Category: Noteworthy News

The Jaibot, by Hilti, is designed to assist tradespeople in physically demanding, repetitive installation tasks such as drilling numerous holes in ceilings. “We looked at which routine work on the...

How a school assembly led to an invention with the potential to solve the problem of waste plastics. Watching his 8 year-old daughter’s grade making a report to parents on...

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...

A trial is running in the UK, using  hydrotreated vegetable oil in a 25-tonne excavator. Keltbray is running two identical Caterpillar machines,  one on standard red EN590 diesel and one on Green...

Green Start Buildings, a tool that will assist the Industry create healthy, resilient and carbon positive buildings, has been released. Richard Palmer of  Integral Group, part of the tools’ Industry...

Packaging company Visy has signed a multi-year partnership to recycle plastic bottles for Australia’s infrastructure instead of landfill. Visy uses food grade recycled Polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for its plastic bottles,...

A new range of battery-powered trucks will be available in Europe for regional transportation and construction, with a range of up to 300kms. Volvo are continuing their commitment to sustainability...

Tunnel safety to be improved by the use of robotic arms. HS2 main works contractor Align plans to use robotic arms to automate hazardous processes in the handling of tunnel...

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...