(Image: Supplied by 3M) Hansen Signs has reduced its labour time by 80 per cent, leveraging the remarkable properties of 3M VHB Tape to achieve high-quality results in signage applications. In the signage industry, the performance of products is just as crucial as their aesthetics. Unfortunately, mechanical fasteners often impose limitations on both form and …
First meeting of the Australian Construction Robotics Forum, a new industry working group. (Image: Eric Robledo Fuentes) On 20 March 2024, some of Australia’s leading construction companies convened for the inaugural Australian Construction Robotics Forum, held in North Sydney. Hosted by Laing O’Rourke in partnership with Robotics Australia Group, the event aimed to delve into …
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Image: Mny-Jhee/stock.adobe.com Master Builders Australia has released its supplementary Budget submission, Finding Australia’s missing tradies: Harnessing our skilled migrant workforce, aimed at helping migrants navigate complex and unnecessary barriers to work in the construction industry. Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia, emphasised the urgent need for additional workers in the building and construction sector to …
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Quality requirements were unprecedented for the Mondrian project and tight quality control during installation was essential to the project’s success. (Image: National Precast) Queensland’s fast‐growing Burleigh Heads has welcomed two iconic 24 and 25‐storey precast concrete towers as part of the Mondrian Gold Coast project. By the National Precast Concrete Association Australia (National Precast). Project …
Dr Gretchen Gagel inspires construction professionals to embrace a project management mindset in their approach to life. (Image: vegefox.com/stock.adobe.com) Dr Gretchen Gagel advocates for the application of strategic plans to personal life, mirroring the organisational approach commonly employed in construction project management. By Dr Gretchen Gagel. Those of you who regularly read my Inside Construction …
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Coates’ cooling solution for Boral’s Berrima Cement Works facility. (Image: Supplied by Coates) Each January, Boral delivers a planned shutdown at its Berrima Cement Works facility in New South Wales, an event that Coates Industrial Solutions has supported for 27 years through equipment hire, onsite tool stores and experienced personnel. During a recent shutdown, in …