• The company is now the first Defence-based company in Queensland to be awarded the certification by Rheinmetall. Credit: Frontline
    The company is now the first Defence-based company in Queensland to be awarded the certification by Rheinmetall. Credit: Frontline
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In mid-2018, Rheinmetall asked prospective Australian suppliers for the Land 400 Phase 2 program to achieve European-recognised standards in order to enter the company's global supply chain.

As part of its vision to grow metal fabrication for Defence, Queensland-based Frontline Manufacturing, a manufacturer of metal assemblies and sub-assemblies for Land 121, immediately commenced working towards this accreditation in conjunction with Weld Australia.

The company is now the first Defence-based company in Queensland to be awarded certification, the culmination of a 12 month upskilling and improved systems program that positions the company to support primes sourcing from within Australia.

“I have enjoyed many proud moments in business over the last 20 years, but none rank higher than this," Matthew Ellis, founder and General Manager of Frontline, said. "Frontline did not even perform welding until 8 years ago, so to be accredited to a world class standard is an enormous credit to the team.”

The company has been undergoing a transformation over the last 12 months, upgrading all welding machines to pulse technology, expanding robotics capability, upskilling several staff to weld supervisor level, and the opening of a new facility.

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