Civil Engineering stories
Jobseekers could cut training time from days to minutes as a new virtual reality tool is piloted to fill construction skills gaps in New Zealand.
Manufacturers are gaining cheaper, safer and lighter parts as advanced plastics replace metal in machinery, buildings and bulk handling.
A national pipeline could help civil contractors avoid boom-bust cycles and invest with more certainty, the industry says.
The Treasury’s new pipeline forecast could help contractors invest in staff and kit by giving clearer visibility of future government work.
A pledge to improve procurement, safety and housing supply aims to ease shortages and lift productivity across the sector.
Employers and trainees could benefit if planned reforms cut duplication, but the civil construction sector warns skills shortages may worsen if rollout falters.
The semi-automated machine is helping a Sunshine Coast earthmover cut operator fatigue, improve accuracy and save material on a roadworks job.
With population growth and climate change mounting, utilities are rolling out new operations, reuse and safety measures to secure future supply.
Reopening of the Main North Line helped lift KiwiRail's half-year revenue 12% to GBP £328.8 million and surplus to GBP £16.3 million.
Road contractors warn a nearly GBP £3 billion roading shortfall over two years is delaying jobs and leaving crews idle across New Zealand.
Visitors can now stay in a hotel carved into an abandoned Shanghai quarry, after decade-long construction overcame engineering setbacks.
Severe drought is accelerating demand for leak detection and pipe refurbishment as Australia tries to protect water supplies across vital networks.
Confined-space lifting gets safer, as stop rings and nitrocarburised surfaces help protect 10-100 ton cylinders in harsh sites.
WorkSafe says six workers escaped serious injury after a Panmure Bridge scaffold collapse exposed failures in safety oversight.
FBR’s share price jumped 21 per cent after its Hadrian X robot built a 180sq m house in under three days, signalling possible disruption for builders.
Most Kiwi builders are missing out on returns from new kit, as skills gaps and poor systems integration blunt tech gains.
Auckland commuters are closer to a faster rail link as backfilling begins above a 3.45km tunnel set to ease city-centre travel.
Road freight operators say the new works will ease bottlenecks, but they want four-lane routes to match future traffic growth.
Around 110 rail services a week rely on the 315m South Rangitikei Viaduct, which has won a national concrete award for durability.
The £620 million Darlington Upgrade Project is testing coatings and construction methods meant to protect Adelaide’s new motorway for decades.
