10 The last day of the Expo was set aside as a Careers Day that saw over a hundred senior school students from across the Coast attend. Mr Sammut said that 54% of students spoke to employers about a job in the manufacturing sector with 38% enquiring about study pathways needed for manufacturing jobs. Over 80% said that it had been worthwhile attending the event. Central Coast industry festival He said, “At this difficult time with labour shortages and high sick leave in the sector, we still managed to get good attendances to our Festival with the feedback being extremely positive from the participants and visitors. It’s times like this that reinforce the importance of learning and engaging with your peers to ensure you can ride through these difficult times. We are all in this together.” M A N U FA C T U R I N G N E W S Careers Day (l to r) IQ Renew CEO Graham Knowles, Trendpac Managing Director Steven Hyde, Trendpac R&D Chemist Nataliya Gorval and Bioaction Managing Director Larry Botham Established in 1963 and located at Berkeley Vale Trendpac develops and manufactures non-food private label products for the consumer market Rodney Boag Director of Products and Services with Graeme Sheekey General Manager Chamberlain Group Based at West Gosford Chamberlain Group manufactures Grifco operators for commercial doors and gates. Sam Fink General Manager and Mike Thompson Managing Director Pro Ali Design Pty Ltd Established in 1986 by Miles Fink and based at North Gosford, Pro Ali Design designs and manufactures stainless steel conveying systems for the food industry (l to r) NAB Senior Business Banking Manager Kevin Ure with Brendan and Nancy Small Founders of Spot Go. Founded in 2013 by Brendan and Nancy Small, Spot Go is a Wyong based manufacturer that has developed a premium carpet spot cleaner for the Australian consumer market. Herbies Spices Founder Ian Hemphill with MiaVanTubbergh from Elm Professional Services Founded by Ian and Elizabeth Hemphill and operating from their Spicery at Charmhaven, Herbie Spices is one of Australia’s best known spice brands. CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW OCTOBER 2022
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