Friday, 3 February 2012

Guidelines cleaned up (Friday, 3 February 2012) AN increasing focus on the impacts of air quality on public health has been the driving force behind an overhaul to dust control guidelines affecting Western Australia’s civil contracting and earthmoving industry. Full Story... Idle equipment needs servicing (Friday, 3 February 2012) AS CONSTRUCTION sites return to full operation following the summer break, machine operators are being reminded to complete maintenance checks on their equipment. Full Story... Decmil expands footprint (Friday, 3 February 2012) CIVIL and building construction company Decmil Australia has been awarded a $90 million contract by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance to build an accommodation village in Queensland. Full Story... Swick maintains guidance (Friday, 3 February 2012) SWICK Mining Services is maintaining its full year guidance of $130 million as it continues to eye drilling opportunities and looks to expand its underground diamond drilling capabilities. Full Story... BHP green-lights $856M port funding (Friday, 3 February 2012) MINING goliath BHP Billiton has given the go-ahead to $US917 million ($A856 million) in pre-commitment funding for the development of an outer harbour facility at Port Hedland in Western Australia. Full Story... A tale of two fabricators (Friday, 3 February 2012) MARK Taylor, managing director of Darwin-based Fingers Specialised Metal Fabrication is spending a lot of his time lately talking to the media. Full Story... Clough wins $350M Wheatstone work (Friday, 3 February 2012) THE flow of contracts to Australian companies for Chevron’s Wheastone LNG project is gaining momentum, with Clough securing a $350 million offshore hook-up and commissioning contract. Full Story...

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Room to swing a boom (Wednesday, 1 February 2012) AFTER 18 years at the same premises, crane and lifting equipment specialist Ronco Cranes has moved its headquarters to the industrial heart of Kewdale, 5 kilometres east of Perth. Full Story... That sinking feeling (Wednesday, 1 February 2012) WORK on the Perth City Link took a major step yesterday with a ceremony to mark the start of tunnelling to sink the Fremantle train line. Full Story... Thiess wins $260M Wheatstone gig (Wednesday, 1 February 2012) THIESS and its Belgian partner BESIX SA have won a $260 million contract to develop the breakwater and materials offloading facility at Chevron’s $29 billion Wheatstone LNG project. Full Story... Ichthys bonanza for GE (Wednesday, 1 February 2012) THE flow of contracts for the Ichthys LNG project in Darwin is starting to gain momentum with GE Oil & Gas securing more than $US1 billion ($A944 million) in contracts. Full Story... Monadelphous expands order book (Wednesday, 1 February 2012) ENGINEERING firm Monadelphous has won water and transmission pipeline contracts in Western Australia worth a combined $180 million. Full Story... Wet weather doesn’t dampen rail upgrades (Wednesday, 1 February 2012) UNUSUALLY heavy rainfall in the past 18 months has prompted the Australian Rail Track Corporation to accelerate upgrades to the interstate rail network between Sydney and Melbourne. Full Story... ‘Economic powerhouse’ project fast-tracked (Wednesday, 1 February 2012) THE design details for what will be Queensland’s largest highway interchange outside the southeast corner have been released. Full Story...

Monday, 30 January 2012

QRN seeks approvals for $2B rail line (Monday, 30 January 2012) RAIL group QR National says it will seek environmental approval for the Central Queensland Integrated Rail project – a development which will reportedly cost $2 billion. Full Story... Would you like chips with that bypass? (Monday, 30 January 2012) FISH and chip entrepreneur, one time politician and Dancing with the Stars tragic Pauline Hanson may have contributed more to Australia than just being the butt of workplace jokes. Full Story... Global demand sends Caterpillar soaring (Monday, 30 January 2012) AS IT looks ahead to another year of growth in 2012, equipment producer Caterpillar said it closed the books on 2011 with record sales and profit for both the fourth quarter and the year amid higher demand. Full Story... JH enlisted by the defence force (Monday, 30 January 2012) JOHN Holland has been named as the managing contractor on a $43 million project for the Department of Defence. Full Story... McDermott in $2B Ichthys win (Monday, 30 January 2012) ENGINEERING and construction company McDermott has signed a $US2billion ($A1.88 billion) contract to manufacture more than 16,000 tonnes of subsea equipment for the Ichthys project in Darwin – the largest contract it has received to date. Full Story... Industry Report – Projects (Monday, 30 January 2012) EACH week, CIN brings you the latest updates on major infrastructure projects – current and planned – across the nation. By tracking these updates, you can build your own database of substantial infrastructure projects about to commence or on the drawing boards. Full Story... Industry Report – Contracts (Monday, 30 January 2012) EACH week, CIN’s Industry Report brings you up to date with major earthmoving, construction and supply contracts in civil engineering and mining awarded around the country. Full Story...

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