How Green is Green Energy?
Here at Construction Advisor we’re great supporters of renewable energy generation and the transition to a low-emissions economy so a recent article from Bloomberg surprised us. The article states that, in America,...
Monthly Archive: February 2020
UGL adds $180m to the pipeline
CIMIC Group company UGL has added approx. $180m in maintenance, shutdown and projects services contracts across QLD and WA. The contracts include a 3 year service contract to Alcoa at...
$130m Civic Centre Project Awarded
The City of Parramatta has today announced construction company Built as the winner of its $130m Civic Centre development. The project, nominated as ‘Parramatta Square’ is part of the larger Square...
Has the construction industry already caught the virus?
As measures to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus in China (and abroad) remain fluid and changing, the full impact on Australia’s imports and exports remain to be fully realized....
Is AEMO pulling the plug on solar in VIC?
In a sector that has seen its development pipeline slashed on the back of the RCR collapse and uncertainty on policy and commercial terms, news that AEMO has been intervening...
Shell commits to Gangarri Solar
Royal Dutch Shell has committed to its first major solar plant development in Australia with the 120MW Gangarri plant near Wandoan to proceed. The company has declined to put a...
What is reverse factoring and why you should care
Cash may be king but cash-flow is the lifeblood of business – particularly small business. Payment terms have long been a concern for suppliers as different customers offer settlement on...
Asbestos Concerns Threaten Cross River Rail
The Courier Mail is reporting that the CFMEU is raising concerns about asbestos contamination and handling on the $5.4Bn Cross River Rail project. It reports that photos and video obtained by...
Daracon to deliver Aerolab Stage 1
Daracon has been announced as lead contractor on the $13m stage 1 of the Astra Aerolab development near Newcastle. The project sits on a 76 hectare site adjoining Newcastle airport...
Scaffold Collapse Injures 5
Five workers have been transported to hospital with serious injuries following a scaffold collapse in North Melbourne on Monday. The four-story scaffold on a site in Craigieburn came down at...