The boom in heavy equipment technology is reshaping the industry, changing the role of partnerships and redefining competitors. For the contractors who have the desire and the means to deploy construction technology it is creating double-digit gains in productivity, cost efficiency and fuel economy. And those who resist technology may find themselves marginalised as their […]
Whether you are building new roads or maintaining existing infrastructure, Trimble offers a broad range of solutions that optimise processes across the life cycle of a road construction project – from the initial concept to resurfacing. And at each stage of the process, contractors are realising massive savings, able to make better decisions, decreasing costly […]
Adopting model-based engineering at the beginning of a complex dam upgrade helps Thiess to eliminate rework and significantly increase productivity. THE PROJECT The Greenvale Dam, 20 kilometres outside of Melbourne city, was built in 1971 to supply Melbourne’s Northern and Western suburbs with water. Currently, Greenvale is Melbourne’s most urbanised large dam with residential development […]
Stockpile inventory management has traditionally relied on semi-annual measurements supplemented by interim rough estimation. What if the frequency and consistency of measurements could be improved to be affordable monthly, weekly, or even daily? That would facilitate true inventory management and control. What URC Ventures has done through their branded Stockpile Reports service is to address […]
You might remember back in March, we ran an article about New Zealand’s largest ever earthworks contract, M2PP, won by Fletcher and their subcontractor Goodmans. One of the biggest challenges with the $43 million subcontract was that all payments were calculated on volume, meaning they had to manage and account for these movements in an […]
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