Adelaide firm Entech Electronics set to double production, head into space after $1.75m grant

ADELAIDE electronics company Entech is set to take off thanks to a $1.75 million grant that will create at least 60 jobs.

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ADELAIDE electronics company Entech is set to take off thanks to a $1.75 million grant that will create at least 60 jobs.

The cash will help Entech upgrade its facilities so it can double production and target the lucrative aerospace industry.

Currently the Devon Park firm works in high-end defence, biomedical, and renewable technologies.

The Future Jobs Fund grant takes the State Government’s investment to $3.5 million.

Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis said Entech’s expansion was emblematic of the move away from traditional manufacturing towards high-value advanced manufacturing.

“We are using the Future Jobs Fund to help South Australian businesses capitalise on the opportunities that exist now so we can create as many jobs in advanced manufacturing and other high-growth sectors as possible,” he said.

Entech managing director Wayne Hoffman said the investment was the company’s “single largest project”.

“Hi-tech, high-reliability, high-value and niche products represent the future of manufacturing in Australia and we are proud to be at the forefront of the precision electronics market,” he said.

Entech has 80 employees, as well as a manufacturing facility in China. The State Government estimates the expansion will also create 200 indirect jobs.