25 February 2010 | A NEW WorkSafe handbook, Using Earthmoving Equipment Near Overhead Electrical Assets, is available online. The handbook provides simplified guidance, for employers and operators of earthmoving equipment, based on existing WorkSafe No Go Zone publications.
24 February 2010 | CONSTRUCTION work done rose in the December quarter, boosted by government stimulus spending which is mitigating the effects of the credit crunch and economic downturn on the industry, according to Master Builders Australia.
23 February 2010 | THE Ai Group believes the NSW State Government had made a commitment to proceed with the Sydney Metro. The risk of a client not proceeding with a project once it is in the market is not a risk that companies could or should have to price into a contract proposal.
22 February 2010 | SYDNEY Town Hall will be reopened to the public after a $40 million essential services, internal safety and fire services upgrade concluding stage one of a five-year rescue plan to protect the 19th century building for future generations.
18 February 2010 | FOREMEN have been putting an iPhone application through its paces as a way to manage administration on site rather than in the office. All Over Geo, developers of Foremans Mate, say the application was born out of a need to get building site supervisors back out on site and being hands on, rather than chained to their desk with paperwork.
17 February 2010 | CONSTRUCTION company Abigroup has joined forces with depression awareness organisation beyondblue to raise awareness of depression in the construction industry. Information on depression in the workplace and promotional material on available services will be circulated throughout the construction industry.
17 February 2010 | THE Australian Constructors Association has called for the reimbursement of tender costs in the event that the Sydney Metro project is cancelled, deferred or its scope changed significantly. Recent statements by the NSW Premier gave rise to serious concerns that the project may be terminated or significantly transformed.
17 February 2010 | BUILDING permit activity in Victoria reached new heights in 2009, with a record 105,568 permits valued at $21.4 billion. The results are six per cent and three per cent higher than 2008’s record $20.2 billion for 102,618 building permits.
16 February 2010 | TADANO has established a wholly-owned sales and service company in Brisbane to market and support its products in Australia, New Zealand and other parts of Oceania.
16 February 2010 | CONSTRUCTION work on the Mardi-Mangrove Link Project will begin with establishment of a site office in Yarramalong Road in February 2010 and work at the Wyong River pump station the following month. After extensive planning, investigations, environmental assessments, designs, statutory approvals and community liaison work over the past two years, the physical construction of this project is now imminent. 1 comment
15 February 2010 | AUSCO Modular, has delivered a multimillion dollar expansion to Bemax Resources mineral sands projects at Pooncarie, NSW. Ausco built an expansion of the existing Ginkgo camp, complete with dining, office, gymnasium and laundry facilities to facilitate Bemax Snapper Mine, 10 km from Ginkgo.
10 February 2010 | ASTA Powerproject Enterprise, a project management software solution designed for large construction projects, has been chosen to underpin a major construction programme within the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution programme.
9 February 2010 | THE national construction industry expanded in January 2010 due to a boost in house building and improved conditions in the apartment, engineering and commercial building sectors, according to the latest seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index.
9 February 2010 | VOLVO Construction Equipment and VT LeeBoy have finalised a strategic alliance agreement for LeeBoy to supply certain pavers and road wideners to Volvo dealers under the Blaw Knox brand. LeeBoy will also take full responsibility for product support of these machines, including the existing field population.
9 February 2010 | BORAL has been ranked as the 61st most sustainable company in the world in the 2010 Global 100 list, announced at the Davos World Economic Forum this January. Boral is one of just 11 materials companies and there are only nine Australian companies listed in the sixth annual global list.
9 February 2010 | CONSTRUCTION will restart on a new manufacturing complex near Moranbah in Queensland in May 2010. The project is expected to create creating 600 new jobs. Incitec Pivot had postponed construction of the ammonium nitrate manufacturing complex in February 2009 because of the Global Financial Crisis.
4 February 2010 | Construction costs in Australia are set to accelerate markedly, with the declines in costs which followed the financial crisis now at an end, according to a new report from industry research company Macromonitor. The report notes that a rebound in cost growth is already apparent and forecasts a steady rise in the rate of cost inflation over the next three years.
4 February 2010 | CHINESE manufacturer of earthmoving equipment, Shandong Lingong Machinery Company has formally appointed CJD Equipment as the exclusive distributor for SDLG products in Australia and Papua New Guinea, effective March 2010.
3 February 2010 | BORAL has announced plans to double the output of its Mackay masonry block plant in Queensland. The announcement comes as a result of the strong mining, housing and infrastructure activity forecast in the region.
3 February 2010 | Abigroup, as part of the Axiom Education Victoria consortium, has built five new schools across the greater metropolitan Melbourne area.
2 February 2010 | AUSTRALIA faces another round of skills shortages of qualified engineers and building professionals and tradespeople with the December 2009 quarter Clarius Skills Index revealing they are among the most difficult jobs to fill for employers.
2 February 2010 | JCB and Volvo Construction Equipment have entered into a framework agreement under which they will cooperate on the engineering and manufacturing of skid steer loader and compact tracked loader products for distribution under their respective brands and through their respective global dealer networks.
1 February 2010 | THE Australian construction and mining equipment market fell by 27 per cent in 2009, according to figures released by the Construction and Mining equipment Industry group and Datamotive Business Intelligence.
1 February 2010 | THE $1.2 billion Queensland Children's Hospital moved one step closer to reality with the appointment of Abigroup Contractors as the project's managing contractor. Abigroup will manage construction of the Queensland Children's Hospital, which will combine the Royal and Mater children's hospitals into one facility at South Brisbane in 2014.
29 January 2010 | FATIGUE is the number one accident risk factor for construction workers and requires better recognition by occupational health and safety managers, research at the University of Sydney has found. This research is the first to identify fatigue as the leading risk factor in a construction environment. 3 comments