Celebrating Victoria’s manufacturing champions

Victoria’s world class manufacturing industry were honoured at the 22nd Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards last night.

Knoxfield-based Stahl Metall was inducted to the Hall of Fame as the 2024 Leader in Manufacturing, recognising their commitment to quality control and excellence making customised harness assemblies and electrical enclosure boxes.

Krueger Transport Equipment founder John Krueger was added to the Honour Roll for Service to Industry, and Catten Industries co-owner Latinka Cubbitt won the Woman Manufacturer of the Year award for her significant contributions to the precision sheet metal fabrication industry.

North Melbourne-based social enterprise Assembled Threads was awarded the Manufacturer of the Year (Small Business), while CSL took home the Manufacturer of the Year (Large Business) and Leader in Health Technologies awards.

Three new categories were introduced this year to recognise leaders in Textile, Clothing and Footwear, Construction Technologies and Gender Equality and Inclusion.

The evening also marked the launch of the Making it equal: Victoria’s Women in Manufacturing Strategy, which will support better recruitment, retention and advancement of Victorian women in the manufacturing industries where they’ve traditionally been underrepresented.

Victoria’s $33.5 billion manufacturing sector is a driving force of the state’s economy and is made up of more than 23,000 businesses, supporting more than 260,000 jobs and exporting $25.7 billion worth of goods.

For a full list of winners, visit: 2024 Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards.