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Packing a punch

08/06/2015

BRAD Huggett can count himself among the state’s top young manufacturers.
He works at Rebul Packaging in Hallam and last month he was a finalist for the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame’s Young Manufacturer of the Year award.
See page 47 of this week’s JournalNews for the full story. 139723 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

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