Hofmann receives $5m government grant

Bassendean-based Hofmann Engineering has been awarded a $5 million grant in the first round offers of the federal government's $27.7 million Climate Ready program.

Hofman was one of four Western Australian companies to be awarded grants, with Phase Change Products, Robertson Technology and Scanalyst also receiving funds.

The funding has been offered to projects that include wind turbine production, native tree plantations to reduce carbon pollution, water saving solutions, and technology for saving power in standby mode.

"The projects [across Australia] will involve around 400 jobs, many of which will be high-wage and high skilled - jobs that may not have been supported without Climate Ready," Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Kim Carr said.

"Through Climate Ready, innovative companies have an opportunity to create new industries by turning good ideas into commercial reality."

Hofmann will use the funds to ramp up repair work on 300 failed wind turbines that produce an additional 900 megawatt of green power energy each year.

"The wind industry requires leading edge technology that is still in early stages and grant assistance will help Hofmann Engineering provide the only wind turbine precision component manufacturing capabilities in the Australasian region," the government said.