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Healthy industry and $1000 visa card too hard to refuse

With a healthy industry and New Holland Construction’s $1000 Visa card offer for all new equipment purchased before 30 November, investing in new equipment has never made more sense, says Queensland contractor Wayne Clark.

Super Ts installed at night near Brisbane airport

Working at night, Thiess John Holland delivered and installed 50 Super T bridge beams, each 36m long and weighing 80t, for the new 180m Gateway Motorway overpass, part of Brisbane’s Airport Roundabout Upgrade project and a key element in the massive Airport Link project.

Agg-Net.com makes the right impression

Agg-Net.com, is a new website which aims to be the first port of call for anyone seeking information on the aggregates and recycling industries.

After 20 years MiniQuip spins off a franchising division

West Australian compact equipment hire company MiniQuip, is selling its 20-year old business model, as franchises. Currently it is focusing on a strong advertising strategy to promote the business to a Perth metropolitan clientele.

Heavy plant imports up 30% in October

The number of heavy machinery units imported to Australia, increased for a fifth consecutive month in October, as demand for excavators surged to above 450 units, according to Skelton Sherborne Shipping’s imports index.

Algae capture carbon from coal fired emissions

Common or garden algae, the plague of many a waterway, may save the vast Queensland coal industry from environmental expulsion as well as the health of planet earth.

IronPlanet reports record quarter

IronPlanet posted record sales of $123m for the third quarter of 2009, an increase of 61% over the third quarter of 2008.

New Standard covers trees on construction sites

Developers now have an agreed framework for the protection and preservation of trees, during all stages of a project, with the release of the first Australian Standard covering tree protection on construction sites.

Port Phillip Bay bridge vision for Brohier

Lawyer and transport lobbyist Peter Brohier said he will stand as an independent candidate for former federal treasurer Peter Costello’s seat of Higgins.

US road builders see further job losses in 2010

While the $27bn for highway construction in the US’s $775bn stimulus package probably saved thousands of construction jobs, it was not enough to prevent widespread lay-offs among road and transit construction businesses, according to a new survey.

Listed civil construction companies

Again, like last week, five listed companies made modest gains this week - the maximum was 14c for Leighton Holdings - while one, Tutt Bryant, stayed exactly as it was a week ago.