Minister visits award winning Brisbane defence company

Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare this week visited Brisbane manufacturer Ferra Engineering to congratulate the workers on winning a prestigious international award.

Last month Ferra Engineering was awarded Boeing’s International Supplier of the Year award at a ceremony held in the United States, after it was selected from a pool of more than 17,500 Boeing suppliers in 50 countries worldwide. 

“This is an outstanding result and I went there to congratulate the workers at Ferra and thank them for the work they do for Australia’s Defence Force,” Mr Clare said.

“This award is recognition of the terrific work Ferra is doing and a testament to the capability of Australian small and medium manufacturers.”

Ferra won the work with Boeing through the Federal Government’s Global Supply Chain Program which assists Australian companies to gain access to the export markets of international defence companies.

Mr Clare said that Ferra’s award was more proof that the Federal Government’s Global Supply Chain Program was working.

“Ferra is one of the first businesses that signed up to the Federal Government’s Global Supply Chain Program in 2009,” Mr Clare said.

“So far, it has delivered $444.8 million worth of export contracts for Australian business and small businesses have been the big winners – winning 90 per cent of the value of that work.”