Monday, 8 March 2010

Shrink-wrapped loaders head to Gorgon (Monday, 8 March 2010) THREE shrink-wrapped Komatsu WA600-6 wheel loaders are headed for the environmentally sensitive Barrow Island, off the coast of Western Australia, as part of Rapid Crushing and Screening Contractors’ contract to help construct the worker’s village for the $45 billion Gorgon gas project. Full Story... ASIC bans builder (Monday, 8 March 2010) AUSTRALIA’S corporate watchdog has disqualified a Melbourne builder and property developer from managing corporations for up to five years. Full Story... JCB helps Chilean relief effort (Monday, 8 March 2010) JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford has pledged assistance worth $100,000 to help in the rebuilding effort in the wake of the Chilean earthquake. Full Story... Martyn takes a rest stop (Monday, 8 March 2010) LONG-serving Australian Trucking Association chairman Trevor Martyn retires this month after four years at the helm. Full Story... Abigroup marks women’s day (Monday, 8 March 2010) ABIGROUP is celebrating International Women’s Day today with a free barbecue for all head office staff on the roof of the company’s Gordon headquarters. Full Story... AJ Lucas settles sale of stake in CSG permit (Monday, 8 March 2010) AJ LUCAS plans to reduce debt and restructure its banking facilities after settling the $98.5 million sale of its 15% interest in ATP 651, in the Surat Basin, to Toyota Tsusho Corporation. Full Story... Overhead crane safety in OHS spotlight (Monday, 8 March 2010) WESTERN Australia’s workplace safety regulator has begun an inspection program targeting overhead and gantry cranes. Full Story... Asbestos scare at Pluto (Monday, 8 March 2010) WOODSIDE Petroleum has begun probing claims by the Australian Manufacturers Workers Union that workers at Woodside’s Pluto LNG project have been exposed to asbestos. Full Story...

Friday, 5 March 2010

Anketell wins Pilbara port race (Friday, 5 March 2010) ANKETELL has been chosen as the site for the Pilbara’s next multi-user deepwater port and industrial precinct, and is set to come online in 2015. Full Story... PCI stays healthy in Feb (Friday, 5 March 2010) ENGINEERING construction activity in Australia has grown for the second consecutive month, according to the latest Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index. Full Story... New record set in concrete (Friday, 5 March 2010) TWO Australian concrete-pouring records were set at Peabody Energy’s North Goonyella coal mine when working on a new roadway. Full Story... Industry Report – Contracts (Friday, 5 March 2010) EACH Friday, 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... $6M training centre includes safe simulators (Friday, 5 March 2010) ABIGROUP’S new construction training facility in Queensland will train more than 1000 workers a year, with an emphasis on upskilling and retraining existing operators. Full Story... Industry Report – Projects (Friday, 5 March 2010) EACH Friday, 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... FMG flags Solomon rail line (Friday, 5 March 2010) FORTESCUE Metals Group says it may eventually look to build a rail line from its massive Solomon project to the proposed port facilities at Anketell Point in Western Australia’s Pilbara if talks for access to existing rail lines fall through. Full Story...

Wednesday, 3 March 2010

Blackwater power station on track (Wednesday, 3 March 2010) BOW Energy has said its 30-megawatt Blackwater power station which will use gas from the Blackwater coal seam gas field remains on budget and on time for commissioning in the first quarter of 2011. Full Story... First water PPP for WA (Wednesday, 3 March 2010) A PUBLIC-private partnership to build and operate a new water treatment plant will be a first for Western Australia. Full Story... BBS ups indigenous workforce (Wednesday, 3 March 2010) BILFINGER Berger Services has signed the Australian Employment Covenant, setting a target of 12% indigenous workforce participation in Western Australia in 2010. Full Story... New guide for earthmoving near powerlines (Wednesday, 3 March 2010) A NEW WorkSafe handbook has been released online to give employers and operators of earthmoving equipment practical advice on creating a safe working environment when operating near overhead electrical assets. Full Story... Sharpe Bros spreads its wings (Wednesday, 3 March 2010) THE improving economic environment, coupled with state and federal government stimulus expenditure on roads, has created an increased demand for road repair and maintenance services across the country and opened the door for civil contracting company Sharpe Bros to expand. Full Story... $52M shiploader completed at Abbot Point (Wednesday, 3 March 2010) JOHN Holland has completed the $52 million Abbot Point X50 shiploader SL2 project in Queensland. Full Story... Edge-protection risks prompt warnings (Wednesday, 3 March 2010) TWO contractors have been fined in Western Australia for failing to provide edge protection on a building site, prompting WorkSafe to issue a reminder on the importance of preventing falls. Full Story... NSW Libs promise convention-led recovery (Wednesday, 3 March 2010) NEW South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell says his government will build a world-class convention and exhibition centre in Sydney in its first term if elected next year. Full Story...

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