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Slowed for the sixth month in a row
Construction activity slows for sixth month
The construction industry has slowed for the sixth month in a row.
ABC News building and construction - 3 days ago
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Creaked to a virtual halt after a decade of overbuilding. ...
Is it different this time?
The financial media are doing their best to hook in readers (so they can sell their advertising space) with a number of doomsday type news items being pushed on to ...
Financial Happenings - 1 month ago
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Warning a slump in new homes being built could mean ...
HIA warns of potential Mildura housing shortage
The construction industry is warning a slump in new homes being built could mean a housing shortage in Mildura in the medium term.
ABC News building and construction - 1 month, 1 week ago
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Starting to lose its bite as increasing interest rates, higher ...
Housing market in slowdown
THE booming construction industry is starting to lose its bite as increasing interest rates, higher funding costs and fuel price rises hit hard.
Courier Mail Business News - 1 month, 4 weeks ago
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In danger of lurching into the abyss
The brink of the abyss
Victorian builders warne the state's $20 billion construction industry is in danger of lurching into the abyss.
The Age - 1 month, 4 weeks ago
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Warning that the cost of building a new home could ...
Rising steel prices force spike in building costs: industry
The construction industry is warning that the cost of building a new home could be about to jump.
ABC News building and construction - 2 months ago
7 hours, 7 minutes ago
Illawarra construction hit by worker shortage
Illawarra's skill shortage is creating major headaches for the construction industry with at least one large company looking towards employment markets in Asia.
Illawarra Mercury - 4 a.m. Monday 8th September 2008
Illawarra Mercury - 4 a.m. Monday 8th September 2008
13 hours, 18 minutes ago
Construction keeps falling
CONSTRUCTION activity has continued to fall for a third consecutive month to 43.1 points, according to the Australian PCI index.
Propertyreview.com.au - 9:49 p.m. Sunday 7th September 2008
Propertyreview.com.au - 9:49 p.m. Sunday 7th September 2008
The Giant Building Printer Robot
Layered fabrication technology can automate the construction of entire buildings.
Digg / Technology - 8:25 p.m. Sunday 7th September 2008
Digg / Technology - 8:25 p.m. Sunday 7th September 2008
Ferrovial sells Belfast airport to ABN Amro fund
MADRID (AFP) - Spanish construction and infrastructure group Ferrovial said Saturday it had sold Belfast airport to a fund operated by Dutch bank ABN Amro for 132.5 million pounds (164.2 ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 7:44 a.m. Sunday 7th September 2008
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 7:44 a.m. Sunday 7th September 2008
1 day, 11 hours ago
A hefty price to present a United front
Earlier this year, Richard Leupen of booming construction business United Group, decided he'd had enough of margin lending and directors' shareholdings speculation.
The Age - 11:38 p.m. Saturday 6th September 2008
The Age - 11:38 p.m. Saturday 6th September 2008
$50m to fix river boardwalk
IT will cost more than $50 million to rebuild and refurbish Brisbane's riverside boardwalk as doubts emerge about whether it meets building standards.
Courier Mail Queensland - midnight Saturday 6th September 2008
Courier Mail Queensland - midnight Saturday 6th September 2008
Construction hits the wall
ACTIVITY in the building industry fell for the sixth straight month in August as high interest rates and poor investor and consumer confidence hit the sector, a private survey has ...
The Australian Business News - midnight Saturday 6th September 2008
The Australian Business News - midnight Saturday 6th September 2008
2 days, 19 hours ago
Queens Park Environmental Education Centre right on track
CONSTRUCTION of the Environmental Education Centre and kiosk opposite the existing kiosk in Queens Park is on schedule and due to be completed by mid-February.
Ipswich City Council - 3:28 p.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Ipswich City Council - 3:28 p.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Construction falls for sixth month
ACTIVITY in the building industry has fallen for the sixth straight month as high interest rates and lack of confidence hit the sector.
Herald Sun - 2 p.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Herald Sun - 2 p.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Michigan integral to world's largest physics experiment
After 20 years of construction, a machine that could either verify or nullify the prevailing theory of particle physics is about to begin its mission.
EurekAlert! - Breaking News (Technology) - 2 p.m. Friday 5th September 2008
EurekAlert! - Breaking News (Technology) - 2 p.m. Friday 5th September 2008
National code consultation "less than satisfactory": Master Builders
Master Builders Australia has criticised the consultative process for the national housing construction falls prevention code of practice, describing it as "less than satisfactory" and producing an outcome that is ...
OHS Alert - 1:26 p.m. Friday 5th September 2008
OHS Alert - 1:26 p.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Making the Most of SharePoint
Matt Fahrenkrug and Bill Culhane get paid to handle the nuts and bolts of complicated construction projects. As the owners of Culhane & Fahrenkrug Consulting, they facilitate every aspect of ...
CIO Executive Briefing - 11:31 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
CIO Executive Briefing - 11:31 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Upgrade Works Begin on the Hervey Bay to Maryborough Road
The first of two major upgrades to improve Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road will start construction this month. The $11.5 million State Government-funded project will include widening and strengthening of a 6.9km ...
Harvey Bay Gossip - 11:25 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Harvey Bay Gossip - 11:25 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Construction activity slows for sixth month
The construction industry has slowed for the sixth month in a row.
ABC News building and construction - 11:01 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
ABC News building and construction - 11:01 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Star Chamber now under review
One of the many travesties of the Howard Government was the establishment of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) and the enacting of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement ...
Greens MPs - 10:10 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
Greens MPs - 10:10 a.m. Friday 5th September 2008
