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Fences and Fishtanks

Fences and Fishtanks

Recognising the importance of directly addressing mental health issues in the civil construction industry, CCF Victoria is taking proactive steps to design and introduce practical initiatives to assist and support construction businesses, their owners and managers to build mentally healthy workplaces. This video was created as part of the 'The Positive Plans – Positive Futures…
Unicontrol is a game-changer

Unicontrol is a game-changer

Unicontrol disrupts 3D Machine Control Systems market in Australia Fast-growth 3D machine-control company Unicontrol, has entered the Australian market and promises to disrupt the market with its 3D control systems for excavators and wheel loaders. Highlights: 20 installations since January; rapid expansion and adoption Half the cost of existing solutions in the market Easy to…
Tash – working hard and getting along in life

Tash – working hard and getting along in life

Great story. I encourage others to listen to the story and enable changes in the lives of wonderful young people like Tash. Well done Peter and all at First Nations. Read more about First Nations Traffic Management and their wonderful work providing opportunities for young people and first nation's people, in our Directory [tb-dynamic-container provider=''…
Urgent need for financial review of your operations

Urgent need for financial review of your operations

In light of one our biggest companies in our industry having financial trouble this week, everyone needs to focus their attention on their own operations. Do a quick check - Is what you quoted still valid? Has the sharp rise in cost of materials affected your profitability?  These 3 minutes could save you thousands in…
Shenay – our hero

Shenay – our hero

Shenay is a young Mum who was trying to find employment in the construction industry with no previous experience - Today Shenay is a Traffic Controller on a Major project working flexible day to help juggle motherhood - she has grown in confidence is making friends and has become a valuable member of our team…
JV Recruitment – Discussing the construction candidate shortage in Melbourne

JV Recruitment – Discussing the construction candidate shortage in Melbourne

How two of our highly experienced JV consultants are solving the issues around the current construction candidate shortage in Melbourne. "Nowadays, just putting an ad up on Seek doesn’t work". It’s no secret that attracting and retaining reliable and skilled construction staff has been a challenge since Melbourne came out of lockdown. This has become…
myob – Overcoming common construction challenges

myob – Overcoming common construction challenges

Construction businesses face many challenges. They deal with site issues, delays, expensive materials, contractor problems – all of which can impact project costs and timings. More recently, the effects of these issues hit construction businesses in Australia and New Zealand even harder due to the effects of COVID-19. Managing projects grew increasingly complicated with site…
First Nations Traffic Management – changing lives!

First Nations Traffic Management – changing lives!

Seriously this is one of those stories that reminds you how life changing employment in the right environment can be. Well done Netty 👏🏼👏🏼 This Week’s Story on Changed Lives through Employment is Netty - Netty is a Proud Yorta Yorta/Tongan Woman - she was a victim of domestic violence, severely depressed and had attempted…
3D Laser scanning in Construction

3D Laser scanning in Construction

Introduction - Land surveying and site inspection are big challenges that face a contractor or onsite engineer when working on a construction project. Conventional land surveying methods are time consuming, require a lot of resources, are prone to errors, all of which have a cascading/blowout effect on the budget and timeline of the entire project. …
Ross Jones – Effective Leadership

Ross Jones – Effective Leadership

"Mental illness can affect anyone and certainly affects more people than we know about.  As a leader in the engineering and construction industry, what do I need to do to create the environment where people can feel comfortable to put up their hand and ask for help, knowing that we will be there caring for…
Peter Southwell – Stick to what you know

Peter Southwell – Stick to what you know

"Stick confidently to what you know well and understand what you don’t......." Hello, my name is Peter Southwell.  I have spent 37 years in the construction industry working in various project advisory and management roles.  I am pleased to be able share my lessons learned. Specifically I have held the following roles: Project and construction…
Howard Humffray – Construction is 90% about people

Howard Humffray – Construction is 90% about people

"Construction is 90% about people; build a culture that will support one another like a successful football team...." My name is Howard Humffray.  I have worked in the construction industry for over 40 years, on large infrastructure projects.  Here is a list of my experience and expertise: Project delivery experience in all aspects of multidisciplinary projects…
Philip Miles – Compliance from the start of the project

Philip Miles – Compliance from the start of the project

“Attempt to comply with contractual notice periods from the commencement of the project because ” My Name is Philip Miles, and I have been working the construction industry and law for over 30 years.  I have qualifications in Quantity Surveying and Law and combine them when working in commercial negotiations for my clients. Expertise: Chartered…