News
October 2011: Vacancy for experienced PCB Designer
we are looking for an experienced PCB designer to join the design team in Brisbane. Please send your
CV to sales@mhaintelect.com.au
October 2011: Expansion of Brisbane Office
John Bayliss who has 25+ years experience in high technology PCB manufacturing including
manufacturing experience in the UK and South Africa has joined the team as Business Development Manager.
John quoted "I am pleased to be joining MHA at this exciting time as the company seeks to develop and strengthen its activities in Australia. I am particularly keen to build on MHA's already enviable reputation within the high tech/high reliability sectors and to helping establish MHA Australia as a "best in class" supplier to the Australia electronics industry".
John's wife Carol also joins us as Internal Sales Manager.
John and Carol arrive in Brisbane on the 10 October 2011, and we wish them well in their new venture.
Feel Free to contact John at John.Bayliss@mhaintelect.com.au or Click here to visit his Linked In Page
August 2011: Major Scientific Project
MHA contracted to supply a range of highly complex PCBs in support of a scientific research project,
having successfully completed the supply of proto-types for system providing.
August 2011: Field Trip
Tom Harrison and Grant Main made the latest field trip in August 2011 visiting most of MHA's
existing client base and talking to potential new customers. Considerable focus was given to
MHA's PCB design capabilities at
Brisbane Technology Park
and our willingness to offer design support and guidelines for manufacture and test on high
technology PCB's. Tom Harrison also took some time out with potential clients for
MHA Lightings
unique LED technology and also with government departments at both federal and state levels
regarding MHA's intention to establish a LED Lighting manufacturing facility in Australia.
July 2011: Many thanks to John Blackman
John Blackman retired in July, having served the company since his early retirement from
CEA Technology
in July 2009. John made a superb contribution to the company's development
within Australia and also helped to support the set up of the LED Lighting manufacturing
facility in the UK. John will be sorely missed by his colleagues at MHA and customers alike
and we wish him all the very best in his retirement.
June 2011: MHA Lighting
MHA Lighting in the UK received a 2nd major contract for Manchester Airport, this time
illuminating the Arrivals Concourse in Terminal 2. 124 watt fittings will replace 400
watt fittings on a 1:1 basis and at the same time, improve the quality of lighting.
MHA Lighting is experiencing a huge growth rate as its patented technology is proving to be popular in both private and public sectors. For more information on MHA Lighting go to MHA Lighting
May 2011: MHA opens its Brisbane office at Brisbane Technology Park
Dan Harrison leads the way in establishing our presence locally in Australia to support existing
customers before looking to develop the business further over the next 1 to 2 years.
It is MHA's intention to recruit PCB Designers expert in both High Density Interconnect and RF/Microwave technologies in order to provide these services locally going forward.
February 2011: Grant Main appointed as Quality Manager
Grant Main has joined the company as Quality Manager, allowing Paul Starkey to transfer into
MHA Lighting on a permanent basis.
November 2010: MHA Lighting
MHA Lighting in the UK received its first major contract to supply 2000 LED light fittings
to Manchester Airport. The 28 watt fittings replace 80 watt and 100 watt SOM fittings
in the multi-story car parks providing much higher quality and uniformity of light as well
as the huge energy and financial savings. John Blackman has been seconded to the UK to assist
with the preparations involved in beefing up the manufacturing lines and supply chain.
John Blackman's considerable experience in manufacturing will help the UK operation ramp up
rapidly to meet the high demands upon the operation.
October 2010: MHA commended for its capabilities and responsiveness
MHA received tributes from no less than 3 customers in the month of October for completing
complex designs and supply of prototypes in rapid timeframes.
July 2010: Full Turn- key project completed for RF transceiver
MHA completed turn-key operation on a GPS based project which involved design of the PCB,
mechanical design, PCT fabrication within the UK and PCB assembly and test in Australia.
The end product is a state of the art solution for our Canberra based client and has huge
interest from potential customers around the planet.
May 2010: Completion of Navel project
MHA completed the supply of PCBs for a high profile Navel project. MHA had been involved
in this programme for 7 years having offered design guidelines and then taken the programme
through proto-type, pre-production and production stages.
March 2010: MHA awarded Preferred Supplier Status
MHA have been awarded Preferred Supplier Status by one of the countries' leading RF
and Microwave component manufacturing companies. This has been received after 1 year of
supplying both design services and bare boards.
November 2009 - Australia and Kuala Lumpur visit
Tom Harrison, Paul Starkey and Daniel Harrison will visit Australia and Malaysia from
the 20th November for two weeks. During their stay they will be visiting our main customers
across Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney to review our performance. Their visit also aims to strengthen
current partnerships and formulate new ones, as our Australian operations continue to expand. In addition
to this, they will be assessing developments for the new Brisbane office.
In Kuala Lumpur, they will visit long term ally K-One Technologies and visit the headquarters of Hexagon Holdings to evaluate areas of future collaboration on the Luminanz technology.
September 2009 - John Blackman makes a UK visit
John Blackman, our Australian Business Development manager, made an important visit to our
UK headquarters.
John was introduced to the new members of the MHA team and made visits to some of our UK manufacturing sites.
August 2009 - Australia Expansion Plans
MHA remains committed towards increasing its presence in Australia and has recently approved
plans for additional premises in Brisbane Technology Park for early 2010. We are making this
commitment to meet the needs of our growing customer base, to offer further improved levels
of customer service.
July 2009 - Two key appointments to the Management Team
John Blackman has joined MHA as Business Development Manager for Australia. We are delighted
to welcome John on board and feel sure he will make a significant contribution to our plans to
increase our presence in the high technology electronics sector. John joins us from a major
Defence subcontractor where he initially ran the quality department before becoming manufacturing
manger. John has had many years in the high technology electronics industry including a 9 year
stint with Wang Australia.
June 2009 - Collaborative agreement signed with BAe Systems
MHA have signed up a collaborative agreement with BAe Systems for a development project involving
the use of printed electronics. This technology involves the use of printing of conducted inks
directly onto substrates rather than using conventional printed circuit boards and components.
May 2009 - Paul Starkey and Tom Harrison visit customers in ACT, NSW and QLD
Paul Starkey and Tom Harrison have spent a successful two weeks visiting customers in the Canberra,
Sydney and Brisbane areas, primarily to review MHA's performance on important contracts. This trip
was also to look into the preplanning for the opening of an additional office in Brisbane for
early 2010.