The Australian Resource Industry Employer Group have released a statement this week saying the proposed toughening of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) legislation is not only a massive win for Australia’s construction sector, but critical to ensuring a more responsible use of taxpayer dollars. AMMA chief executive Steve Knott told Inside Construction that …
American Express Financial Foundations recently conducted a research article that found one-in-three businesses struggled to access capital and worried about cash flow. Amongst the findings it was found that more than a third of Australian building and construction businesses are worried about being able to access new capital ahead of an uncertain financial year for …
Improvements to road access for crane operators and controversial reforms to Chain of Responsibility laws and National Heavy Vehicle Regulator enforcement and investigative powers are squarely on the agenda for CICA and the National Transport Commission. Road access has been a considerable source of consternation for crane operators since time immemorial with costly permits and …
The UK is one of the only countries in the world to have mandated the use of BIM in construction after government decided it could gain better value and greater efficiency with projects in the public sector. In the second part of a two-part series on BIM in the UK, regional director (UK and Scandinavia) …
Donald Cant Watts Corke recently announced a new line-up in their senior management team, with Neil Dickson appointed to the role of managing director. Dickson has a longstanding background in the WA construction space and joined the Perth team as a director at the beginning of 2013. He has since led the opening of the …
A constrained worksite, Australia’s rigorous safety standards, and tight turnaround made pitching Cirque du Soleil’s iconic big top in Sydney a testing process. Cranes and Lifting spoke to site director Erik Larssen ahead of the Sydney show last year to find out more about the process. Raising g Cirque du Soleil’s famous blue and yellow …
There is no doubt that BIM technology is becoming an intricate part of architectural design and the construction process. Recently the Australasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) and Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) hosted the first meeting of the Australasian Building Information Modeling Advisory Board, which has been established with key bodies including NATSPEC and …
In its first decision concerning the construction industry’s security of payments laws, the High Court’s judgment this week in Southern Han Breakfast Point Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Lewence Construction Pty Ltd [2016] HCA 52 has delivered a clear message to claimants and those responding to claims that there must be a “reference date” for …
Eden Innovations has recently had their carbon nanotube enriched, liquid concrete admixture approved for use by the state of Georgia’s Department of Transportation (GDOT), for use in their 24 hour accelerated strength concrete (Section 504) and Class B concrete (Section 500) applications. EdenCrete is a proprietary carbon-strengthened concrete additive, which is used for improving the …
In a career spanning nearly 50 years, John Gillespie has seen many changes in the crane sector. As president of CICA for 30 years, he is one of the founding fathers of the industry body and has been actively campaigning to make crane operation safer and crane access on roads easier. In an exclusive interview …