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Construcciones Yamaro: Hiring for skills in construction matters more than ever

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Redundancies are exposing a gap between hiring and retention. (Image: Theerapat/stock.adobe.com) NexGen’s Lauren Fahey is urging the construction sector to rethink how it attracts, recruits and retains women as redundancy patterns expose deeper flaws. By Lauren Fahey, executive director at NexGen . Over the past few months, I’ve been contacted by women in construction who have been made redundant. Highly capable women. Women who were doing good work. Women who want to stay in construction, and yet when work slowed or projects wrapped up, they were the first to go. What’s confronting is not just the volume of redundancies, but the pattern. Too often, these women were hired to meet a gender target, not because their skills were genuinely embedded into workforce planning, but because a number needed to be hit. Lauren Fahey, executive director at NexGen. (Image: NexGen) And when pressure comes, targets are easy to undo. I’m a strong advocate for improving gender representation in co...
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Construcciones Yamaro: FTI Group locks in supply certainty

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Projects using FTI Group’s product range benefit from coordinated supply. (Images: FTI Group) Cost, supply and delivery are moving targets in construction, but FTI Group is working to restore certainty. Instability in construction supply chains is being driven by a mix of global pressures, many of which sit outside a project’s control. Ongoing geopolitical tensions are adding to that uncertainty, even when products are not sourced directly from those regions. In its own business, building solutions provider FTI Group is seeing the impact in diesel and fuel prices, particularly given it runs its own logistics fleet, alongside volatility in global steel prices. The company is focused on consistency and reliability in response. CEO Cameron Arkcoll says these pressures are creating a new baseline for the industry to work with. “Across the construction industry, there are delays on shipments, delays on imported products, and even locally manufactured products that are waiting on compon...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Justine Youl: Going all in on safety

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Justine Youl launched SiteSherpa to simplify workplace safety and compliance. (Images: Justine Youl) Justine Youl has seen the difference between safety on paper and safety on site, and she decided it was time to do something about it. After more than 20 years in construction and heavy industry, Justine Youl sold everything, moved to Bali with her three children and set out to build a company from scratch. It wasn’t a sudden move, but the result of years spent working on site and questioning how things were done. At 18, Youl wanted to become an electrician. It was a natural direction, growing up in a family of tradies. “I come from a family of three brothers who are all plumbers, and my father is a plumber as well. He talked me out of it,” she says. “He had an old-school view that it wasn’t something a woman could do. Looking back, I think this was his way of protecting his little girl. A lot has changed since then, and I even considered pursuing an electrical career a few years ba...
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Construcciones Yamaro: How Visibuild is using AI to help builders see around corners

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Every on-site inspection feeds intelligence back into the QA platform. (Images: Visibuild) Risk management in construction has traditionally relied on years of accumulated data. Visibuild is using AI to bring that intelligence forward to day one of a project. Risk management influences cost, program, quality and reputation. It is one of the few levers the industry has to protect margins and improve project outcomes. Most major issues can be traced back to a risk that was either identified but not carried through or not identified early enough. As Damien Quinn, co-founder and CEO of Visibuild, explains: “Construction risk management is well understood, but it is poorly executed.” Having spent more than 15 years in the industry before launching Visibuild, a construction management software platform that centres on quality and compliance, Quinn has seen that disconnect play out across projects. “Every business has extensive lessons learned lists. Teams are good at building detailed r...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Sydney’s west to gain TAFE Construction Centre of Excellence

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NSW Minister Steve Whan and Federal Minister Andrew Giles joined students at the Institute of Applied Technology – Construction at TAFE NSW Kingswood. (Image: NSW Government) The Australian and NSW governments have committed $11 million to a new TAFE Construction Centre of Excellence in Sydney’s west, set to benefit thousands of construction workers across the country. Workers can now access two new fee-free microskills – short, practical online courses. The centre will also work with industry and universities to develop a first-of-its-kind Higher Apprenticeship in construction, creating a new pathway that combines hands-on training with higher-level qualifications. NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car said the new centre would create pathways for local workers while supporting a growing construction workforce. “This investment means more local tradies and construction businesses will have access to high-quality training right here in the heart of Western Syd...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Coates backs 2026 Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn

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Coates Climbers took part in this year’s Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn. (Image: Coates) More than 30 Coates team members and supporters have taken on Sydney’s steepest street as part of this year’s Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn to raise funds for children’s healthcare. Marking its 25-year milestone, the event turned Mosman’s 420-metre Awaba Street climb into a show of community spirit, with participants braving brief rain showers. Walkers, joggers and runners of all abilities took part, helping raise funds in support of the Humpty Dumpty Foundation’s mission to provide lifesaving paediatric medical equipment and healthcare initiatives to 515 hospitals and health services across Australia. A long-time supporter, Coates fielded teams across multiple categories, including the ‘No Burn’ Walk presented by Coates, a non-competitive option for those who prefer to walk the course. The company also contributed $92,000 worth of hire equipment, including generators, crowd control barriers and sit...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Policy and productivity addressed at Futurebuild Australia

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Futurebuild Australia brings together the design, construction and development industries. (Images: Futurebuild Australia) Futurebuild Australia focuses on the products, systems and technologies shaping how projects are delivered. Futurebuild Australia’s Ash North. By Ash North, event director of Futurebuild Australia. From office towers and health facilities to retail and mixed-use precincts, the construction industry is being asked to deliver more, faster and to higher performance standards. A national target of 1.2 million new homes by 2030 has intensified that pressure, highlighting the gap between policy ambition and construction capacity. For builders, developers and project managers, the focus has shifted from high-level policy to the practicalities of building products, materials and technology. Futurebuild Australia reflects how buildings are designed and delivered today, bringing together the design, construction and development market to see what’s new and compare appro...
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