May

Civil construction down 20% over 30 months – BIS Shrapnel

 

Hillside cuts, earth mounds required for fire safe rural housing

A prominent Melbourne architect has called for careful selection and preparation of house sites, before rebuilding to more fireproof designs, following the February 7 Black Saturday fires.

Dodgy grader, narrow road led to operator’s death

Outsourcing work to sub-contractors does not absolve principals from their OH&S obligations says WorkSafe Victoria after a Gippsland grader operator died bringing steep and winding road up to speed for the Wellington Shire.

SCS crusher gets Tasmanian quarry’s aggregate up to spec

A New Zealand built SCS TC1235 Cougar cone crusher, is making a dramatic difference to Stornoway Quarrying’s output at its northern Tasmanian quarry near Breadalbane, just north of Launceston Airport.

Bulldozer care demands eternal vigilance

In my last column I discussed the importance of using top quality bolts and keeping them tight.

Construction completed on Australia’s largest recycled water project

Latest Projects

Bumpy bits straddled by Lyell Highway upgrade

Latest Projects

Always knock back third party property repairs

Under no circumstances should a contractor ever authorise, condone, pay for or agree to pay for, repairs to any third party property.

Contracts Let May 2009

Contracts

$1200 a day pipeline welders spark caller’s ire

A caller to ABC radio in Melbourne earlier this month, complained that pay for welders on the north south water pipeline from the Goulburn River to Melbourne, was far too high.