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A KEANE EYE
A KEANE EYE: ‘The finest’ concrete that doesn’t play by the rules
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
ONE of the interesting displays at CivEnEx in 2007 was a cost-effective concrete paver displayed by Jean-Eudes Monger of Global Equipment Manufacturing (Sydney). When this machine (branded the FASTlane) was not shown at the 2008 CivEnEx, some might have gained the impression that development of the machine had been curtailed.
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Chief Executive Officer
(Friday, 2 May 2008)
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Location: Melbourne
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CONSTRUCTION BIZ
Risk management ‘not rocket science’
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
THE field of risk management may still be viewed with scepticism – even scorn – by some contractors, but it really is just a commonsense approach, according to Vero Insurance’s Brad Dalton.
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SPECIAL REPORTS
Carbon trading: No place for ‘business as usual’
(Tuesday, 1 July 2008)
POLITICIANS on both sides of the fence are taking positions at odds with the facts and the actual purpose of an emissions trading scheme in their latest public pronouncements.
Fiona Melville reports
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Fix the mess: Brundell
(Thursday, 3 July 2008)
CRANE Industry Council of Australia director Jeff Brundell says buoyant new crane sales in 2007 have caused the significant decline in the average age of cranes inspected under the CraneSafe scheme – from 9.63 years in 2006 to 8.76 years last year.
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Indigenous contractors helping the boom along
(Thursday, 3 July 2008)
A FEW years ago names such as CDE Capital, Ngarda Civil and Mining and Central Mining and Contracting were largely unknown. These companies are Indigenous mining contractors and experiencing rising demand for their services.
By Noel Dyson
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CHAIN MAIL: Wrestle for $20 billion infrastructure fund underway
(Thursday, 3 July 2008)
IN POLITICS you can, of course, never please everyone, a message reaffirmed this week by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s gentle cheer for the New South Wales Government’s infrastructure audit handed to Infrastructure Australia.
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CURRENT FOCUS FEATURES
Hire & Rental
Diamond chainsaw cuts man-hours
Romano resigns from National Hire
Equipment rental bucks housing slump in US
Reach for the sky
Boom lowers profit estimate by 25%
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EQUIPMENT REVIEW: EXCAVATORS & WHEEL LOADERS
TODAY'S STORIES CONTINUED
New best friend for Qld construction industry
(Thursday, 3 July 2008)
A NEW initiative fronted by a dog and designed to support employers in Queensland’s construction industry and help them tackle skills shortages has been launched by the industry funding group Construction Skills Queensland.
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Caterpillar inks deal with Chinese
(Thursday, 3 July 2008)
GLOBAL construction equipment giant Caterpillar has secured an investment agreement in China with the Jiangning Science Park Administrative Committee to construct a manufacturing facility for building hydraulic excavators less than 20 tons in size.
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Risk management step-by-step
(Thursday, 3 July 2008)
VERO Insurance’s Brad Dalton says the risk management process involves four steps – identification, analysis, evaluation and action.
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Diamond chainsaw cuts man-hours
(Thursday, 3 July 2008)
A NEW type of diamond chainsaw that can cut through double brick walls has allowed a demolition contractor to easily cut five door openings during a major refurbishment project.
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BlueScope Steel successful in debt raising
(Thursday, 3 July 2008)
BLUESCOPE Steel has announced the successful completion of debt raising worth $325 million that will be used to partially repay bridging finance for the acquisition of IMSA Steel Corp.
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Leighton to build two Dubai towers for $740m
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
LEIGHTON’S United Arab Emirates arm, Al Habtoor Leighton Group, is continuing to expand its already sizeable Dubai contract portfolio, most recently gaining a $A740 million contract to build two high-rise residential towers.
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A KEANE EYE: ‘The finest’ concrete that doesn’t play by the rules
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
ONE of the interesting displays at CivEnEx in 2007 was a cost-effective concrete paver displayed by Jean-Eudes Monger of Global Equipment Manufacturing (Sydney). When this machine (branded the FASTlane) was not shown at the 2008 CivEnEx, some might have gained the impression that development of the machine had been curtailed.
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Westfield progresses with £1.5b Olympics shopping centre
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
SHOPPING centre development giant Westfield Group has taken another step towards the construction of the £1.5 billion Stratford City retail and leisure development in east London, which is expected to serve as a gateway to the 2012 London Olympics.
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Risk management ‘not rocket science’
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
THE field of risk management may still be viewed with scepticism – even scorn – by some contractors, but it really is just a commonsense approach, according to Vero Insurance’s Brad Dalton.
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Adelaide Brighton buys Hanson for $81m
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
SOUTH Australian concrete products company Adelaide Brighton has paid $81 million for Queensland-based Hanson Building Products in a debt-free cash transaction.
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Thumbs up for non-plastic PVC window frames
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
A UK-based construction industry research and advice group, the Building Research Establishment Trust, has strongly backed the use of unplasticised PVC in window frames in commercial and residential buildings.
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NSW Earth Awards winners announced
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
A LOCAL community construction project in that saw an old carpark in the New South Wales suburb of Bondi replaced with parkland has been recognised by the New South Wales Civil Contractors Federation at its annual Earth Awards.
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Second WA purchase for Boart Longyear
(Wednesday, 2 July 2008)
BOART Longyear has announced the acquisition of Westrod Engineering, a Western Australia-based manufacturer of reverse circulation (RC) rods, subs and swivels for minerals drilling.
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Carbon trading: No place for ‘business as usual’
(Tuesday, 1 July 2008)
POLITICIANS on both sides of the fence are taking positions at odds with the facts and the actual purpose of an emissions trading scheme in their latest public pronouncements.
Fiona Melville reports
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ONE of the interesting displays at CivEnEx in 2007 was a cost-effective concrete paver displayed by Jean-Eudes Monger of Global Equipment Manufacturing (Sydney). When this machine (branded the FASTlane) was not shown at the 2008 CivEnEx, some might have gained the impression that development of the machine had been curtailed.
