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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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Construcciones Yamaro: DTI builds momentum across a diverse project pipeline

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Matthew Lennon with Jo Stone, DTI’s executive general manager of health, safety, environment and quality. (Images: DTI) For DT Infrastructure (DTI), capability is not measured by project size but by delivering the right outcome for clients, regardless of scale. Matthew Lennon has spent more than 25 years delivering complex transport and energy infrastructure. Now, three months into his role as general manager for Queensland and South Australia at DTI, he is applying that experience to a dynamic business as it expands across critical infrastructure markets. His career has included senior roles with CPB Contractors, John Holland and Rio Tinto, and projects including WestConnex, Cross River Rail and CopperString 2032. It has given him experience spanning different sectors, project environments and approaches to delivery. “What attracted me to DTI was the breadth of work it does across infrastructure delivery and renewables, along with the growth trajectory of the business,” says Lenno...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Genesis Equipment shows support for Converge Expo 2027

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Converge Expo 2027 will give attendees access to industry insights, technologies and expertise. (Image: sajibul35/stock.adobe.com) Genesis Equipment, a specialist in parking solutions, has been named a Gold Sponsor for next year’s Converge Expo. Taking place on 15 to 16 September 2027 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the event will bring together the civil and commercial construction sectors to explore the ideas and innovations shaping major project delivery. Genesis Equipment’s range includes car stackers and parking lifts that help maximise space in commercial, residential and mixed-use developments. At Converge, the company will showcase how early collaboration between suppliers, designers and project teams can unlock new opportunities for challenging sites where space is at a premium. Steve Clifford, general manager at Genesis Equipment, says the expo will get “the company in the room with the engineers and architects while the drawings are still open”. Relat...
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Construcciones Yamaro: TAFE NSW plumbing apprentice follows family trade

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Callie Hagan enjoys the hands-on nature of plumbing. (Image: TAFE NSW) TAFE NSW is helping address an ongoing plumbing skills shortage in the Upper Hunter by training the next generation of plumbers, including a record number of female apprentices in the male-dominated trade. One such apprentice is Denman’s Callie Hagan, 17, who is continuing a family tradition as a third-generation plumber, following her father and grandfather into the trade. Hagan left school to pursue a career in veterinary nursing before making a career pivot into the family trade, drawn to the varied, hands-on nature of the work. Women account for just 1 per cent of Australia’s general plumbers, according to Jobs and Skills Australia, but the tide is turning across many male-dominated trades. The NSW Government’s 2026 Women’s Strategy Report Card shows women now make up more than 38 per cent of all apprenticeship and traineeship completions in NSW. “Plumbing wasn’t in my plan at all when I left school but whe...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Bürkert Australia joins Data Centre Build Expo as Silver Sponsor

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Discover the products, technologies and services helping to build Australia’s next generation of data centre infrastructure. (Image: Iryna/stock.adobe.com) Bürkert Australia will bring its intelligent fluid-control expertise to Data Centre Build Expo as a Silver Sponsor. Taking place on 15 to 16 September 2027 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the event will connect the people and organisations responsible for planning, designing, constructing and commissioning the next generation of data centres. For Bürkert Australia, the decision to support the event reflects changing requirements across the sector and the growing importance of fluid management within critical infrastructure. “Bürkert Australia decided to sponsor Data Centre Build Expo because the event brings together the organisations responsible for delivering the physical infrastructure behind Australia’s digital future,” says Bürkert Australia national engineering manager Nelson Chymiak. “This closely alig...
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