Trade Minister visits Anderson Industries

Australian Government Minister for Trade, Warren Truss, and Member for Dawson, De-Anne Kelly, have today visited Anderson Industries to view and inspect their award winning business in Mackay.

Minister Truss said he appreciated the opportunity to inspect the operations at Anderson Industries, which has been a significant Australian exporter of manufactured goods over recent years.

“Anderson Industries had participated earlier this year with me in an Australian Government Trade Mission to India. Earlier this month they were announced as the Central Queensland Regional Exporter of the Year,” he said.

Mrs Kelly congratulated Anderson Industries on their achievements including the development of the new Atlas Copco Coaltrams.

“These machines are state of the art underground utility diesel machinery fitted with the only engine package with tier 3 origin exhaust emission levels. The Coaltrams will be a global leader and will be the first diesel machines to be introduced into underground coal mines that will comply with legislative requirements,” she said.

Recently Anderson Industries have entered into an agreement with Atlas Copco and will become their manufacturer and global supplier of underground diesel Coaltram equipment.

Mrs Kelly said “Anderson Industries have shown a strong commitment to R&D with investment of over $2m in this groundbreaking new technology so far.”

Mr Truss said “Andersons are currently concentrating on the promising Chinese and Russian markets. Like so many Australian manufacturers their projection for company growth is linked to expansion of export markets.”

He said Andersons have made good use of Australian Government export programs. Andersons have also been involved with the Mackay Area Industry Network (MAIN) export group and have been provided assistance through Austrade and have graduated from the New Exporter Development Program.

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