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McGinty announces plans for new hospitals
State Government has announced plans for construction of a new children’s hospital in the wake of the next election.
WA Today top headlines - Published 15 hours, 12 minutes ago
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Tough times hit Whitsunday businesses hard
WHITSUNDAY businesses are going broke as airline cuts and noisy construction push visitors away and local tourist operators to the wall.
Courier Mail Business News - Published 1 day, 23 hours ago
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Commercial building goes through roof
EVEN though $15billion worth of prime commercial and retail properties is gathering dust as it waits for buyers, construction on new sites continues unabated, according to the latest government figures.
Sydney Morning Herald Business - Published 2 days, 6 hours ago
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Workers to return after asbestos scare
CONSTRUCTION workers who walked off a Victorian building site over an asbestos scare will return to work.
Safe To Work - Published 2 days, 20 hours ago
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Advanced Chain Technologies
Advanced Chain Technologies aims to supply world-class longwall conveyor chains and associated connectors, and lifting chain and fittings, at a reasonable price, and to provide support, loyalty and continuous product development for our customers. Advanced Chain Technologies incorporates three companies; ACTE (Advanced Chain Technologies Europe), ACTA (Advanced Chain Technologies Australia) and ACTL (Lifting Australia). LONGWALL CONVEYOR CHAINS ACT are Australian and United Kingdom agents for JDT (Germany) the world leading manufacturer of highly optimised (HO) ranges of longwall conveyor chain, associated connectors and Enorm grade 100 lifting chain and fittings. BEAM STAGE LOADERS FOR LONGWALL COAL MINING ACT has extensive expertise in the technical and operational aspects of armoured face conveyors and beam stage loaders for longwall coal mining, particularly in Australia, enabling them to provide the optimum chain selection from the JDT range. This includes supply of fully assembled longwall conveyor chains. FORGED AND CAST FLIGHT BARS ACTA are also manufacturers of forged and cast flight bars for armoured face conveyors and beam stage loaders for longwall mining. By controlling all aspects of supply, including design, material specification, forging, casting, heat treatment, machining and assembly, they ensure the highest quality and service life for their customers. CABLE HANDLING SYSTEMS ...
Mining Technology - Published 2 days, 20 hours ago
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Olex
Olex (a Nexans company) is one of the world&squos largest and most technically advanced manufacturers of power cables, with more than 65 years' experience in cable production in Australia. Olex manufactures cables for the Australian and Asian Pacific energy, construction and industrial markets with a variety of low and high voltage mining, industrial, commercial and domestic cable solutions. Now with the global resources of the world&squos leading cable company, Nexans, behind it, Olex is even better positioned to provide high quality cables and expertise. POWER CABLES FOR THE AUSTRALASIAN MINING INDUSTRY Olex is a world leader in the design and manufacture of cables for mining and specialises in a range of reeling and trailing cables that meet Australia&squos specific needs in accordance with local standards based on providing improved safety for workers and machinery. The quality and toughness of these products make them much sought after in the arduous conditions of remote mining. Utilising global expertise and experience, but designed and tested for local conditions and applications, all our products are supported by the local service, advice and know-how that has made Olex Australia&squos number one cable provider. UNDERGROUND COAL MINE POWER CABLES Reeling and trailing cables manufactured to AS/NZS ...
Mining Technology - Published 2 days, 20 hours ago
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ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group
Meeting conveying needs around the world - that is what ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group stands for: ContiTech steel-cable and fabric-reinforced conveyor belts allow for maximum conveying capacities, even under extreme climatic and topographic conditions - in mining, in loading and unloading plants, and in other industries. Their tough construction guarantees high breaking load and good impact resistance. Thanks to ContiTech's excellent material competence, the conveyor belts demonstrate minimal elongation even on long distances. Thermally stable and resistant to wear, rot, corrosion and chemicals, steel-cable con-veyor belts achieve a long service life while requiring little maintenance. Depending on the application, fabric-reinforced conveyor belts transport goods containing oil and grease, hot goods (up to 200°C) or sharp-edged goods, even up inclines of up to 30°. The products of Roulunds Tech are a sensible addition to the ContiTech assortment. CONVEYOR BELTS STAHLCORD(R) steel cord conveyor belts MAXOFLEX(R) sidewall belt SICON(R) belt TransConti(R) fabric-ply belts CONTIFLEX(R) EP conveyor belts CONTITAN(R) two ply conveyor belts CONTICOAL(R) underground belts Duoply(R) two ply belts for underground Durabelt(R) PVC/PVG belts Durastar(R) wear and cut resistant belts Duracid(R) acid-resistant belts Steep-angle and vertical conveyor belts CONTIFLEX(R) VULKAN hot-materials conveyor belts CONTIFLEX(R) OIL oil and grease resistant belts ContiClean(R)A-H unique ...
