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Construcciones Yamaro: Cutting construction labour demands

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FTI Group’s BlueDeck metal decking system provides permanent formwork for concrete slabs, reducing the need for on-site labour. (Image: IndustriArc) With Australia facing a growing construction labour shortage, FTI Group’s building solutions can reduce the amount of work required on site. By Harvey Arkcoll, national sales manager at FTI Group. Australia has more to build than ever, and fewer people to build it. According to Infrastructure Australia’s 2025 Infrastructure Market Capacity report, Australia’s five-year major public infrastructure pipeline has reached $242 billion. At the same time, the industry faces a shortage of about 141,000 construction workers, according to Master Builders Australia’s 2026 Future Workforce Blueprint . We can’t train our way out of that fast enough. The more realistic answer is to need fewer people on site in the first place. There will always be work that has to happen on site. But prefabrication, permanent formwork and modular systems are shrin...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Sustainable design and construction earn Glasshouse Theatre five stars

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The Glasshouse Theatre opened in March 2026, expanding QPAC to five venues. (Image: Lendlease) The Lendlease-built Glasshouse Theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has achieved a 5 Star Green Star Design & As Built rating, exceeding its original 4 Star target. Awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia, the rating recognises the project’s approach to sustainability across its design and construction, with measures introduced to reduce environmental impacts during delivery and ongoing operations. During construction, renewable electricity was used across site operations, including a large battery system that powered one of the project’s tower cranes in place of a diesel generator. Renewable diesel was also used in a 230-tonne mobile crane during major lifting works. Material selection also contributed to the project’s sustainability performance, with Queensland ironbark incorporated into the auditorium and cross-laminated timber used to reduce the envir...
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Construcciones Yamaro: IFM Investors advances Dandenong South industrial development

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Artist’s impression: The 62.3-hectare site is located in Melbourne’s Dandenong South industrial precinct. (Images: IFM Investors) Construction has commenced at Daybreak Dandenong South, an industrial and logistics development in Melbourne’s south east with an estimated end value of $1.1 billion. Developed by industry superannuation and pension fund-owned IFM Investors, the 62.3-hectare site occupies one of the last remaining greenfield development opportunities in the Dandenong South industrial precinct. Once completed, Daybreak Dandenong South will provide more than 283,000sqm of industrial and logistics space across multiple stages. The first stage will comprise about 83,700sqm of industrial accommodation across up to eight tenancies, with completion expected in February 2028. IFM Investors head of real estate Scott Mosely said the start of construction followed years of planning and development work. “Opportunities to deliver industrial real estate development at scale in Dande...
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Construcciones Yamaro: CPB Contractors backs A2B Personnel

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CPB Contractors and A2B Personnel are building a lasting partnership. (Images: CPB Contractors) CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors is delivering on its Indigenous procurement commitments through its partnership with A2B Personnel, supporting Aboriginal employment and business growth. In 2022, Aboriginal-owned workforce solutions provider A2B Personnel began working with CPB Contractors on a major Melbourne road development, with three Aboriginal workers joining the project. Four years later, the partnership has expanded across multiple major projects, with more than 140 Aboriginal workers engaged. Across three Melbourne transport projects alone, A2B Personnel employees have delivered more than 161,000 hours of work. The partnership has also helped the business grow its workforce, strengthen its systems and create new career pathways for Aboriginal people while expanding opportunities beyond CPB Contractors’ own projects. A2B Personnel executive general manager Mat Walker said the relati...
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Construcciones Yamaro: A guide to FuturePlace’s infrastructure events

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Exhibitions provide opportunities for businesses to showcase their products and services. (Images: FuturePlace) Infrastructure events provide opportunities for industry professionals to connect with decision-makers, discuss market trends and explore new business opportunities across Australia’s construction sector. As Australia’s infrastructure program continues to reshape the nation – from transport and social infrastructure through to digital assets, renewable energy and data centres – FuturePlace offers a series of events for construction, infrastructure and built environment professionals. What makes an infrastructure event worthwhile? When selecting an industry event, professionals often consider who will be attending, the networking opportunities available and whether the program addresses challenges relevant to their work. Events that attract government representatives, infrastructure owners, developers, asset managers, contractors, engineers, investors, technology provider...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Transmutation provides the evidence green procurement demands

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Second-use materials provide the feedstock for Transmutation’s Australian-made products. (Images: Prime Creative Media) Formal credentials give construction contractors verified evidence for complex procurement and reporting requirements. Construction procurement teams are being asked to assess a broader set of requirements when selecting products and suppliers, alongside technical specifications and price. They may also need evidence of embodied carbon, recycled content and material provenance, lifecycle impacts, Scope 3 emissions, ethical sourcing including freedom from modern slavery, local content and supplier environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. It’s an ever-growing list, and one that is favouring suppliers that can provide credible evidence to support their claims. As procurement criteria expand, so does the work involved in deciding whether supplier information can be relied upon. A product may be described as recycled, low carbon or sustainable, but contra...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Wallan upgrades ahead of schedule

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The Watson Street Interchange Upgrade will improve connections to the Hume Freeway. (Images: Victorian Government) Two major road upgrades in Wallan, north of Melbourne, are progressing ahead of schedule, with the jointly funded $175 million program set to improve road connections and traffic capacity. The Watson Street Interchange Upgrade is now more than halfway complete and is expected to open six months earlier than planned, in mid-2027. The project will deliver a new full diamond interchange at the Hume Freeway, providing more direct connections to Wallan and the Wallan East industrial precinct. The Northern Highway Intersection Upgrade is also on track for completion six months ahead of schedule. Works include additional lanes on the Northern Highway in both directions, a second right-turn lane from Watson Street towards Wallan, and improved walking and cycling connections. The intersection upgrade will provide additional road capacity ahead of the Watson Street Interchange ...
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