Standards-based application of lighting design is slowing the evolution of lighting to optimise road safety, and in the interests of road safety that needs to change, said Dr John Milton, director of enterprise risk and safety management for Washington State Department of Transportation in the US. [ + ]

Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new truck rental and full-service truck leasing office in Melbourne - its second Australian outlet. [ + ]

IT infrastructure solution provider Dimension Data Australia is warning organisations that don't embrace digital customer engagement channels, including web chat, social media, SMS, smartphones and mobile apps, are likely to see customers move to competitors in the next couple of years. [ + ]

Royal Philips has completed the upgrade of 10 ships for holiday cruise company Costa Cruises. More than 300,000 Philips LED lights were installed to enable a 60% reduction in the energy used to power each ship's lighting. [ + ]

Avnet Technology Solutions and Delta Energy Systems have signed a distribution agreement. [ + ]

Organisations are in danger of losing valuable intellectual property as older workers leave the workforce and take knowledge with them.

Hills has signed an agreement with Tyco Security Products to distribute a range of access control, video and selected intrusion products in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

A Bunbury electrical contracting business and one of its employees have been fined a total of $44,800 over the 2013 electrocution of an 18-year-old trades assistant in the roof space of a home in East Bunbury. [ + ]

IDC Technologies will hold the High Voltage & Substation Automation conference from 6-7 May in Townsville, Australia. [ + ]

The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has kicked off the 2015 Market Monitor survey with the opportunity to win a trip to Cape Town to attend the 2016 NECA convention. [ + ]

The NSW building and construction industry has received a boost, through the opening of a new $10 million state-of-the-art training hub. [ + ]

Smartphone apps that connect motorists with privately owned parking spaces around major transport hubs and on-street parking guidance systems to help motorists find available parking faster can help solve some of greater Sydney's traffic problems, according to a National Roads & Motorists' Association (NRMA) report. [ + ]

Ian Harwood, M.AIRAH, associate director, Norman Disney & Young, has been elected as an interim board member pending AIRAH's annual general meeting later this year. [ + ]

Eskko Services has launched the first in a series of practical asset management workshops and training courses. Running in Perth (13-14 April) and Brisbane (16-17 April), Life Cycle Costing for Large Mining Equipment is a hands-on workshop that focuses on the application of life cycle costing methods for mining equipment. [ + ]

Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited has issued a recall on certain FG11 Falcon Sedan/Utility and SZ Territory vehicles built from 12 November 2013 through 13 October 2014. [ + ]