worth of products. But most Victorians know more about their footy team than this $50 billion industry," Mr Hulls said.
"So we set up the Manufacturing Hall of Fame as a key showcase for our manufacturing strengths to raise the national and international profile of Victorian companies. It also promotes the fact that advanced manufacturing offers a great future for young Victorians."
The Hall offers three levels of recognition for Victorian-based manufacturers:
• A Certificate of Manufacturing Excellence for manufacturers who have received awards from the Industry Association or other recognised industry bodies;
• Induction into the Hall for sustained manufacturing excellence; and
• Registration on the Hall's Honour Roll for individuals, organisations and companies acknowledged by the Manufacturing Industry Consultative Council as having made exceptional contributions to Victorian manufacturing excellence.
"Members of the Hall will be able to display the Hall of Fame symbol, the hallmark of Victorian manufacturing success, that will label members' products as world class because they're Victorian-made," Mr Hulls said.