Author: Sean Carroll
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Call for renewed focus on building safety on International Building Safety Day
Australia is currently experiencing significant demand for new homes, with estimates suggesting over a million new homes will be needed by the end of the decade. ... -
Standards Australia updates its Proposal Portal
Standards Australia has completed the second phase of the Proposal Portal upgrade, taking onboard feedback from contributors and stakeholders. The Microsoft Word proposal forms will be ... -
Beaumont Tiles opens drive-through Trade Centre in Seaford Meadows
Beaumont Tiles has opened its biggest-ever Trade Centre in Seaford Meadows, fulfilling the huge demand due to the building boom in South Adelaide. The one-stop-shop even ... -
Superyard: Enabling the circular economy for builders
A lot of excess construction materials either go to waste or sit dormant for years, possibly never being used. Sean Carroll finds out how a start-up ... -
R U OK?Day 2023: Let your mates know you’re ‘here to hear’
This R U OK?Day (Thursday 14 September 2023), R U OK? is calling on tradespeople to let their workmates and loved ones know; ‘I’m here to ... -
Navitas Skilled Futures provides solution to industry crisis with free training program
The Australian construction and trades industries face a huge skilled workers crisis with more than 100,000 unfilled construction roles in Australia in 2023 according to Arcadis. ... -
Landmark case clarifies security of payment laws
An early 2023 court case has set a precedent for trade businesses around the Security of Payment Act. Sean Carroll finds out what’s going on. The ... -
Ten minutes of stretching can save ten-plus days of salary
Tradies are extremely susceptible to injuries in their line of work and research shows a scary number of workers are missing time. Sean Carroll finds out ... -
Clarity regarding work on public holidays
A decision by the Full Federal Court has brought clarity to the terms “required” and “requested” in relation to public holiday working requirements. Sean Carroll finds ... -
Atlas Copco unveils its first battery-driven portable screw compressor
Atlas Copco has expanded its portable electric product portfolio to include a battery-driven portable screw air compressor. The B-Air 185-12 is the first of its kind ...
