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SMR Australia a successful recipient of South Australian Innovation and Investment Fund grant


Lonsdale, May 18 2011 - SMR Australia is privileged to be chosen to host Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and the Hon Tom Koutsantonis, South Australian Minister for Industry and Trade on Thursday May 19 2011 to launch the South Australian Innovation and Investment Fund (SAIIF) grant at their Lonsdale facilities.

Paul Sandercock the General Manager of SMR Australia and the SMR Australia team welcome the grant which as a result of strong research partnerships will “provide new employment opportunities in South Australia, will assist the development of new skills and will also support diversification and growth in our business,” said Mr Sandercock, General Manager of SMR Australia.

The funding supports the construction of an environmentally controlled clean-room manufacturing facility and the further expansion of operations into non-automotive target markets. “This grant puts SMR Australia in an excellent position to diversify into new markets, add value and provide innovative solutions to current and new customers,” said Mr Sandercock.

SMR Australia is a multi-award-winning Australian company that has successfully manufactured and distributed products to the automotive industry for more than 25 years. Recently a new organisational division ‘SMR Technologies’ was established to support the growth of innovative developments in non-automotive industries. The experience and skills of SMR Australia have been transferred to leverage support of SMR Technologies product development in markets where innovative, precision, highly engineered moulded and electronic component combinations are required. “This in an exciting phase of business evolution that complements the automotive industry whilst leveraging skills into other industries,” said Mr Sandercock.

SMR Australia has excellent strategic partnerships with various research institutions such as the


Senator the Honourable Kim Carr Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is giving a speech at the opening ceremony of the new clean room facility of SMR Australia



Senator the Honourable Kim Carr Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is giving a speech at the opening ceremony of the new clean room facility of SMR Australia

University of Wollongong, the University of South Australia, Flinders University and others. Through collaboration with research partners SMR Australia provides a clear commercialisation pathway for innovative technologies. Mr Sandercock said “the launch is the culmination of many factors including partnering with the University of South Australia, early research support from the AutoCRC and skills within SMR”.

“SMR Australia is very grateful for the continued support of its research partners and stakeholders including the University of South Australian, the AutoCRC and both federal and state government,” said Mr Sandercock.

About SMR Australia:

SMR Australia is part of the Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG), a diversified group providing integrated full-system solutions to the automotive and non-automotive industries. SMR Australia is a multi-award-winning Australian company that has successfully exported products to the automotive industry for more than 25 years. The organisational division ‘SMR Technologies’ has been established to support the growth of innovative developments in non-automotive industries, including the white goods and medical industries.

Enquiries to SMR Australia:

Scott Jenssen
Business Development Manager
Phone: (08) 8301 7700
Email: scott.jenssen@smr-technologies.com



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