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Aussie sawmills lead employment surge in timber industries

Australia’s timber framing sawmills have increased employment by up to 25 per cent to meet demand fuelled by the COVID-induced building boom, according to new analysis by the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA).

Aug 13, 2021

Lockdowns weigh on new home sales in July 2021

“New Home Sales fell by 20.5 per cent in July, with declines experienced in almost all major states,” stated HIA Economist Tom Devitt.

Aug 13, 2021

Lysaght 2021: The Lysaght story

2021 marks 100 years since BlueScope’s Lysaght business commenced manufacturing in Australia.

Aug 12, 2021

InfraBuild appoints Vik Bansal as CEO

Australia’s largest integrated manufacturer and supplier of steel long products, InfraBuild, has announced the appointment of Vik Bansal as its new CEO.

Aug 11, 2021

C-DX Series diesel forklift

Launch of the new Crown Equipment C-DX Series IC Counterbalance Pneumatic Forklift.

Aug 11, 2021

Dial Before You Dig elevated referral service

Dial Before You Dig launches elevated referral service on schedule. DBYD NextGen is live and apps are available to download now.

Aug 11, 2021

Red-tape buster for small business employers

Australian Small Business & Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has welcomed a new online tool for small business owners, designed to take the stress out of hiring their first employee.

Aug 10, 2021

D&D Technologies gets behind Australian Made Week

D&D Technologies was a proud part of the first-ever Australian Made Week in May 2021, a campaign that urges Aussies to purchase one extra locally made or grown product per week to help boost the country’s economy over the next 12 months.

Aug 10, 2021

Nick Holden – ModularWalls

Through inventing the world’s first outdoor modular wall in 2002, Nick has empowered fencers to compete with bricklayers in terms of premium products through a simple post and rail system.

Aug 10, 2021

Why COLORBOND® steel

Here in Australia, our buildings certainly face some pretty challenging weather conditions from extremes of heat and cold, to dust, rain, wind and hail.

Aug 10, 2021

Australian PCI®: Construction boom interrupted by COVID lockdowns

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) fell by a further 6.8 points to 48.7 in July 2021, recording the first fall into contraction since September 2020 (readings below 50 indicate contraction in activity, with lower results indicating a…

Aug 4, 2021

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Small business grants inject millions into economy

More than $6 million has been generated into the Territory economy thanks to the Territory Government’s Small Business Pivot Grant and Small Business CX Grant.

Aug 3, 2021