Contracting

A United States startup which is planning to deploy data centres on the moon has successfully raised $5 million in seed funding.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be investigating a number of businesses for potential greenwashing.

Australia’s commercial air conditioning industry is being hit on all fronts with contracting issues at the forefront of stalled projects.

L3R Air Products has launched EZ Duct to help contractors save time and money.

Australia needs a critical lift in labour capacity to keep the economy afloat and to overcome a long list of workforce challenges identified in a recently released CEDA whitepaper.

The $US360 million LG Electronics' (LG) manufacturing plant in the United States has been selected as a world-leading Lighthouse Factory by the World Economic Forum.

Employees don’t just want a healthy working environment they want hotel style amenities to entice them back to the office.

Hitachi Group company, GlobalLogic, and Digital Engineering plan to open new engineering centres across Spain.

The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Office is seeking case studies of refrigerated storage facilities to assess how design characteristics are selected and their impact on energy use.

Federal Minister for Skills, Brendan O’Connor, has announced the establishment of a new council to develop jobs and skills arrangements for Australia’s vocational training system

CCN hosted a roundtable last week to examine the barriers to net zero emissions in the HVACR industry.

A two-pronged public policy approach is needed to meet a forecast tripling in global demand for steel as Australia transitions to clean energy and net zero emissions, according to the Australian Steel Institute (ASI).

The McKell Institute has welcomed the Victorian government’s decision to establish an Apprenticeship Taskforce to improve the working lives of young tradies.

Companies involved in rooftop solar panel installation are being warned the workplace regulator is prosecuting businesses for exposing employees to workplace risk.

SafeWork NSW is consulting on safety measures that will strengthen the current regulation of ammonium nitrate storage.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP) have jointly delivered two large-capacity centrifugal chillers to Singapore’s Marina Bay.