NSW M6 motorway Stage 1 awarded
NSW Government delivers Stage 1 of the M6 motorway to UGL, CPB Contractors, (part of CIMIC Group) and Ghella. The project has an estimated cost of $2.5 billion and will...
Author: Brenda Templeton
Flying crane seen in New York city
Crane ‘flies’ over New York City street to land atop Tiffany & Co. construction project One giant crane lifted another, flew it seven stories through the air and deposited it...
$500 million Melbourne housing precinct project winner announced
The Building Communities consortium has been named by Homes Victoria as the preferred tenderer for the redevelopment of 3 housing precincts in Melbourne. Homes Victoria is the new Victorian Government...
All-electric truck designed for Construction industry now in use in France
A French plant hire company is set to take delivery of the first all-electric Renault truck designed for construction use. Following the launch of a range of electric trucks for...
More competition key to keep the costs down on Australian Infrastructure megaprojects
A recent report released by the Grattan Institute states that Australian taxpayers are paying more than they should for infrastructure megaprojects. The ‘Megabang for megabucks: driving a harder bargain on...
Industry forecasts in the UK predict a 23% rise in cost of infrastructure projects
The cost of infrastructure construction is set to rise 23% over the next five years, according to latest industry forecasts in the UK. Arcadis’ latest Spring 2021 Market View, entitled...
Infrastructure spending boosted across Australia
Last week’s Federal Budget included two big wins for the Construction industry. Firstly, the announcement of an additional $15.2 billion for infrastructure projects across the country. The other win was...
UK setting new standards in building mental health facilities
Construction products are now being tested to assess whether they are safe to use in mental health care facilities. A new product certification scheme, called Informed Choices, is being rolled...
World-wide housing boom puts pressure on resources
Governments around the world are looking to the construction industry to build themselves out of the pandemic. This has led to a shortage in supplies required to fuel the boom,...
State-of-the-art home for the Matildas
The Victorian government has announced that it will be putting over $100 million towards a brand new football complex at LaTrobe University’s Bundoora Sports Park. The complex will be the...