Region’s capabilities on show

APRIL 7, 2016: THE capabilities of Mackay’s mining services industry were on display today when I toured a number of Resource Industry Network businesses with the Minister for Northern Australia Matt Canavan.The mining services sector businesses has demonstrated their ability to adapt to changing conditions, and it was a pleasure to show the new Minister for Northern Australia just what Mackay is capable of.Today we have seen demonstrations of versatility in action from businesses such as Consolidated Plastics, Techserve, Ziggy’s Engineering and Absolute Enterprises, as well as North Queensland Bulk Ports.Resource Industry Network chairman Tony Caruso said businesses had demonstrated there was a range of capabilities in the region.“We’ve had to adapt to changing conditions in the mining services sector, and it was important for us to demonstrate to the Minister for Northern Australia that we are diversifying our client bases and developing new products and services," Mr Caruso said.“It’s important that as an industry group we educate our government representatives on the expertise and technical skill we have in this region, and prove our ability to adapt to new markets and emerging opportunities.”