Monday, 6 September 2010

Industry Report – Contracts (Monday, 6 September 2010) EACH Monday, CIN’s Industry Report brings you up to date with major earthmoving, construction and supply contracts in civil engineering and mining awarded around the country. Full Story... Enerflex wins Gorgon meter station contract (Monday, 6 September 2010) CHEVRON Australia has awarded the engineering, procurement, construction and pre-commissioning contract for the Gorgon domestic gas custody transfer meter station to Enerflex Process. Full Story... Industry Report – Projects (Monday, 6 September 2010) EACH Monday, CIN brings you the latest updates on major infrastructure projects – current and planned – across the nation. By tracking these updates, you can build your own database of substantial infrastructure projects about to commence or on the drawing boards. Full Story... Population boom spurs residential development (Monday, 6 September 2010) THE Western Australian state government is giving developers advance notice it will be seeking partners later this year to develop 240 hectares at Eglinton, in Perth’s northern suburbs. Full Story... Qld releases $123B blueprint (Monday, 6 September 2010) QUEENSLAND’S construction industry is set to benefit significantly from the state government’s proposed southeastern Integrated Regional Transport Plan, according Australian Industry Group. Full Story... ACT construction recognised (Monday, 6 September 2010) A LARGE piece of art at Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia has won a Civil Contractors Federation Earth Award at a dinner for the state’s members on Friday, September 3. Full Story... Golden opportunity (Monday, 6 September 2010) ALTHOUGH some miners have placed a hiatus on projects and construction while the mining super profits tax is dealt with, gold might be the exception. Full Story...

Friday, 3 September 2010

Brisbane busway construction ahead of schedule (Friday, 3 September 2010) WORK on the second stage of Brisbane’s $465 million Eastern Busway is now three months ahead of schedule with the project expected to be completed late next year instead of 2012. Full Story... Fatigue paper suggests changes (Friday, 3 September 2010) MINOR legislative changes to the hours of work and rest within the Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue reforms may be warranted, according to a National Transport Commission public discussion paper released this week. Full Story... Southbank tall tower given green light (Friday, 3 September 2010) THE City of Melbourne has granted construction approval of a 72-storey mixed use building after overcoming council objections to the initial plan earlier in the year. Full Story... NAWIC presents Awards for Excellence (Friday, 3 September 2010) THE New South Wales chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction announced the winners of its annual Awards for Excellence last week. Full Story... Market remains unsettled: Lycopodium (Friday, 3 September 2010) ENGINEERING and project management company Lycopodium has reported an increased full-year profit, despite an 18% drop in revenue. Full Story... WorleyParsons lands Canadian oil field FEED (Friday, 3 September 2010) WORLEYPARSONS has been awarded a $US61 million ($A68.4 million) contract from ExxonMobil for the front-end engineering and design of the topsides for the Hebron heavy oil field in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin offshore Canada. Full Story... Pump it (Friday, 3 September 2010) A SERIES of heavy-duty submersible dewatering pumps recently released to the Australian market promise to provide unparalleled reliability for the mining and construction industries. Full Story...

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Solid turnaround for Aspermont (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) INTERNATIONAL media company Aspermont, the publisher of constructionindustrynews.net has made a solid recovery in the 2010 financial year. Full Story... Australia’s largest commercial solar panel launched (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) MEDICAL device company Johnson & Johnson Medical has installed what it says is Australia’s largest commercially funded solar panel grid at its regional headquarters in Sydney. Full Story... Tough trenchers (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) SEMCO has expanded its Astec heavy equipment range with two trenchers which feature a unique flywheel to minimise stalls when pressure spikes are encountered in tough digging conditions. Full Story... Workers pause for health (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) MORE than 700 workers on the Royal Children’s Hospital site in Melbourne have benefited from a free health check, thanks to a partnership between WorkSafe Victoria and Incolink. Full Story... Impairment losses drag down Swick results (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) WHILE recording higher revenues of $A99.5 million, impairment losses and taxes have resulted in drilling outfit Swick Mining Services posting a loss after tax of $10.1 million for 2009-2010. Full Story... BAM Clough lands $A287M PNG LNG job (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) THE BAM Clough Joint Venture has been awarded a letter of intent to proceed with the design and construction of the liquefied natural gas and condensate offloading jetty for the PNG LNG project. Full Story... Caltex expanding Port Hedland fuel terminal (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) CALTEX Australia is expanding its fuel terminal at Port Hedland in Western Australia to provide additional capability for servicing the offshore oil and gas as well as mining industry. Full Story... RCR beats profit forecast (Wednesday, 1 September 2010) ENGINEERING company RCR Tomlinson has beat its forecast profit guidance for the year, reporting a 25% year-on-year jump in net profit after tax for 2010 and an increase in dividends. Full Story...

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