Industry News
Gemcell joins IMELCO
Independent electrical wholesaling group Gemcell has joined Europe’s largest consortium of independent electrical wholesalers IMELCO.
[ + ]Draft legislation for fibre in new developments
Draft legislation for the deployment of optical fibre in new developments has recently been released to industry for comment.
[ + ]Report predicts OLED market to reach $2.9 billion by 2015
Fuelled by a rapidly developing OLED lighting market and many new applications for OLED displays, an explosion in demand for OLED materials is predicted in a recent report by an industry analyst.
[ + ]Engineering the big skill for the new decade
The jobs forecast for Australian engineers looks promising moving into the new decade, while the general job outlook for 2010 is ‘cloudy with sunny periods’, predicts the EL Executive Demand index, which has been trending skilled and semi-skilled job markets since 1992.
[ + ]Call-up for first round of consultation with NBN Co
NBN Co will soon begin an important phase of open consultation with its wholesale customers and the telecommunications industry as a whole.
[ + ]Consultation begins on Stage 2 options for ACT feed-in tariff scheme
Key industry stakeholders and the broader community are urged to comment on options to potentially extend the scope of the ACT Government’s electricity feed-in tariff scheme.
[ + ]Telstra to trial FTTP in Point Cook
Telstra will commence upgrading part of its access network to fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) technology in the Melbourne suburb of Point Cook.
[ + ]Short list revealed for Stage 2 of ACT solar facility project
The ACT government has decided to proceed to the next stage of the ACT's solar facility project, by inviting 10 proponents to develop and provide detailed proposals for assessment.
[ + ]Draft ACT Sustainable Energy policy released for public comment
A major new draft renewable energy policy has been released by the ACT Government that could see significant growth in ‘clean jobs’ in the ACT.
[ + ]Emerson Network Power buys Avocent
Emerson’s acquisition of Avocent bolsters its data centre infrastructure management capabilities.
[ + ]New appointments at O’Donnell Griffin
O’Donnell Griffin has added two specialist staff members to its Western Australian operations in estimating and contract management roles.
[ + ]NICTA to build advanced surveillance system for national security
The federal government has allocated $1 million of funding to NICTA to develop a video surveillance demonstrator for the Port of Brisbane.
[ + ]Regional initiatives in energy independence
A combined effort by a city council, a university and a solar technology supplier has seen the deployment of a solar energy network that helps ratepayers in regional South Australia save on their energy bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
[ + ]New General Manager of Marketing at Clipsal
Dirk Howindt has recently taken up the role of General Manager of Marketing at Clipsal Australia.
[ + ]ADC Krone wins Electrical Communications Excellence Award
ADC Krone was awarded ‘Data Project of the Year’ at the Electrical and Communications Association Excellence Awards for its involvement in the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence building in Queensland.
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