Industry News
Building wellness revolution continues
Floth has become the first company to achieve a six star NABERS Indoor Environment rating, as the wellness revolution in the building sector continues. [ + ]
NECA Qld Excellence Awards
The NECA Queensland Excellence Awards acknowledge the state's best electrical industry projects, in addition to recognising outstanding achievement in new members via the Apprentice Awards. Award winners will also have the opportunity to be judged in the National Excellence Awards. [ + ]
Melbourne Digitalisation Forum announced
Engineers Australia and Siemens have announced the inaugural Digitalisation Forum to be held in Melbourne on 1 September. [ + ]
NECA and MBA to head up training pilot projects
The federal government is throwing $9.2 million in funding to help entry-level and qualified tradespeople get into the labour market. [ + ]
Spotlight on training and apprentices
The spotlight is on vocational education and training (VET), with the announcement of $9.2 million in funding being funnelled into five industry-led pilot projects to be run by Master Builders Australia (MBA), the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) and North East Vocational College (NEVC). [ + ]
Workplace relations reform needed for resources industry
The Australian resource industry has urged the Turnbull government to put "fundamental workplace relations reform" back on the political agenda. [ + ]
National renewable energy map adds value
An online map that helps renewable energy developers find the best locations for new Australian projects has recently received a major upgrade. [ + ]
Torrens Rowing Club aims for sustainable future
Torrens Rowing Club in Adelaide has selected the Redback Technologies Smart Hybrid Solar Inverter System to optimise its energy use, as part of the club's long-term strategy to operate sustainably in the future. [ + ]
Powering towards a smart future
Smart metering company Landis+Gyr has announced the launch of a fully operational and independent subsidiary, intelliHUB, which it claims is the only Australian-based metering technology company to attain full Meter and Meter Data Provider accreditation from the Australian Energy Market Operator. [ + ]
Caltex vows to keep Australia moving
The reliability of fuel supply across Victoria will be enhanced following the announcement that Australia's only locally owned and listed fuel company, Caltex Australia, will expand the capacity of the state's second-busiest fuel terminal. [ + ]
Cars top product recall listings for 2015–16
It will come as no surprise to readers of Field Service Business that cars have officially become the most recalled product type in Australia. Barely a week goes by when we don't report on a vehicle recall of some kind. [ + ]
BuildingIQ acquires human comfort technology from CSIRO
BuildingIQ has acquired the OptiCool and ComfortSENSE subsystems (and the interface in between) from CSIRO. [ + ]
ATEN names Madison Technologies as distributor
ATEN ANZ, a recently formed subsidiary of ATEN International, has named Madison Technologies as an authorised distributor in Australia. [ + ]
Cabling planning guide for intelligent buildings released
Network infrastructure specialist Siemon has released a new guide to assist infrastructure architects design flexible zone cabling solutions for use in intelligent buildings. [ + ]
Call-out to FIFO workers
A call has gone out to fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers to support one another. Suicide prevention organisation R U OK? has recognised a need for peer-to-peer support based on some disturbing figures. [ + ]
