by Peter W | Jun 2, 2020 | Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction
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...
by Peter W | May 18, 2020 | Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Project Management, Transport Management
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...
by Peter W | Apr 4, 2020 | Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Transport Management
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...
by Peter W | Mar 6, 2020 | Construction Industry, Industry Opinion
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...
by Peter W | Sep 29, 2019 | Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Transport Management
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....
by Peter W | Sep 28, 2019 | Construction Industry, Industry Opinion
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...
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