A $33.5 million contract has been awarded to replace the Berth 3 deck and fender at the Port of Port …
Sydney Metro construction ramps up at Central Station
Major works are now underway to deliver one of the largest upgrades to Sydney’s Central Station in decades, including new …
Is the construction sector killing its workforce?
Silica exposure occurs in construction-related industries such as quarrying, tunneling, civil construction, stonemasonry, cement manufacturing, concrete product fabrication, building demolition, high-rise concrete construction, brick and tile manufacturing, concrete recycling, bench top manufacture and paving. The toxic dust has been dubbed “the new asbestos”, and a 2017 Queensland Parliamentary inquiry into Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (Black Lung) …
Paving the way for greener roads
The project sees plastic from approximately 176,000 plastic bags and packaging and 55,000 glass bottle equivalents diverted from landfill and 50 tonnes of recycled asphalt repurposed to create 250 tonnes of asphalt. Sutherland Shire Council and Downer EDI partnered with resource recovery and recycling companies Close the Loop, RED Group and Plastic Police to set this new benchmark. This project …
Changing the face of construction – Brisbane woman leads the shift
Now almost 10 years in, she has the confidence to refer to herself as managing director and is slowly leading the charge of women into the traditionally male-dominated industry. “When I started I was definitely an outsider, I’d never worn steel cap boots and the last time I’d worn fluoro orange was as a kid …
A tale of precision and control
As these sites become more regulated, demolition methods have had to evolve. In Singapore, one specialist demolition firm has made the small city-state proud, taking home the New Entrant Award at KHL’s 2017 World Demolition Awards for its innovative demolition methods. Founded by Tommy Lim in 1993, Ginlee Construction prides itself on being a specialist …
Blastboss – improving blasts systematically
As operations and technical director at dust control, road stabilisation, erosion control and water management specialist Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST), David Handel admits that he had limited knowledge of the intricacies of blasting. However, mines are a large segment of the RST customer base and, in discussions with mine personnel about dust control and haul …
Civil construction as a tyre recycling environmentalist
There are are too many good news stories about the use of recycled tyres in the construction industry to do justice to them all. Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) must take some credit for this in the proactive way in which it supports new applications for recycled tyres, including making financial assistance available, or even just …
Digitalisation in the aggregates industry – what does it all mean?
The Australian aggregates industry provides the materials for Australia’s infrastructure, including our roads, railways, bridges, ports, airports and engineering construction projects. It is estimated to generate around $7 billion and employs 18,000 Australians directly and a further 80,000 indirectly. In this exclusive interview, Inside Construction (IC) speaks with Metso’s Giuseppe Campenelli (GC), global vice president – life …
An investment in next gen crushing tech boosts safety and efficiency
Located in the Adelaide suburb of Seacliff Park, Boral’s Linwood quarry is positioned within one of South Australia’s most important sources of hard rock. Quarrying started here more than 130 years ago, when in 1882 the quarry was first operated to supply limestone to the nearby Brighton Cement works. Boral, Australia’s largest building and construction …