Wednesday, 28 July 2010

More grants for Labor seats (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) APPLICATIONS for federal stimulus funding for local government projects were more than twice as likely to be approved if the projects were in Labor-held electorates, a report by the federal Audit Office has revealed. Full Story... Abigroup grabs Grewar, targets mining growth (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) EXPERIENCED mining executive Doug Grewar has been appointed general manager of Abigroup’s contract mining arm, Abigroup Mining Services. Full Story... $1.1B rail line in Labor’s election pot (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) THE Gillard Labor government has promised $742 million towards the construction of a 12.6-kilometre, $1.1 billion extension to Brisbane’s suburban rail network. Full Story... Value up, volume down in June index (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) THE Australian construction and mining equipment market’s bumpy road to recovery has been reflected in Skelton Sherborne’s shipping index for June. Full Story... Construction has biggest skills gap (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) WAGE pressures are increasing in the construction industry as the sector experiences the biggest supply-demand gap of the 20 occupational categories measured in the Clarius Skills Index. Full Story... Leighton secures Martabe contract (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) HONG Kong-based G-Resources has awarded Leighton Asia a $A172 million, five-year contract for mining services at the Martabe gold mine in Indonesia. Full Story... Slugcatcher on the sound of Woodside’s window closing (Wednesday, 28 July 2010) SQUEEEEK! That’s the sound of a window closing. Not in Slugcatcher’s house, but in Don Voelte’s office as the Woodside Petroleum boss watches an opportunity to move quickly on his heavily promoted $8 billion Pluto Two expansion fade before his eyes. Full Story...

Monday, 26 July 2010

Industry Report – Projects (Monday, 26 July 2010) EACH Monday, 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... Kobelco’s niche machines (Monday, 26 July 2010) KOBELCO has been a long-term innovator in the excavator market. Recently it introduced some specialist machines to Australia to service the vehicle dismantling market. Full Story... Tape protects ocean outfall pipe (Monday, 26 July 2010) BITUMINOUS tape supplied by Denso Australia is protecting joints on the ocean outfall pipeline at the Alkimos Wastewater Treatment Scheme, 40 kilometres north of Perth. Full Story... Barminco celebrates 21 years (Monday, 26 July 2010) CONTRACTOR Barminco is looking to cement its position in underground mining services as it celebrated 21 years of doing business on Friday night. Full Story... Equipment market still struggling (Monday, 26 July 2010) SLOW sales in the second quarter have led to a small decline in the Australian construction and mining equipment market for the first six months of 2010. Full Story... Industry Report – Contracts (Monday, 26 July 2010) EACH Monday, 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... Woodside keeping mum on Pluto expansion timetable (Monday, 26 July 2010) WOODSIDE Petroleum is keeping its cards close to its chest in regards to whether a final investment decision could be made for the Pluto expansion by the end of this year. Full Story... Battle for mid-level staff brewing: Hays (Monday, 26 July 2010) CONSTRUCTION companies are facing an upcoming battle for mid-level staff due to their reluctance to recruit graduates and entry-level staff during the downturn. Full Story...

Friday, 23 July 2010

Big solar plans for Victoria (Friday, 23 July 2010) THE Victorian government has said large-scale solar projects will supply 5% of the state’s electricity by 2020. Full Story... Labor to target new coal stations (Friday, 23 July 2010) A RE-ELECTED Labor government will target “dirty” coal-fired power stations as its first move towards a new climate change policy, according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, with new coal-fired stations to be subject to strict new emissions standards. Full Story... Centimetre perfect (Friday, 23 July 2010) TRIMBLE’S MX8 mobile spatial imaging system delivers centimetre positioning accuracy, 3D measurements and video imaging, all at highway speeds. Full Story... Dash 8s now ROPS-compliant (Friday, 23 July 2010) KOMATSU Australia has completed certification to ISO standard for the ROPS cabs in all new Dash 8 excavators from 8 to 45 tonne. Full Story... Submersibles handle tricky dewatering (Friday, 23 July 2010) TWO 75 millimetre diameter submersible pumps proved very effective on an unusual dewatering job during the construction of a luxury home on the edge of Sydney Harbour. Full Story... New machines double quarry production (Friday, 23 July 2010) AN African quarry is planning to double its aggregate output with the help of Pilot Crushtec equipment. Full Story... Forrest ramps up MRRT concerns (Friday, 23 July 2010) OUTSPOKEN critic of the proposed Minerals Resource Rent Tax, Fortescue Metals Group chief executive officer Andrew Forrest says he has serious concerns about the tax’s impact on future development of regional mining infrastructure. Full Story...

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