Contracts Let - February 2010

Weekly Top Stories

• Plan approved for Melbourne Airport upgrade
• Walking and cycling projects receive green light
• Hansen Yuncken completes second Costco store
• Aussie Mine Boss
• Ritchie Bros. sets auction records
• Leighton Contractors awarded M5 East contract
• Powerscreen app makes info accessible
• Moreton Bay Rail Link reaches first milestone
• Fielder Instrument joins Position Partners
• Isuzu at the top of their game
• CSQ Excellence Awards honour industry’s best
• Hansen Yuncken awarded Cairns Terminal contract
• IntelliTrac launches GPS fleet tracking and fleet card
• Untreated sewage flows into Darwin harbor
• KOMTRAX recovers stolen machine
• Movers and Shakers
• Better flow for new Bobcat
• IPAF launches incident database
• Liebherr crane a tight yet perfect fit
• Liebherr crane a tight yet perfect fit
• Construction industry caught in slow lane
• Anzac Bridge announced as people’s choice
• Victoria to receive second container port
• High efficiency aircon system takes prize
• Leica Geosystems offer webcast for customers
• SkillsTech Australia encourages manufacturers to target apprentices
• Ritchie Bros Geelong is expanding
• San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge : A mega project
• Chinese workers concern WorkSafe & CFMEU
• Terex showcases successful recruitment program
• Top 3 overlooked ways to maximize scan data
• Construction leaders are big winners in the 2011 Australian Business Awards
• Hillhead Show proves popular with exhibitors
• Onsite Rental Group launches in Geelong
• AIMEX 2011 ‘theme day’ details announced
• Standards bring order to a volatile world
• De-watering pump primed for big projects
• Daring design to honour Australian icon
• One of engineering’s finest recognised
• Welcome upgrades to Hobart Airport
• Thiess Barnard JV to build new Queensland dam
• Fines levied after man falls 14 metres
• Tadano launches aussie-spec 60t truck crane
• John Holland secures Robertson Barracks
• Vandals strike on earthmoving equipment
• New Sandvik website improves information access
• Job creation fund to stimulate regional business
• Melbourne Park installs new water management
• Clean technology competition drives ingenuity
• Comfort and power are priorities for Takeuchi
• 2011 SkillsDMC Regional Roadshow
• CIVENEX: more relevant than ever
• Hillhead 2012 filling up quickly
• Historic South Brisbane Station on track for upgrade
• Portable MIG welder shows intelligence
• Sitemaster offers greater traction and durability
• Sydney International Airport car park awarded
• Queensland leads way with Clean Air technology
• Australia’s largest wind farm - NSW Project of the Year
• Shell Diesel Extra delivers new benefits
• New light vehicle training facility opens
• Severe skills shortages to be expected across all engineering professions
• 2011 Tasmanian Earth Awards – The Winners
• NSW RTA to host international bridge conference
• Coming to grips with safety on the road
• Volvo honours Europe’s top operator
• Apprentice forklift tech wins trip to USA
• Ritchie Bros conducts final 2011 auction and sets new records
• The king of rock
• Wastewater scheme picks up prestigious award
• $558 million fund to deliver real reform and skills for 130,000 Australians
• WA to enjoy fruits of labour
• School students try a trade
• Cyclone shelters out to tender
• Construction remains strong in the ACT
• JCB announces $47m new engine development
• Kennards launches new hire divisions
• Queensland’s reconstruction surges past $3bn mark
• Abigroup completes Perth bridge overpass
• Custom Fluidpower makes access easy
• $6bn Barangaroo development gets under way
• Deister celebrates a century of excellence
• All wheel steer for new Bobcat
• Abigroup secures new projects
• 50t payload for construction hovercraft
• Intract opens doors for Indigenous Australians
• Perth City Link vision takes shape
• Tier 4 engines set contractors apart
• Desal Discovery Centre to open this week
• Sydney Opera House receives new pipes
• Baulderstone JV tackles southern duplication
• Kiwi company Surveylab signs deal
• Installation underway on $26.9m Woolner substation
• Union penalised $26k for official’s behaviour
• John Holland to deliver Opera House project
• Online training to increase safety
• Runway projects up for grabs
• New $60m Melbourne Water main completed
• New guide eases family pressures of working away
• SAF Threadbar launches in Australia
• Strong growth continues for Viewpoint
• Manitou launches two new websites
• UQ funds engineers of tomorrow
• Woman’s guide to thriving in mining
• Construction industry confidence down
• Powerful mobile computer toughens up
• Consultation begins for environment law cost recovery
• MCG’s Great Southern Stand to receive major upgrade
• Manitou and Yanmar announce alliance
• Ready ... set ... mix !
• State supports Carnarvon flood mitigation
• Komatsu offers entry level pairing
• Leica Geosystems announces Hexagon 2012
• Free information sessions on new WH&S laws
• Hansen Yuncken tackles Townsville Uni
• TMHA lifting spirits at Mission Australia
• Case F-Series boosts economy and performance
• UQ scoops national chemical engineering awards
• New VHF safety network launched
• Position Partners joins Pointools sales partner program in Australia
• SA blows competitors away
• New Holland website goes mobile
• Reduce costs with Business Center – HCE
• EPG Engines launches PowerForce generators