In April, California-based construction technology provider, Procore, opened its first office in the Asia Pacific, settling on Sydney as its base for the region. At the time, the company said “significant demand across Australia and New Zealand” had attracted the team to this part of the world. In this exclusive interview, Inside Construction (IC) caught up with …
The importance of telematics
Jim French, heavy construction application specialist for Teletrac Navman, has more than 20 years’ experience in the construction, mining and surveying industries. He has a particular focus on GPSRead More
Tenders alert: business opportunities across Australia
Looking for work? Here’s a summary of the tenders that are now open across the country. The work is bountiful so to save you some time, tenders have been sorted by state: Page 1: national and NSW PageRead More
Topcon at the intersection of infrastructure and technology
Topcon sees itself at the conceptual crossroads that provides construction, surveying, and engineering professionals with the advantages and know-how to be at the forefront of technological innovationRead More
Balancing high and low demand periods
The demand for work within industries such as microtunnelling is not always stable. Periods of high and low demand are constantly changing and can be hard to predict. Contractors need to be able to balanceRead More
Keeping it in the family
Charlie Eilbeck has big shoes to fill and he knows it. His father, Tom Eilbeck, is a visionary force in the crane sector and owner of the 110-year-old Eilbeck Cranes. But Charlie’s not perturbed;Read More
Have you seen my crane?
In each issue of Cranes and Lifting magazine, we will showcase an operator’s latest machine, whether this is a mobile elevated work platform, or an all-terrain crane, or a tower craneRead More
Spoutvac delivers dry suction excavation
In November 2016, Spoutvac was appointed the Australian distributor for the German-built RSP product range of Dry Suction Excavation machines and is now offering the new ESE6 road driven Dry Suction Excavator.Read More
Budget’s strategic transport projects get the thumbs up
With infrastructure a focus of the 2017-18 Federal Budget, we have seen continued public commentary on the important role infrastructure investment can play in improving living standards and boosting Australia’sRead More
Relight my fire
A saturated market and a downturn in infrastructure projects has slowed the mini crawler crane market in recent years, but now, a surge in construction projects, especially in Sydney, is set to re-igniteRead More