Northern Strength – Inaugural Meeting

Today marked an exciting milestone for Northern Sydney manufacturers.

At BridgePoint Group, we hosted the very first meeting of Northern Strength — a new initiative designed to unite and empower Sydney’s manufacturing community, especially those based in or having an association with Sydney and Sydney North.

The inaugural meeting provided some truly valuable insights into how manufacturers in the region can work together to overcome shared challenges and seize new opportunities in an increasingly competitive local and global market.

Agenda – Key challenges faced by Northern Sydney-based business:

• Operating in Australia’s small marketplace
• Managing to make a profit
• Accessing the right amount and type of finance
• The cost and availability of relevant labour
• Operational Costs, such as inputs, energy and freight
• Grappling with AI, automation and the internet of things