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DELAYED: Adoption of New Lead-Free Provisions
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has announced that the mandatory adoption of new lead-free provisions for WaterMark-related tapware and allied products will be delayed until ... -
Viega Announces New Managing Director for Aus/NZ
As of 1 May, 2023, Juliet Bosel has been appointed to succeed Phil Jackson as Managing Director, Viega Australia & New Zealand. Phil Jackson will stay ... -
Calls intensify for ban on lethal engineered stone
Unions, along with medical professionals and health and safety experts, have amplified their call for a full ban on all engineered stone products that contain deadly ... -
Blitz highlights safety issues on both sides of the border
WorkSafe Victoria and SafeWork NSW visited 59 construction sites in Albury and Wodonga from 28-30 March as part of a joint operation to boost workplace safety. ... -
Plan for Half a Million Workers by 2026
Master Builders Australia has released its blueprint for future-proofing the building and construction industry’s workforce in wake of a shortage of half a million workers. With critical shortages ... -
WA Investigates Polybutylene Pipe Failures
Western Australia’s building and plumbing regulator is investigating the cause of water leaks from burst polybutylene pipes, which have mostly occurred in homes built in 2019 ... -
Rise in Powerline Incidents
Energy Safe Victoria is calling on the community, particularly heavy machinery operators, to take better care around powerlines following a 21% increase in incidents in 2022. ... -
Plumbfirst Group Appoints Voluntary Administrators
WLP Restructuring Partners, Alan Walker and Glenn Livingstone, have been appointed as Voluntary Administrators (Administrators) of plumbing and electrical contracting business, Plumbfirst Group and its related ... -
Research to Tackle Water Damage in Concrete Balconies
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) continues to take proactive measures to tackle a problematic issue faced by apartment residents – water damage caused by moisture ingress ... -
Standards Australia makes access easier and cheaper for tradies
Standards Australia has released a new mobile model, giving tradespeople, technicians and workers the ability to access standards on work sites in real time through their ...