Mining Technology - Published 2 days, 20 hours ago
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Strata Products
Strata Products develops cost-efficient roof support products for underground mines. We have a range of products that can be used on rib, roof and floor control as well as longwall shield recovery screens. These engineered products are used in coal mines in tailgates, headgates, bleeder entries and as supplementary support. In hardrock mines, our products are used as primary stope and face supports. Since being established in 1990, Strata Products has grown its product line from one to over 18 different product lines. ROCPROP(TM) MECHANICAL ROOF PROP Rocprop, imported and distributed exclusively by Strata Products is a leader in underground mining roof support products. It is a compact roof prop that offers active support by using hydraulic pre-stressing. Strata Products sells hundreds of Rocprops monthly to mines across the U.S. Features that make Rocprop the prop of choice are its unique pre-stressing abilities, quick and easy installation, significant reduction in transportation costs and time, and superior performance at greater heights. Rocprop is an active support. It is a pre-stressing device which means it applies an upward force on the roof, pushing the layers of strata up and together. Rocprops have been successfully introduced in longwall shield extraction work, bleeder support, ...
Mining Technology - Published 2 days, 20 hours ago
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Strata Products
Strata Products supplies portable inflatable refuge chambers, steel refuge chambers and breathing air systems to the international mining industry. PORTABLE INFLATABLE REFUGE CHAMBER Strata Products provides the portable fresh air bay - an inflatable refuge chamber that can be folded up and stows away in a steel container when not in use. This container is called the Strata Products fresh air bay skid. The skid also stores compressed air and oxygen cylinders, a CO2 scrubbing system and multiple other supplies needed to sustain life for 96 hours. The entire system is completely powerless. In the event of an emergency, the Bays are deployed directly from the skid by activating a flow of compressed air. The air flow inflates the unit it minutes. Miners enter and remain in the chamber until rescued. Medical grade oxygen cylinders and an active CO2 scrubbing system maintain breathable air inside the chamber. The CO2 scrubber is a patent pending design that is powered by compressed air. Additional supplies provided include; water, food, a gas monitor, flashlights, first aid kits and a toilet. The fresh air bays are constructed from durable, flame retardant nylon based material. The edges are welded to be air tight, while the ...
Mining Technology - Published 2 days, 20 hours ago
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Cow Candy disaster looming for cane growers?
A five-year battle to secure a future for Sunshine Coast cane growers could be over with construction of the $5 million ‘Cow Candy’ stock feed factory at Bli Bli stopped, forcing 31 people out of work.
The Sunshine Coast Daily business news - Published 3 days, 6 hours ago
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Steel price pain spreads
CONSTRUCTION companies big and small are feeling the pain of soaring steel prices, driven by sky-rocketing raw material costs such as iron ore.
Herald Sun - Published 3 days, 6 hours ago
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Diploma Construction wins $100m in contracts
WESTERN Australian based property company Diploma Group has won five new contracts valued at more than $100 million.
Propertyreview.com.au - Published 3 days, 8 hours ago
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Old Mill delivers the dough
Apartments fetching more than $1million are going under the hammer at The Mill Albion one year before construction.
Quest Community Newspapers - Published 3 days, 12 hours ago
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Multi-million dollar construction continues in South-West schools
More than 1,000sq.m of concrete has been poured as construction continues at the $27.2million Manea College.
ProjectLink - Published 3 days, 12 hours ago
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High-rise work and scaffolds
Further to the deaths of two construction workers in Queensland last month, three window washers in California have had lucky escapes as their scaffold broke. More on this rescue, with video, available HERE
SafetyAtWorkBlog - Published 3 days, 13 hours ago
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