Technology
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GWA secures Methven with $120M purchase offer
Australian bathroom and kitchen products manufacturer GWA has bought tap and showerware maker Methven for $120M – 43% more than its current value. Methven’s chair Alison ... -
Rheem nabs Customer Satisfaction Canstar Blue Award
Rheem Australia has been named number one in customer satisfaction in the hot water systems category for 2018 by comparison site Canstar Blue. Each year, Canstar ... -
Kennards Hire launches new suite of cordless products
Kennnards Hire has launched a suite of cordless products to complement their standard 240V and petrol fuelled equipment. The products are now available in three of ... -
Researchers develop lead-free brass alloy plumbing replacement
Material scientists at the University of NSW (UNSW) have come up with a lead-free brass alloy to replace traditional plumbing brass materials that have been shown ... -
Standards Australia test drives digital pilot
Standards Australia’s Incubator is now piloting a digital version of AS/NZS 3500.2:2018 Plumbing and Drainage, Part 2: Sanitary Plumbing and Drainage so readers can stream content ... -
Australia’s Energy Efficiency Council presents MAC Energy Efficiency Group with 2018 ‘Best Innovation in Energy Efficiency’ award
An online training platform from Melbourne-based MAC Energy Efficiency Group (MAC) that equips electricians, plumbers and other tradespeople to fully comply with government energy efficiency ... -
New standards to assist with energy efficient residential air conditioning
The installation and design of energy efficient residential air conditioning will be assisted by the publication of a new standard, according to a press release from ... -
REHAU to offer BIM files for plumbing and mechanical systems through UNIFI platform
REHAU has announced its building information modeling (BIM) library is now available on UNIFI, a BIM content management platform. This will allow architectural and engineering firms ... -
Victoria building smarter, more energy efficient homes
The Victorian Government has announced three building companies will develop energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable homes for sale in Melbourne’s high-growth suburbs. Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio has ... -
Call for shake-up of Australia’s residential solar water heating industry
Australians require access to better quality and more reasonably-priced solar hot water systems if uptake is to increase, according to Murdoch University senior lecturer Dr Tania ...
