A Kendall business is set to add jobs and specialist technology with support from state government funding.
AE Gibson & Sons is one of three businesses to share in $534,667 from round two of the state government’s Regional Job Creation Fund.
AE Gibson & Sons general manager Curtis Gibson said being in a regional area, the funding helped the Kendall business tackle some of the issues it faced with the skills shortage.
The business will add eight staff, from apprentices to general trades and mechatronics engineers, to its 35-strong workforce.
Mr Gibson said the business was also looking to buy more robots and specialised machining equipment to take it to the next level of manufacturing, as well as service vehicles.
AE Gibson & Sons, which has a 120-year history in Kendall, is focused on solutions engineering and providing customised purpose-built machinery to the materials handling industry.
The Regional Job Creation Fund supports regional investment and job creation. The focus is to co-fund projects creating at least five sustainable regional jobs.
Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams announced the three successful businesses in the fund’s second round.
“It is about creating local jobs in our regions,” she said.
“It is wonderful we have these fantastic communities, and we know people want to live here, but at the end of the day, they need a job.”
Mrs Williams said funding was awarded to three companies for a range of projects that would see an expanded workforce which was fantastic news for the economy and jobs.
Media Release and image by Port Macquarie News