There are not many construction projects in Australia that haven’t been associated with construction giant John Holland. Not only is their portfolio diverse it covers a lot ground from rail to roads to property development and TOD. Tom Roche is the executive director of the newly formed Developments and Investments Group. In an interview with …
Update from the AMMA on construction industry lawlessness costing taxpayers
The AMMA says new building code must come into effect immediately if its to stop militant unions. According to AMMA chief executive Steve Knott, more than two decades of Royal Commissions, inquiries andRead More
Building the West but when?
The Infrastructure Coalition in Western Australia has recently released a paper titled “Building the West”, which shows how the strong growth rate in WA over the past decade has contributedRead More
Growth in the face of adversity
Indonesia is the fifth most populous country globally with a landmass about a quarter of Australia (according to the CIA World Factbook). It is a nation with a long history, including a bloody and at timesRead More
A fine solution
One construction and demolition recycling company is increasing its tonnages and with its eye fixed firmly on the future, it has embarked on a million-dollar project to upgrade its crushing plant in Belrose,Read More
(Not) a rubbish solution
CORRECTION: In February, when Inside Construction published this story, we quoted Konecranes’ director of industrial cranes for the Pacific region, Peter Monagahan as saying the crane is capableRead More
Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms within the Construction Sector: are your contracts compliant?
The Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015 (Cth) (‘SBUCTA’) commenced on 12 November 2016. This law extends the existing unfair contract term regimeRead More
UOW and Hong Kong’s MTR celebrate 25 years of collaboration
This year marks the 25th anniversary of an ongoing collaboration between the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) in Hong Kong and the University of Wollongong’s engineering asset management team. InRead More
Book review: Be a good crane operator one day at a time
Stephen Holmes, director of GTK Training and has worked for CICA on safety issues for a number of years. Based in South Australia, Holmes told Cranes and Lifting magazine in the November edition, thatRead More
The challenge of finding the right solution
Holding a long-term interest in a defined career path is a rare thing these days. People move in and out of industries, change careers a number of times and reinvent their skill set annually. But for ADERead More