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Industry Consolidation in Engineering & Construction – revisiting the Risks
Let’s revisit the chart above in light of the extensive feedback I’ve received in response to my original article. To recap, the chart – sourced from Deloitte Access Economics data - illustrates the share of major Transport Infrastructure project work across Australia...
The Art and Science of effective Business Governance
With the abrupt shift in working arrangements experienced by most organisations borne of COVID-19, questions are showing up regarding the role of management in effective business performance. For instance: How do supervisors / middle managers develop their more junior...
Capacity Management: The Answer to Boom and Bust in Engineering & Construction?
People I talk to regularly raise questions along the lines of: “Why is the Engineering & Construction industry always either in Boom or Bust?" and "Why aren't Governments doing a better job at planning and coordinating?" Indeed (and as discussed in an earlier...
The scourge of bureaucratic “make work”
An Internationally based colleague who spent some time in Australia, most graciously sent me a provocative reply to one of my recent posts. He raised the issue of Australian Engineering & Construction companies large and small suffering from the effects of excess...
The Regional Renaissance – what’s missing?
Infrastructure Engineering and Construction businesses face quite a challenge in determining what the industry will look like post COVID-19. As an industry that is directly exposed to both short and long-term impacts of Government policy, one of the biggest...
Industry Consolidation in Engineering & Construction – what are the Risks?
During turbulent economic times like these, the importance of Engineering and Construction to Australia’s ongoing prosperity becomes truly apparent. Apart from producing around 9% of Australia’s Gross Domestic Product, in 2019 the Construction industry employed over...
Why is it so hard to plan Infrastructure Investment programs?
Here’s a selection of quotes from a recent article about infrastructure: “tremendous growth, concentrated in the largest metropolitan areas, will place new demands on already overtaxed infrastructure” “Rooftop solar panels have rattled electric utilities, which are...
What’s on the Horizon for Civil Contractors in NSW?
I recently attended the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) launch of the NSW 2020 10 Year Civil Infrastructure Report (which I must say was well worth the price of lunch at Parliament House). The headlines of the BIS Oxford Economics report are broadly in alignment...
Challenges faced by the Engineering and Construction Industry – a 2015 versus 2019 Perspective
Sea changes in the competitive forces that shape infrastructure construction in Australia have resulted in a growing “hump” of projects to be delivered. The reasons for this become apparent when comparing current Major Projects forecasts with the 2015 perspective....
What’s going on in the Infrastructure Industry – Revisited
I recently reviewed an article I wrote in early 2015, exploring the goings-on in Infrastructure Construction. It was a timely check in, given the great deal of discussion throughout the Engineering and Construction industry concerning intensifying “margin squeeze". In...
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PETER WILKINSON
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