Construction Equipment & Heavy Machinery Feature Articles

Building and construction businesses will soon have additional Australian Tax Office (ATO) reporting requirements, as the government steps up efforts to catch tax evaders.

With a new financial year upon us, <em>IndustrySearch</em> takes a look at the likely winners and losers across the industrial landscape in the coming 12 months.

A new material that can retain and release heat according to specific temperature requirements could make a significant difference to the cost of heating and cooling buildings, ...

Australia’s creaking infrastructure may not be as bad as many of us are lead to believe.

A survey of over 2,300 engineers has found 60 per cent identified a skills shortage in their work area, according to the Australian National Engineering Taskforce.

The two-speed economy is alive and kicking, albeit with only one of its legs.

Although European countries have been quick to pick up wind power, Australia is a relative newcomer to the concept.

Sadly never far from the media spotlight, OHS for the building and construction sector continues to be a hot topic.

Theft costs Australian businesses a small fortune each year, and in many cases you should be pointing the finger at your own employees.

Understanding how climate change could impact on the deterioration of the basic building block of much of Australia's infrastructure – concrete – is crucial to ensuring major assets ...

American forensic engineer David Biggs knew the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on February 22 had changed public perceptions of engineering issues when a New York taxi ...

Engineers routinely inspect bridges and other structures for cracks and corrosion.

American forensic engineer David Biggs knew the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch on February 22 had changed public perceptions of engineering issues when a New York taxi ...

Mechanical engineering encompasses a broad church, from the design of air-conditioning systems and their installation to automotive materials handling and machinery design, but ...

Exploiting the cane toad's biggest weakness - a thirst for water - could be the key to stopping its march across northern Australia, according to new research.

James Cook University’s Cyclone Testing Station (CTS) team is now well advanced on their investigation in the areas most affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasi, focusing mainly on the ...

If you’re currently a civil engineer wondering about your job prospects, you’re in luck – the industry is on the rise.

The question lingering over the latest bout of weak economic figures is whether they have been depressed temporarily by adverse weather or reveal a longer-lasting economic malaise.

Industrial relations (IR) is an all-encompassing term for the relationships existing between employers, workers and their representatives.

In 2009, the full brunt of the global financial crisis (GFC) hit.