Weld Australia has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to open national consultation on domestic manufacturing of wind and transmission towers and related infrastructure, applauding the initiative as a significant step toward strengthening sovereign...
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Safety Alert: Product Recall on PROSAFE Weldtec 25TIG/GOAT-P Welding Gloves
Jan 30, 2026
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a product recall for PROSAFE Weldtec TIG welding gloves. If you have any PROSAFE Weldtec TIG welding gloves purchased from Blackwoods between May 2024 and November 2025, please remove the gloves from...
Weld Australia and SEMMA Sign MoU to Amplify the Collective Voice of Australian Manufacturing
Oct 2, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia and the South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise an industry partnership focused on high-impact outcomes for industry. The agreement brings two leading organisations...
Weld Australia Warns Economic Reform Roundtable: Slash ‘Red Tape’ or Save Lives?
Aug 19, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE Regulatory enforcement and a level playing field will drive productivity With the Albanese Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable commencing today, Weld Australia is calling out the false promise of deregulation. The Productivity Commission’s push to...
Weld Australia Launches Reciprocal Membership Program
Jul 15, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia has officially launched its Reciprocal Membership Program—an ambitious new initiative designed to build stronger connections across Australia’s welding, manufacturing, construction, defence, power, mining, transport and allied sectors....
Weld Australia Warns: Without Urgent Government Action, Aussie Fabricators Face Extinction
May 27, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia is calling for urgent government intervention to prevent the collapse of Australia’s local welding and fabrication industry, warning that without immediate action on the rising use of non-compliant, imported fabricated steel, businesses...
Australian Governments Must Beat Trump’s Tariffs with a Nation Building Approach
Apr 9, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia has issued a strong response to US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff regime, which has imposed exorbitant duties on a wide range of global imports, including a staggering 50% tariff on Lesotho’s diamond exports. While the age of...
Weld Australia Launches Combined AS/NZS ISO 3834 + AS/NZS 5131 Certification Service
Mar 19, 2025
A Streamlined, Cost-Effective Solution for Welding and Structural Steel Compliance Weld Australia is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative combined certification service for AS/NZS ISO 3834 and AS/NZS 5131. This new offering streamlines the certification...
Australian Governments Must Heed Their Own Advice: Buy Local Steel Fabricated by Local Welders
Mar 13, 2025
Media Release Weld Australia Demands Urgent Government Action to Implement Meaningful, Enforceable Local Content Requirements for All Federal and State Government Projects Weld Australia welcomes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s call for Australians to “buy local”...
Victorian Government Decimates Local Industry
Oct 8, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE | 8 OCTOBER 2024 Weld Australia Calls for Immediate Action Against Victorian Government’s Offshoring of Local Infrastructure Projects in Favour of Cheap, Unsafe Imported SteelWeld Australia—who represents thousands of local welders and...
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