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Construcciones Yamaro: Construction in 2026: Market outlook from Coates

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Coates’ analysis indicates engineering construction will rise 6.5 per cent to close to $150 billion from FY26 to FY27. (Image: escapejaja/stock.adobe.com) Coates has outlined several trends it believes will shape Australia’s construction landscape in 2026, pointing to a period of moderate but sustained recovery despite ongoing short-term pressures. According to James Lawrence, group manager, Customer and Markets at Coates , the current recovery phase will lay the foundation for strong growth throughout the second half of the decade. “From late FY26 to FY27, Australia’s total construction activity will average over $300 billion per annum, with engineering construction accounting for almost half of construction spend,” says Lawrence. The outlook highlights structural shifts across sector demand, project types and regional activity that contractors and project teams are expected to contend with over the coming year. Transitioning to a utilities and defence-driven cycle As the tra...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Komatsu launches K-RTK for the Australian market

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K-RTK is a subscription-based network service delivering high-accuracy corrections to GNSS-enabled equipment via the mobile data network. (Image: Komatsu) Komatsu Australia is bringing network-delivered positioning into the Smart Construction ecosystem with the launch of K-RTK for the Australian market. Australian earthmoving projects are operating with less tolerance for positioning failure than at any point in the past decade. Live models, concurrent work fronts and compressed programs mean accuracy issues now surface immediately. When positioning breaks down, production slows, rework follows and confidence across the site erodes. For many contractors, the choice has already been made. Network real-time kinematic (RTK) is now the preferred positioning approach on complex earthmoving projects, particularly where site-based base stations struggle to keep pace with program and scale. Komatsu Australia’s data shows adoption rising from about 64 per cent in 2024 to 73 per cent by th...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Engineers Australia to host Innovation Hub at Australian Grand Prix

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The Innovation Hub will be open throughout the race weekend. (Image: FiledIMAGE/stock.adobe.com) Engineers Australia will bring engineering trackside at the FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026, hosting an Innovation Hub showcasing race car technology and hands-on STEM activities linked to careers across infrastructure, climate solutions, transport and energy. Located within the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, the interactive zone will highlight the engineering behind Formula 1, including aerodynamics, data analytics, materials science and sustainability. The hub will demonstrate how classroom STEM learning links to real-world applications, featuring more than 20 exhibitors. Engineers Australia’s own interactive booth is delivered in partnership with Robogals ,  The National Science and Engineering Challenge  and  Year 13 . Visitors to the booth will be able to participate in a LEGO robotics challenge, programming robots to race head-to-head,...
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Construcciones Yamaro: School holiday program raises the bar for inclusion

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Service Stream’s school holiday program supports working parents by providing a safe, engaging, on-site care option. (Image: KidsCo) Infrastructure and network services contractor Service Stream has introduced a school holiday program to ease pressure on working parents. By Melinda Davis, GM of Empowered Women in Trades. Innovation in construction and infrastructure is usually measured in machinery, systems and engineering breakthroughs. Yet at Service Stream, one of the most meaningful innovations shaping the organisation involves paintbrushes, puzzles and a room of excited children. Melinda Davis, GM of Empowered Women in Trades. (Image: Anna Nguyen Photography) Efforts to improve diversity and inclusion often focus on recruitment strategies, leadership pathways or flexible working policies. While all of these matter, they can sometimes miss the everyday realities that determine whether people feel supported in their roles and able to stay in the organisation or industry. ...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Bojana Zivec: A leader lifting people and outcomes

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Bojana Zivec, senior project manager at RP Infrastructure. (Image: Bojana Zivec) From Slovenia to Melbourne, Brisbane, Austria and back again, Bojana Zivec has carried the same set of values centred on uplifting others and contributing positively to society. Those values have shaped her career from the beginning and still guide her as a senior project manager at RP Infrastructure. They are also unmistakable in the way she talks about her path through the industry. It started with a decision she made during her high school years in Slovenia. She wanted a career that matched her drive to “achieve great things”, and that ambition drew her towards an industrial engineering degree combining civil engineering and economics. The course was rigorous, the expectations uncompromising. An even split of women and men thinned as the semesters went on. “There was a lot of interest at the beginning, but because it was complex, tedious and difficult, many women dropped out along the way. The per...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Clearing the air on respiratory protection

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The SR500 offers both gas and particle respiratory protection. (Images: Safety Equipment Australia) Evolving construction environments, from deeper digs to increasingly hazardous materials, are pushing contractors to reconsider what constitutes ‘adequate’ respiratory protection under live site conditions. The challenge is that compliance is easily mistaken for safety, as though meeting the minimum standard equates to genuine protection, when in reality their workforce is less shielded than they believe. For Safety Equipment Australia (SEA), that’s not good enough. Respiratory protection in construction refers to the equipment and practices used to prevent workers from inhaling hazardous airborne contaminants created during common tasks such as cutting concrete, grinding, drilling, welding, spraying and demolition. These activities can release fine particulates, silica dust, fumes, vapours and other substances that travel into the lungs and contribute to long-term illness. Effecti...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Construction begins on Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project

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Artist’s impression: Kingston station. (Images: Department of Transport and Main Roads) Following the award of the design and pre-construction contract in 2025, the ActivUs Alliance has commenced design and construction on the major rail works package of the $5.75 billion Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project. The milestone reflects collaboration between alliance partners CPB Contractors, UGL, Acciona, SMEC and WSP, alongside the   Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Rail. Glenn McIlroy, executive general manager for QLD, WA, SA and NT at CPB Contractors, said the company has a long history of delivering complex rail and transport infrastructure across Queensland. Related stories: Contract awarded for Perth Airport enabling and airfield works ActivUs Alliance awarded Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project Emerging leaders step inside the Warringah Freeway Upgrade “As the state prepares for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games , we’re proud to b...
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