ETU Apprentice of the year: Hannah Watts
ETU Apprentice of the Year stands out in a line-up of strong tradeswomen 17 November 2020 Hannah Watts has been crowned the 2020 ETU Apprentice of the Year, in an...
Author: Rosemary Tilley
ADCO gets underway on $33m Brookvale Centre of Excellence
ADCO Constructions has commenced works on the $33m redevelopment of the Brookvale Oval on Sydney’s Northern beaches. The site is the home of the Manly Sea Eagles NRL team and...
New Safety Marketplace Launches in Australia
A new online marketplace for safety equipment and supplies has launched this week hosting products as diverse as steel-capped boots, fire extinguishers to signs and tape. The site facilitates onsite...
Construction Advisor is a proud supporter of NAIDOC Week
Construction Advisor is a proud support of NAIDOC week, its events and message. To find out how to get involved make sure you visit the foundation website at the following...
Perth Refinery to be shut down
British Petroleum (BP) has announced that it will shut its Kwinana refinery after 65 years of operations. At this point, Kwinana is Australia’s largest refinery operation processing up to 150k...
Easy Come, Easy Go, CIMIC To Write-Down almost $1bn
A day after announcing that it had booked between $1.7bn-$1.9bn for selling a 50% stake in Thiess Mining Services, CIMIC Group has today announced that it has failed to claw-back...
CIMIC Sells Down 50% Stake in Thiess
CIMIC Group has today announced that it has sold down 50% of Thiess mining services through Elliot Advisors (UK). The stake is valued at between $1.7-$1.9bn giving the Thiess entity...
Industry on notice in scaffolding blitz
Safework NSW is conducting a safety blitz on scaffolding in construction following a number of incidents including 3 fatalities in 2020. The blitz has already resulted in more than 800...
Autodesk launches BuildingConnected in ANZ
Tech giant Autodesk launches global construction tender platform in Australia & New Zealand Autodesk is expanding BuildingConnected into ANZ, the UK and Ireland. The platform has over 1 million construction...
Fatal Construction Incident At Curtin University
In tragic circumstances a glass roof under construction at the Curtin University Bentley campus has collapsed today leading to the death of a worker. The 23 year old apprentice has...