Kit Home Maker goes 3D to win pandemic sales
iBuild Kit Homes is being celebrated as a Victorian and national success story, after being named as a finalist in the 2021 Australian Export Awards. iBuild traditionally builds modular and...
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EOIs open for major Melbourne Airport Rail sections
Expressions of Interest are now being invited to deliver two major sections of Melbourne Airport Rail, including a new section of elevated rail line and a train station at the...
New report finds gender disparity in construction is shrinking
A new report published by Randstad has found female workers still face significant barriers entering and progressing within Australia’s construction industry. Despite a mounting skills gap, the construction sector is...
New training programme offers ‘green’ building skills
Scotland’s minister for training has hosted the first hands-on session of a new programme designed to help out-of-work construction workers to gain new skills. Jamie Hepburn visited the Construction Scotland...
Pace of new construction work slows across Asia-Pacific region
The rate of new construction projects slowed slightly in the third quarter of 2021, with new infrastructure works making up falls in new residential and commercial projects, according to a...
A four-year works program worth $16.95 million has been approved by the Palaszczuk Government
A four-year works program worth $16.95 million has been approved by the Palaszczuk Government, giving the green light to a series of job-creating infrastructure projects on The Spit at Queensland’s...
Construction Costs Surge at Fastest Rate in 20 Years
Residential construction cost increases are on the way to outpacing property price rises as Australia records the biggest cost increase since the introduction of the GST. The runaway housing market...
Construction starts at Brisbane riverfront apartment after sales rush
Work has started on the riverfront apartment building Rivello in Brisbane after 90-plus per cent of apartments sold for more than $133 million in just ten weeks. The sales rush...
Public, private teams gear up for lunar construction
Despite the hostile environment for people and machines alike, scientists are on track to make 3D printed structures on the moon a reality. The last time the United States sent...
Earth Friendly Concrete steps up UK presence with local production
Australian construction materials group Wagners is planning to set up three chemical plants in the UK to support local production of its cement-free concrete. Wagners International Operations Pty has registered...