Onsite Rental Group Goes Back to Market
Major equipment rental supplier Onsite Rental Group is going back to market looking for some fresh cash. Following a failed IPO in 2019, debt-for-equity swap in 2017 and a number...
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Don’t let your new industrial building become a stranded asset
Industrial buildings worth billions could become stranded assets, reports the Built Environment News Billions of dollars of industrial buildings face becoming ‘stranded assets’ warns a new report by the Australian and New...
Global power generation construction pipeline is worth $US4.66 trillion
Large-scale investments planned in power generation, reports the World Construction Network. Asia-Pacific has the largest power generation construction pipeline out of the major regions, with $1.67 trillion worth of investments,...
US News – The humble cooler has a new use during Covid-19
One of the top electrical contractors in the US is employing a new solution to better protect its workers during the coronavirus pandemic, Construction Dive in the US reports. Rosendin...
Construction & Stage 4 Restrictions
Business Victoria has released its guidelines for the construction industry under Stage 4 restrictions. Along with the already published restrictions around 5 workers per site (small construction) and 25% of...
COVID19 Support Program
Whilst no-one would deny that the Corona workplace environment is extremely challenging, we should take care not to frame normal human reactions to such challenges as “mental health disorders”. When...
Is industry facing a tidal wave of litigation?
As the industry attempts to digest what stage 4 lockdown restrictions will mean, fears are growing around litigation linked to project delays. There is no doubt that there will be...
Confusion Reigns For Tradies in Stage 4
As Victoria enters Stage 4 COVID19 restrictions, confusion abounds with mixed messages and how businesses need to adapt to adhere to the rules. According to the DHHS website (link here):...
Stage 4 Lockdown Confirmed To Hit Construction
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has today announced the shutdown measures that will apply to business in the state under Stage 4 Lockdown. For the first time, construction has not escaped...
Multiplex Site Shutdown After Positive Test
A Multiplex site in Melbourne has been shutdown following a 12 positive COVID19 cases in the workforce. The ‘Beyonce’ tower project (otherwise known as Premier Tower) on Spencer St in...