Up front
Looking out for overhead damage with UAA
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Special Features, Up front//March 22, 2022Underwriting Agencies of Australia is aiming to increase awareness around the incorrect loading of machinery, which is contributing to significant damage to overhead infrastructure such as bridges.
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AfPA’s take on diversity
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Special Features, Up front//March 21, 2022AfPA’s newly formed National Diversity and Inclusion Committee aims to help address the barriers and challenges to successfully attract, recruit and retain a broad workforce. Lise Sperling, AfPA’s Executive Director for New South Wales and ACT, explains.
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Behind the construction of ‘Australia’s greenest freeway’
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Project Report, Special Features, Up front//March 21, 2022Melbourne’s Mordialloc Freeway has been called ‘Australia’s Greenest Freeway’ for its unique design features and high percentage of recycled material. Roads & Infrastructure speaks to the team at Alex Fraser, one of the project’s key suppliers. Tom O’Keane reports.
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Wirtgen: Learning by doing
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Special Features, Up front, Up front//March 18, 2022Roads & Infrastructure caught up with Wirtgen Australia’s first female Apprentice Technician to learn about her experience so far and her goals for the future.
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Reid: 100 years of reinforcing the industry
Posted in Industry News, Latest News, Special Features, Up front//March 16, 2022Reid Construction Systems has been providing innovative concrete and reinforcing solutions across Australia and New Zealand for a century. In this new series featuring National Precast Concrete Association’s Members and Industry Partners, we speak to Reid’s Head of Marketing and Engineering, Christallo Kouris.
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Coffey Testing: Creating a place for women in construction
Posted in Latest News, Up front//March 15, 2022Material testing is one of the most male-dominant sectors in the civil construction space. Roads & Infrastructure speaks to five women working in leadership positions at Coffey Testing, including Chief Executive Officer Dawn Watt, about how the company is bucking the trend.