St Marys. State-of-the-art machine

Managing director, Peter Baker, of Baker & Provan, in the Dunheved business precinct, said a 112-tonne,state-of-the-art milling machine imported from Japan would be used to machine large-scale mining and railway equipment. The machine was delivered in nine oversize containers and assembled by Japanese technicians over five weeks. The machine, which would require an additional four highly-skilled staff to operate the new equipment, means work previously performed overseas would now be completed in Australia. Long-time campaigner for the revitalisation of the Dunheved business precinct, David Trist, said the company's productivity and value to the economy showed how important it was for a master plan of the area to be designed, according to the Penrith Star.