The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is running a consultation asking if Commonwealth funded construction work should come with minimum standards on conduct, payment, workforce, and safety. Submissions close 16 October 2026.
Each year, Acciona calls for contributions from its workforce for practical ideas that can be implemented across the business, and replicated across the construction industry, to reduce carbon emissions. In the last four years, 23 funded initiatives have helped the company test and validate a range of practical solutions.
Concrete mixer supplier Cesco says concrete is transforming, becoming smarter, cleaner, and more adaptable — driven by breakthroughs in material science, automation, and digital engineering.
Excavation of the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) train station in Clayton is now well underway with crews carving out the underground space for the station box and installing steel beams to support the walls as they go. When they reach the bottom, they’ll pour a concrete base slab.
Australian construction contractors are wearing the costs related to escalating material and fuel prices instead of passing them on to developers due to fierce competition for work forcing builders to absorb these margin-crushing overheads, according to realcommercial.com.au
Heidelberg Materials Australia has completed the acquisition of the Construction Materials business of Maas Group Holdings, operating along the eastern seaboard and includes 43 quarries, 22 ready-mixed concrete plants, and employs 1000 people.
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