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...
With the current goings-on in the industry and signs of distressed Infrastructure projects showing up, people regularly ask my opinion regarding what the cause of the problems might be? Every project of course has specific circumstances at play, and like most...
As a long-term participant in the Infrastructure industry in Australia and a supporter of public transport as an enabler of urban regeneration, I’m really pleased to see the Sydney Light Rail CBD Extension up and running. As a complex greenfield / brownfield...
It is notable that with this month’s completion of Acciona’s acquisition of Lend Lease’s Engineering business, all Tier 1 engineering & construction contractors operating in Australia are now foreign owned. This is unusual for developed countries, virtually...
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...
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