A wide-ranging debate rages in engineering and construction, regarding the extent to which the industry must change to align more closely with contemporary business and broader societal expectations. The debate concerns a raft of challenges facing the industry, with...
Most homeowners are acutely aware of the high cost of housing in Australia. So too, many would-be homeowners are becoming aware of the challenges faced by new home and apartment builders as contractors assess the consequences of their committed forward workloads,...
A recent CEDA conference in Sydney headlined “Is Australia’s Big Infrastructure Build Delivering Value?” coincided with the 21 March 2022 release of Infrastructure Australia’s report on “A roadmap to a more productive and resilient future” A fair amount of the...
I’ll let you in on a secret: I’m finding it hard to remember what life was like prior to the onset of the dreaded “C” situation. Can you recall what was happening across Australia 5 years ago? I’ll summarise with help from my archives and more specifically a 15...
The central role of Government is the most obvious and defining characteristic of the engineering and construction industry in Australia. Our public sector is primarily responsible for creating the market for constructing and maintaining the roads, railways, airports...
“I believe that business, like many of life’s challenges, is all about luck. Successful business owners seek out the right business model, work hard and smart in implementing their ideas and consequently are well prepared for when they get lucky”. You might be...
Recent Comments