Babcock Australasia has started the development of a new $31 million integrated, manufacturing, warehouse and office in Adelaide.
The project will likewise incorporate the improvement of a different 2000m2 administrative support building while the rest of the one-hectare site is being saved in preparation for a possible extension to cater for future AUKUS support.
South Australian developer Commercial and General has declared a partnership with Babcock Australasia. The advancement integrates security conditions, special IT and enormous scope of coordinated operations capabilities.
“Babcock plays a crucial role in international defence. Now more than ever, what we do matters. We are in an exciting and sustained phase of growth, having secured three landmark contracts totalling more than $1 billion over the past 12 months, including a multi-million dollar 10-year contract to upgrade the ADF’s Defence High-Frequency Communications System,” said Babock Australasia CEO, Andrew Cridland.
Development was formally launched at a notable event attended by Premier Peter Malinauskas, Deputy Premier and Minister for Defence and Space Industries Susan Close, Member for Cheltenham Joe Szakacs, Commercial & General Executive Chair Jamie McClurg, Babcock Australasia CEO Andrew Cridland and City of Charles Sturt Mayor Angela Evans.
‘This new facility will be a critical enabler of our ability to not only service existing land and naval programs, but to meet the once-in-a-generation opportunities that will be created in South Australia by the AUKUS trilateral partnership. It will be home to current and future generations of highly talented skilled individuals and teams, who will get to work on some of our country’s largest and most important defence projects right here in Adelaide,” Cridland added.
Premier Peter Malinauskas also said, “South Australia is spearheading the largest, most complex naval shipbuilding and defence projects in our nation’s history.
Preparing the infrastructure and skills to support this defence capability is critical, and it relies on strong partnerships such as this one between Commercial & General and Babcock Australasia. Facilities like this will act as a beacon to young South Australians seeking a career that offers huge opportunities.”