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Hire sector for construction grows

Essential considerations for maintaining and remediating seawalls

NSW invests $100M to turbocharge training

Applications open for $27M sports infrastructure fund

Building begins on Gold Coast’s Pimpama station

Kennards Hire opens Lismore branch

City of Melbourne creates peak design bodies

Survey finds construction cost management opportunities

Asset management capability, the key to long-term infrastructure success

City of Melbourne begins footpath blitz

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USG Boral warns of potential asbestos contamination

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NSW commits $3B to build $100B construction jobs pipeline
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New incentives for Victorian build-to-rent construction

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Tasmania has recorded the highest number of monthly dwelling approvals in a decade, with 369 being reported, which is expected to continue according to the state government.
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Architect selected to design first Bradfield building

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A joint venture between construction firm Hickory and property investment groups Boston Global and Atlas Investment Corporation has lodged a development application for a $130 million gateway hotel tower near Sydney Airport.
Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales, Projects

Application lodged for $130M Sydney Airport hotel

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More than 500 construction sites around Australia are flying the flag of mental health and suicide prevention as part of the annual MATES in Construction ‘Fly the Flag Day’, in partnership with R U OK?
Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales

NSW to rebuild confidence in defect fixes

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TAFE NSW has launched a new Lockdown Learning course for risk management and workplace health and safety.
Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales, Professional Services

New Lockdown Learning to upskill 20,000

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Autodesk has revealed new capabilities for the Autodesk Construction Cloud and an expansion of its partner ecosystem, to provide construction teams new ways to connect their workflows on one platform.
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Autodesk advances Construction Cloud

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Procore Technologies will enhance its platforms to provide additional flexibility and deeper insights for project teams.
Australia, Latest News, Technology

Procore announced preconstruction and platform developments

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Over the last 25 years, DRA Engineering has continued to develop the Humma range of pick and carry cranes. Much of this is as a result of customer feed-back. The Freo Group (Freo) embraced the early model Hummas, but after trialling them for some time they were returned. It would be close to two decades before Hummas were back in the Freo fleet.
Cranes & Lifting, Features

Humma’s development plan fully pays dividends

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Proximity systems utilise various technologies to complement existing safety practices and standards. Rather than relying on machine operators and workers to abide by adequate safety precautions 100 per cent of the time, proximity systems act as an alert system in the event of a possible collision or incident.
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Guarantee safety on your next building site with proximity systems

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COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions have changed the way businesses operate. Many organisations have been backed into a corner, with no choice but to embrace and accelerate their digital adoption strategies.
Products, Technology

Why growing construction companies must accelerate their digital adoption

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A united group of nine industry bodies have come together to tell those working in the construction industry to treat the current COVID-19 situation with the highest importance and adhere to all recommended safety procedures.
Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales

Labour hire safety toolkit launched

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Four new Queensland projects worth more than $2 billion combined have declared as Priority Projects by Infrastructure Australia.
Australia, Industry News, Latest News

Dial Before You Dig launches service platform

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The New South Wales Government has awarded the main works contract to build the Prince of Wales Hospital’s new Acute Services Building as part of the $720 million Randwick Campus Redevelopment.
Contracts & Tenders, Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales, Projects

NSW calls tenders for Newcastle Inner City Bypass

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Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales, Projects

Building begins on $100M George Centre

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Roberts Co has begun construction works on the $140 million Moxy Hotel at Sydney Airport, the first Moxy Hotel to open in Australia.
Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales, Projects

Construction starts on $140M Moxy Hotel

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Procore Technologies has announced new solutions, including AI-driven voice capture, integrated messaging, and an open network of construction companies.
Industry News, Latest News, Technology

Procore announces new construction technologies

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Laing O’Rourke and the FKG Group will deliver civil works for Inland Rail sections in Northern NSW and South Queensland.
Contracts & Tenders, Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales, Projects, Queensland

Laing O’Rourke consortium selected for Inland Rail section

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The eyes provide an essential service on a job site: vision. They are also an organ that is vulnerable to injury, particularly in the construction sector which is considered a high-risk environment due to the nature of the work involved.
Australia, Features, Products

Sites for sore eyes: Why construction requires a safety-first vision

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Contracts & Tenders, Industry News, Latest News, Projects, Victoria

