ecoBiz Partner Biography
Austick's Madeline Spry receiving their ecoBiz Partner certificate from former Minister McNamara
Austicks manufacture ice-cream sticks and coffee stirrers at their Gladstone premises. With the assistance of an ecoBiz rebate, the company installed a best practice ‘intelligent’ punch machine with a vision sorter system capable of detecting wood defects. This has reduced the need for manual inspections while making more efficient use of raw materials and resources. They upgraded their high speed chainsaw, which reduced the loss of premium quality wood to sawdust by 50%. Austicks also converted their dryer system to allow two dryers to operate independently thereby ensuring a 10% increase in overall capacity. Read the Austicks case study for more information.
Annual Savings:
- Energy 9% (12 Queensland homes or 660,804 MJ )
- Greenhouse Gas 6% (30 cars or 119.85 t CO2-e)
- Potable water 3% (180 kL)
- Waste disposal 46% (1,348 wheelie bins or 323 m3)
Savings as at June 2007
Last updated 22 December 2011