When Atul Patel returned to his flood-ravaged Brisbane home to survey the damage and begin the clean-up, he had no idea where to begin. Key points: The incentive scheme is open to 1,000 tradespeople, including painters, architects, carpenters and electricians The recent flood...
Ukrainian refugees crossing into Poland, March 2022 (Mvs.gov.ua/Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine/CC BY 4.0) Rising inflation and weak investor confidence amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine will lead to a 3.4% reduction in Eastern European...
The construction industry is desperate for more tradies as the home renovation and building boom stresses the workforce, delaying projects by months. Jobs board Seek has tracked the highest number of job advertisements in its 25-year history over March, with...
Aussie builders are bearing the brunt of the fastest annual growth in construction costs since the introduction of the goods and services tax in 2001. New data from CoreLogic shows that in the 12 months to March 2022, construction costs...
The Amazon warehouse that collapsed with employees inside during a December tornado outbreak might have harbored a “grave violation” of building code that made the structure extremely vulnerable, according to an attorney representing the family of a worker who...
Technology has the potential to help improve the scalability of business models and utilise assets more effectively. Credit: Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock.com Construction is a high-volume, low-margin industry. It is being squeezed by labour shortages, rising material costs, and now...
Opening of the Wintergarden Theatre 1929. Photo: bun00092 Source Picture Bundaberg Construction at the former Wintergarden Theatre in the CBD has revealed some interesting local history about the iconic structure as it begins its transformation into a community hub. The former...
Woolworths has celebrated the start of construction on a new $20 million neighbourhood shopping centre in Dandenong Junction on Monday 4 April. On completion, Dandenong Junction Shopping Centre will be home to more than 5,000 square metres of retail...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Shipbuilder Austal USA is growing its ship-repair business and is serving as a component builder for other shipyards while trying to secure more contracts for its Alabama production line. Last year, as Austal planned the April...
Community testing for Covid in Shanghai, April 2022. GlobalData says severe outbreaks of Omicron will likely have dampened China’s construction activity in the first quarter (China News Service/CC BY 3.0) Construction output in Northeast Asia is forecast to grow...
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