Subcontractor selected for $32M Melbourne quarantine facility

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Australian constructors are continuing to operate with thin margins fuelled by the constraints of the global pandemic, and despite an ongoing flood of investment to the sector.
Australia, Online Subscription, Opinion, Technology

How construction firms can automate and increase claims on site

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Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales

NSW eases construction restrictions

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Industry News, International, Latest News

Procore Technologies acquires Levelset

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Infrastructure engineering software company, Bentley Systems, has announced the finalists for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure.
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Bentley Systems announces 2021 Year in Infrastructure award finalists

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Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales

WestConnex sale generates $11B for NSW

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Billions of dollars in capital for major infrastructure projects could be unlocked through tax incentives for projects worth more than $500 million, as part of a draft plan released by the Federal Government.

Sydney’s west receives $139M for new infrastructure

Sunshine Plaza has been named Queensland’s most sustainable shopping centre, acquiring the state’s first 5 Star Green Star Design and As Built rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).

Lendlease delivers Queensland’s most sustainable shopping centre

Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) has appointed Dr Kate Nguyen as Chief Engineer to help reduce the risks posed by combustible cladding.

Cladding Safety Victoria choose Chief Engineer

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Melbourne construction shut down for two weeks

The contract to design and build Western Sydney International (WSI) Airport’s 3.7-kilometre runway and rapid-exit taxiways has been awarded to a CPB Contractors and ACCIONA joint venture, following a competitive procurement process.

Western Sydney Airport runway construction contract awarded

Are easements now required for ground anchors under a neighbouring property in NSW?

 Nearly 90 per cent of Australian building sites currently make use of string line technology for setting out. The principal drawback of string lines is the potential for small errors to have frustrating consequences. A small measurement error can potentially prove to be costly and time-consuming.

Save time and money with construction site set out technology

SafetyCulture takes a closer look at how teams can achieve extraordinary things in this new world of work.

Magic Johnson, Diana Nyad, Nadja West, Bob Chapman team up to talk teamwork

The complexity around tiered retention calculations and manual processes is slowing down not just operations but increasing risks including financial penalties. 

Are digital solutions the answer to managing retention?

Environmental monitoring technology has reached a point where some companies are choosing to do it themselves rather than hire a consultant.

Environmental monitoring technology in demand

Business management platform MYOB has launched a joint initiative with Procore Technologies to provide a new platform for construction firms.

Procore and MYOB launch joint initiative

Tasmania has recorded the highest number of monthly dwelling approvals in a decade, with 369 being reported, which is expected to continue according to the state government.

Victoria ramps up delivery of new social housing

Standards Australia has published new specifications for aluminium composite panels (ACP) to help identify them following fires at Lacrosse and Grenfell.

Construction forecast for 2021-2022

Coates has redefined itself over the last few decades from an equipment hire company to an all-in-one solutions provider serving multiple industry segments. In temporary works engineering, Coates is a perpetual player. Rafi Tchopourian, General Manager of Coates Engineering Solutions, explains why Coates is well-positioned to support Australia’s growing infrastructure sector and deliver on its promise of “equipped for anything” with customers.

End-to-end engineering solution, under the one Coates

Contractors save historic QLD Loudoun Weir

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The New South Wales Government is helping to develop a world-first construction assurance tool, using data to help the insurance industry access a residential apartment building’s quality and compliance with construction standards.

Invoicing made easier for NSW suppliers

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UniSA investigates construction suicides to help save lives

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A united group of nine industry bodies have come together to tell those working in the construction industry to treat the current COVID-19 situation with the highest importance and adhere to all recommended safety procedures.

QLD invests into construction safety company

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Juan Santamaria, previously Managing Director of CPB Contractors, has been promoted to CEO and Managing Director of CIMIC Group. He will begin in the new role on 5 February 2020.

Lendlease signs deal with Google Cloud

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NSW commits $3B to build $100B construction jobs pipeline

Site selected for City of Whittlesea Community Hospital

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The Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) has called for civil construction skills to be listed as essential on the Federal Government's National Skills Needs List to help the sector attract new workers and upskill the existing workforce.

NSW supports ageing workforce research

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Cladding Safety Victoria’s (CSV) team of independent inspectors are providing additional quality and safety assurances as part of its Clerk of Works initiative.

Victoria’s cladding removal Clerk of Works underway

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Construction is underway on 17 two-storey homes as part of the Stockland master planned community in Calleya, Perth.

Sod turned on Calleya construction

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