The FCJ industry and the Australian Government’s industry policy agenda FCJ Industry Leaders Forum, Sydney 9 April 2014

Presentation outline The Australian FCJ industry  Overview of the sector  Significance to the national economy The Australian Government’s industry policy agenda

What is the FCJ Industry? The ‘furniture’ sector:  domestic and commercial free standing and built-in furniture The ‘other cabinet making and joinery’ sector:  wooden doors  roof trusses  wall and window frames  other wooden builders’ joinery and carpentry  parquetry strips  other wooden industrial products and on- site installation

What is the FCJ Industry? (cont.) The ‘door and window’ sector:  architectural aluminium products such as doors, railings, partitions, window frames, aluminium framed windows, doors and shower screens  timber products such as framed windows and doors  uPVC framed windows and doors

Industry structure Fragmented sector comprising a large number of small, family-owned businesses Less than 1% cent of businesses employ more than 200 employees, with the majority employing less than 20 A majority of businesses are based in the Eastern states, with around 58% located in the traditional manufacturing states of NSW and Victoria

Economic significance of the industry The FCJ industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in the country Employs around 130,000 people across Australia Total industry revenue: $25 billion Industry value added: $7.8 billion The gross value of the industry is estimated at around $33 billion

The Government’s industry policy agenda The Minister for Industry – the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP Parliamentary Secretary – the Hon Bob Baldwin MP The Department of Industry:  The department consolidates the Australian Government’s efforts to drive economic growth, productivity and competitiveness by bringing together industry, energy, resources, science and skills.  Industry Division  AusIndustry  Enterprise Connect  The Anti-Dumping Commission

The Government’s industry policy agenda The Government maintains that the best way to foster a viable and competitive manufacturing industry is to promote a positive business environment. The Government is progressing a range of measures to ease the pressures and costs on businesses so they can be competitive. These measures include:  abolishing the carbon tax  lowering the company tax rate  cutting red tape costs for businesses by $1 billion a year

The Government’s industry policy agenda The National Industry Investment and Competiveness Agenda:  In December 2013, the Prime Minister and Minister Macfarlane announced the development of an Industry and Competiveness Agenda  This Agenda will focus on measures to boost competitiveness, lower the cost of doing business, encourage innovation and boost investment  The Agenda taskforce will make recommendations to Government mid-year.

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