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Construcciones Yamaro: Ambition turned into opportunity at Bank Street Park

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Participants gained hands-on experience across a range of construction trades. (Image: Supplied by Infrastructure NSW) Female participation in construction is often discussed as a future goal. At Bank Street Park in Pyrmont, that goal is already becoming reality. By Lauren Fahey , executive director at NexGen. We need more people in construction. With ongoing skills shortages and a growing pipeline of infrastructure and housing projects, increasing female participation isn’t just a diversity initiative; it’s a workforce solution. More women are expressing interest in construction careers, and they’re bringing fresh ideas, different ways of thinking and strong communication skills that add value on site and across project teams. Lauren Fahey, executive director at NexGen. (Image: NexGen) Delivered by BESIX Watpac for Infrastructure NSW, Bank Street Park is the first public green space to be delivered as part of the NSW Government’s revitalisation of the Blackwattle Bay precinct. It...
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Construcciones Yamaro: HBS-Bolts tackle the blind side of construction

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HBS-Bolts allow steel connections to be installed when access is limited to one side. (Image: dbvirago/stock.adobe.com) HBS-Bolts address a problem that can complicate a steel connection: the installer can reach one side, but not the other. It’s a common constraint when fixing into square or rectangular hollow sections, as the enclosed member leaves no way to place or restrain a nut behind the connection. The same access problem can arise where surrounding steelwork blocks the reverse side, while restrictions on hot works may rule out welding, the traditional way of fixing these types of connections. Gavin McPherson, lead engineer at Hobson Engineering, says this is the central purpose of the HBS-Bolt range. “Its primary application is for connections where access may only be permissible from one side of the connection or for fixing into hollow members,” he says. For engineers and contractors, that inaccessible face can have a wider effect on the job. Through-bolting may require a...
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Construcciones Yamaro: FF26 insights: Making standout construction practices the standard

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The Leaders’ Exchange explored how to scale what’s working. (Images: ACA) The construction industry already knows what works. The challenge is doing it consistently. By Peter Colacino, CEO of the Australian Constructors Association . At every industry conference, there is a temptation to focus on what is broken. Productivity is stalled. Projects are becoming more complex. Skills shortages persist. Trust is defined by the last project’s performance. We know the list. At Foundations and Frontiers 2026 (FF26), the conversation took a different turn. FF26 was designed to explore what is working in construction and what lessons can be applied across projects. Rather than cataloguing problems, the forum set out to identify the conditions that create successful outcomes and understand how they can be scaled across the industry. To capture the collective wisdom of the room, attendees were invited throughout the day to contribute their observations, ideas and reflections via the Crystal Wa...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Bringing inclusive infrastructure to life

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Inclusive infrastructure considers how different users move through a space. (Image: Christelle/stock.adobe.com) Digital twins are opening new possibilities for more inclusive infrastructure across Australia and beyond. Infrastructure is rarely used in one uniform way: a transport system may be planned around the daily commuter, yet the same network also must serve parents making several stops with children, people with limited mobility and users whose needs differ from those assumed during design. Amelia Burnett, digital financial strategies director at Infrastructure Policy Advancement, a team within Bentley Systems. (Image: Bentley Systems) For Amelia Burnett, digital financial strategies director at Infrastructure Policy Advancement, a team within infrastructure engineering software firm Bentley Systems, that is one of the central questions behind inclusive infrastructure: who is being considered when decisions are made, and whether the people expected to use an asset have enou...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Tarrsha Watkins: Proving another way can work

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Tarrsha Watkins is the managing director of family business Protek WA. (Image: Protek WA) By questioning one of construction’s most entrenched working practices, Tarrsha Watkins is creating a different way for people to build a career in the industry. Tarrsha Watkins didn’t set out to start a second construction business. She wanted to test an idea. Years spent inside the industry had left her questioning whether it could genuinely broaden its workforce while continuing to expect people to fit around the same long, rigid working hours. Her answer would become Indigo Commercial. The path to that idea began almost two decades earlier. Watkins grew up around construction, with her parents running a carpentry maintenance business. At about 17, she took on her first blue-collar role as a fencing labourer for her dad. “I started at the bottom of the bottom of the bottom, and that was always my dad’s approach: if you’re going to do something well, you need to learn it from the start,” sh...
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Construcciones Yamaro: A modern expression of heritage at Crows Nest Station

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The Brick Inlay system delivered complex detailing across the façade. (Image: Trevor Mein) Brick Inlay gives Sydney Metro’s Crows Nest Station a contemporary take on heritage architecture. By Cadell Taye, CEO of National Precast. Façade design is increasingly expected to balance architectural character with the realities of modern construction. Designers and contractors are seeking solutions that deliver the richness of traditional masonry while improving buildability, quality and program certainty, particularly on complex projects. Cadell Taye, CEO of National Precast. (Image: National Precast) Sydney Metro’s Crows Nest Station demonstrates how Brick Inlay can reconcile these objectives, delivering architectural detail with the certainty and efficiency of off-site construction. Designed by Woods Bagot, the station was conceived to complement Sydney’s Lower North Shore village character, drawing inspiration from the area’s historic brick buildings. The design weaves large-scale in...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Built appoints former WA Premier to board

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Built’s new board member, Mark McGowan. (Image: Built) Australian-owned construction and property group Built has appointed former Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan to its board. The appointment comes as Built continues its growth trajectory, with annual revenue on track to reach $4 billion in FY27 and a secured national pipeline of $8.5 billion across health, defence, data centres and major infrastructure. The company is expanding its focus on advanced manufacturing and product-led delivery models designed to improve productivity and certainty across the construction sector. McGowan joins the board at a time when Australia faces major housing and infrastructure challenges, increasing the need for stronger collaboration between industry, government and the private sector. Marco Rossi, executive chairman and group CEO of Built, says new approaches to project delivery are needed to meet the country’s ambitions. “Productivity starts long before construction begins. Built is bri...
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