Wilmar Sugar has reached a major milestone in its $10.6 million Victoria Mill evaporator project, with the biggest component lifted safely into the factory. It took a 400-tonne crane with a super-lift to shift the top cone and body of the new evaporator into place at the Ingham district mill. Herbert regional operations manager Adam… ...
Sugar Terminals Limited has appointed BESIX Watpac to deliver a $22 million project at its Townsville Bulk Sugar Terminal. The company is replacing the roofs on Shed 1 and Shed 2 during 2021 and 2022. The work is expected to kick off next month and will extend the life of the sugar export infrastructure in… ...
Applications open next month for a scholarship program offering engineering students a pathway into the sugar industry. The Australian Sugar Industry Scholarship enables undergraduate engineering students in their final two years of study to gain valuable experience during three paid placements in the sugar milling industry. The scholarship is sponsored by Sugar Research Institute (SRI)… ...
Townsville is next in line for a major reroofing project as Sugar Terminals Limited completes a $100 million capital program across its Queensland bulk sugar storage and export facilities. Sheds 1 and 2 at STL’s Townsville terminal are the last of the 12 sheds slated for roof sheeting replacement STL chief executive officer John Warda… ...
Mackay-based firm V2R Projects is working with Sugar Terminals Limited on a $12 million overhaul on one of the giant sheds at Mackay sugar terminal. The project is replacing 330 tonnes of roof sheeting at the terminal, to extend the life of Shed 1 by at least 40 years. Mackay-based non-executive director Tony Bartolo, said… ...
Wilmar Sugar training superintendent Daniel Shipard with apprentice Jayke Hawes. ...
Wilmar Sugar Australia is using GPS technology to help improve response times for emergency services. A recent mock railway incident in the Herbert region was the first opportunity to trial Wilmar’s new track layer over the Google Earth system. The initiative was well received by first-responders said Herbert Cane Supply Manager Jim Kirchner. “Having our… ...
Wilmar Sugar Australia is seeking five engineering graduates to work across its four Queensland milling regions from next year. Training and development manager Scott Young described it as a great opportunity for people about to finish their degree in electrical, civil or mechanical engineering to kick-start their career. “Graduates take the theory they’ve learnt throughout… ...
Wilmar Sugar Australia has launched the recruitment drive for its next intake of apprentices, with 33 new positions up for grabs. Training and development manager Scott Young said applications were open for the 2020 apprenticeship intake at Wilmar’s eight sugar mills and Sarina BioEthanol Distillery. “We’re offering apprenticeships across a range of trade disciplines –… ...
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