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13/07/2016
Queensland’s in Demand of Construction Apprentices
As it turns out, it’s currently an excellent time to be an apprentice in the building and construction industry. According to a report released by Construction Skills Queensland, the demand for apprentices throughout the past 10 years has exceeded every other state bar Western Australia. When you consider the mining boom in Perth, which has
9/05/2016
TIMBER! WOOD REACHES NEW HEIGHTS IN NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CODE UPDATE
As a building material that’s been used since about 5600 BC, wood is not the kind of thing that changes all that often. Trees grow, we cut them for timber, and then we plant more. Straightforward. But this month some significant changes will affect both the construction process and the way our buildings look thanks
26/04/2016
TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRADIE LIFE
There was a time (not too long ago) when the idea of a virtual reality helmet made everyone think of Robocop. But these days, digital tools are becoming an everyday reality in the workplace, and the building and construction industry is no exception. How will new technologies affect our working lives over the next few