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     14 NEWS REVIEW INDUSTRY UPDATE
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 SYPAQ SETS UP SHOP AT LOT FOURTEEN
SYPAQ’s new Innovation Collaboration Office in Adelaide was formally opened by David Ridgway, SA Minister for Trade and Investment.
Situated in the heritage-listed Margaret Graham Building in Adelaide’s Lot Four- teen Innovation Precinct, this new office builds on SYPAQ’s existing SA presence and projected growth in the state.
The office will be dedicated to support- ing local industry and partnering with like-minded organisations to address com- plex and emerging technology challenges for the Government and Defence sectors.
“SYPAQ’s expansion into SA is great news for our existing organisations and provides the opportunity for the company to build its presence as they seek to grow new partner- ships,” Minister Ridgway said at the opening.
“I look forward to seeing them integrate themselves into Lot Fourteen which pro- vides a great collaborative environment for their business growth.”
”The decision to establish an office in SA
was an easy one to make,” SYPAQ Manag- ing Director, David Vicino, said. “In addi- tion to our existing customer base including Defence and Services Australia (formerly DHS), the local market is poised for growth in the Defence, Science and Technology sectors, and the ability to work alongside other innovative businesses at Lot Fourteen only enhances the opportunities available.”
“SYPAQ collaborates with organisations large and small,” SYPAQ CEO, Amanda
ABOVE: The office is located in the Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen Innovation Precinct.
Holt, said. “We have partnered with SMEs on Defence innovation projects, supported international firms to win and deliver large contracts, and worked with research insti- tutions on next generation technologies.
“We look forward to bringing this heri- tage and partnering ethos to SA.”
“SYPAQ’s expansion into SA is great news.”
    HUNTER CLASS COMPANIES HEAD TO GLASGOW
AS preparations continue for the Hunter class build, ASC Shipbuilding has down- selected four companies for blast and paint work during the program’s prototyp- ing phase.
The four are SA-based AFL Services, Broadspectrum, NSW-based Eptec Group, and Altrad Services Asia Pacific.
Representatives from all four Australian companies have attended an industry fa- miliarisation visit to Glasgow, where they inspected and viewed the internal and ex-
ternal paint processes used on the Type 26 Global Combat Ship – the reference ship design for Hunter class. Only one, how- ever, will be awarded the contract.
“It is certainly a great opportunity to be able to see the first Type 26 frigates be- ing built to understand the ship and com- partments complexity in order to provide the best value for money solution,” Joe Vi- glione, CEO Eptec Group, said.
The blast and paint contract will be awarded in Q3 2020, with the successful company commencing blast and paint work at Osborne Naval Shipyard in Novem- ber 2020, prior to cut steel on the first of five proto-
typed blocks. “Broadspectrum’s visit to
the Glasgow shipyard pro- vides us an excellent op-
LEFT: Garry Lockett and Lee Thompson of Altrad Services at the shipyard in Glasgow.
portunity to see first-hand the layout and level of complexity of the Type 26 frig- ates,” Mike McDowell, General Manager Defence Support Services for Broadspec- trum, said.
The two-year prototyping phase will be- gin in December 2020 at Osborne Naval Shipyard in SA. The five prototype blocks will still be under construction and outfit- ting when work on the first frigate com- mences in 2022.
“We have begun issuing procurement packs to the market for Australian com- panies to participate in the Hunter pro- gram’s prototyping phase, and we are looking forward to awarding these con- tracts throughout 2020 and beyond,” Ross Hillman, Supply Chain Director, ASC Shipbuilding, said. “During prototyping we are striving to achieve more than 90 percentindustrycontent,whichisacom- bination of materials and labour during the two-year phase.
“That is why we are delighted to facili- tate industry engagements, such as this supplier visit to the UK.”
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