In 2023, construction remains the most male-dominated sector in Australia, with female participation at just 13 per cent. Attracting more women to the industry could be part of the solution to the crippling skills shortages the broader sector is facing. How then, do we build workplaces that are attractive to everyone and that women can thrive in?
The deadline for this year’s No-Dig Down Under abstract submissions has been extended to Friday, 21 April, 2023. Read more
From childhood friends in the United Kingdom to business partners in Australia, Darren Dean and Sean Henry took what was a gap in the market and brought their surveying knowledge and expertise to Australia to create Asset Survey Solutions.
Rodney O’Meley, CEO and owner of Maxibor Australia – one of the country’s leading horizontal directional drilling (HDD) design and delivery companies – speaks to Trenchless Australasia to provide insight into the challenges and future direction of HDD in the Australian infrastructure sector.
Jeff Pace, Secretary for the ASTT, has extended his welcome to a number of the association’s newest members.
The Australasian Society for Trenchless Technology (ASTT)’s combined Council and Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2023 will be held in April in the Mornington Boardroom at Prime Creative Media.
Operators in municipal works, including trenchless contractors working on crossing under and around roads, are set to benefit from a safety slogan in an unexpected place – a TA2 Mustang.
Sue Dawson has started her new role as SECA’s new Key Accounts Manager.
Ditch Witch CEA’s AT32 is helping Western Australian horizontal directional drilling experts complete projects for some of the state’s industry leaders.
The trenchless industry has come together to celebrate the women who help keep the industry running.
No-Dig Down Under’s technical committee is calling for abstract submissions exploring the theme “Better outcomes through trenchless”.
Trenchless Australasia’s Q&A segment, Trenchless Pioneers, is designed to celebrate the achievements and growth of the no-dig industry. February’s pioneer is Steve Apeldoorn, Company Director and Principal Engineer of ProjectMax. This is his story.
Adam Matthews has joined Denso Australia as its National Development Manager for the Viscotaq line of products.
Trenchless operators in New South Wales have shown a strong sense of community, sharing product knowledge, technology, and expertise to ensure success and development in no-dig projects and asset management.
Trenchless Australasia’s column spotlighting new appointments in Australia and New Zealand’s trenchless industries is back.
No-Dig Down Under is the southern hemisphere’s only large-scale conference and exhibition dedicated to trenchless technology, and it is back in 2023 with support with some of the trenchless industry’s experts.
Veolia claims that there are few companies have had as much of an influence on safety standards for high pressure water jetting.
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Horizontal directional drilling is seen as one of the higher risk areas in the infrastructure sector. Climate change is further increasing this risk as extreme weather events become more frequent.
In a bid to celebrate the achievements and growth of the trenchless industry, Trenchless Australasia will be running a new question and answer segment.
In October, TRACTO Australia hosted a group of contractors and partners from Australia and New Zealand at one of the world’s largest construction events in Munich, Germany.
All industry operators want to deliver quality work for their clients. Maxibor’s Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Manager Rebecca O’Meley understands the connection between holistic safety practices and quality assurance in HDD.
Wellington Water and McConnell Dowell Constructors Ltd have partnered together in a key infrastructure project to strengthen the Hutt Valley’s wastewater network in preparation for future growth and to reduce the risk of wastewater entering the environment in the event of a major earthquake.
Trenchless Australasia is introducing a new regular column tracking new appointments in Australia and New Zealand’s trenchless industries.
Interflow has proved its values with the launch of its first reconciliation action plan (RAP) which was formalised at a ceremony held in the company’s head office in Girraween, Sydney. Read more