The Australian Human Rights Commission and Respect@Work Council have launched a new website – www.respectatwork.gov.au – that provides a list of resources for employers and workers to help workplaces prevent and respond to sexual harassment. The Resp

Queensland coal mining company Batchfire Resources is committed to responsibly developing the Callide Basin’s resources while reducing its environmental impact and carbon footprint, so optimising mobile machinery to lower fuel emissions and increase

With help from MSC Group and its range of McCloskey plant equipment, Brisbane’s Ascot Demolition has been able to expand its footprint and offer more services to its customers. The family-owned and operated business began around two decades ago, prim

Hare & Forbes is currently accepting pre-orders for a December shipment of the ArcDroid CNC portable plasma robot, after products from the first sold out earlier this year. The company says the ArcDroid will appeal to anyone who needs to cut custom s

Industrial tech company Trimble and Exyn Technologies, a developer of autonomous robotics, have announced a collaboration to explore the use of autonomous construction surveying technology. The solution will integrate Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot, the

Productivity in Australia’s construction sector has not improved across the past 30 years, a report from Australian Constructors Association (ACA) says. The report – Disrupt or Die – outlines how the industry has stagnated in terms of its productivit

Hydraulic Steels Australia already boasts the largest range of hydraulic steels in the country, but the grand opening of its new head-quarters in Brisbane is set to catapult the business to even bigger heights. While the new facility has been operati

The National Diesel Dirt &Turf Expo is where the earthmoving equipment industry gathers every year to exhibit the latest and greatest in machinery, technology and services. Over the years, members of the industry have demonstrated how much they enjoy

Construction on the new facility will commence by the end of the year, with completion expected by early 2024. RDO Equipment, the distributor for brands such as John Deere and Vermeer, says the development is part of the company’s strategy to provide

South Australian recruitment agency Roussos recently undertook a survey of 700 industry leaders across the construction, architecture, engineering and property sectors in South Australia to see how the current market has changed over the past year, a

Safe Work Australia has released its Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2022 report, which analyses work-related fatality and serious injury data in Australia for 2021. And there is some great news – Australia’s work-related fatality rat

Prime Creative Media is launching a new event for the Australian construction industry in September 2023 – the Inside Construction Expo. Taking place September 20–21 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Inside Construction Expo 2023 wil

Volvo Construction Equipment has announced that it will invest approximately A$50 million into its production facility in Braas, Sweden. The investment will see the factory developed between now and 2027 in order to produce a larger range of articula

Concrete systems manufacturer CIFA showcased its new K42E truck pump at bauma, the latest in its fully electric range of concrete machines. “The Energya brand has been a revolution for the sector ever since its launch in 2013, presaging such current

A new study by The University of South Australia has tested and verified the structural integrity of walls constructed from tyres packed with earth, with the results potentially providing new opportunities for the reuse of end-of-life tyres in the co

In a pit near Calbe, a town in central Germany, around 5,443 tonnes of gravel is removed daily by earth-works specialist Erdbau Schrader. Gravel extraction began at the site around 30 years ago and is expected to continue for another three decades. C

A new medium sized excavator and a tracked skid steer are both set to be added to the Sunward range, distributed by Lynfield Mini X. The pair of machines will be added to the product line-up for the business, which is the distributor for Sunward prod