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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...

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...

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...

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...

Matterport is used to capture detailed site conditions for project teams. (Image: Matterport) ACCIONA Australia is using Matterport to capture and share site conditions while delivering major rail infrastructure upgrades through the Southern Program Alliance, as part of the Victorian Government’s Level Crossing Removal Project. Understanding every hour of possession downtime carries a cost – and every missed inspection creates risk and rework – the company sought a solution to streamline the delivery of level crossing removals and station rebuilds. ACCIONA senior digital engineer Alex Wong says daily capture across a 60-day site possession using traditional LiDAR was not achievable, but Matterport “made it routine”. The challenge The Southern Program Alliance is delivering major rail infrastructure upgrades as part of the Victorian Government’s Level Crossing Removal Project, which is removing 110 level crossings across Melbourne. ACCIONA is the constructor within the alliance, al...

Bluebeam Max integrates AI and automation tools to streamline AEC workflows. (Image: Bluebeam) Bluebeam has expanded its Academic Program to give eligible students and educators worldwide free access to Bluebeam Max, its highest subscription tier. Bluebeam’s Academic Program already provides universities, colleges, technical schools, training institutions and registered apprenticeship programs with access to its software. The expansion adds Bluebeam Max, bringing the company’s most advanced AI and automation tools – used by architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals across the globe – into academic coursework. Bluebeam Max includes Revu capabilities that are designed to automate repetitive tasks, identify design changes, support collaboration and draw insights from project documents. Features include AI-assisted review, automated markup generation, intelligent document comparison and advanced document workflows, supported by tools such as Smart Review, Smart Over...

Metal decking helps create efficient, open warehouse floor plates. (Images: FTI Group) BlueDeck is helping developers and head contractors achieve one of their top priorities on warehouse and distribution centre builds: staying on program. By Harvey Arkcoll, national sales manager at FTI Group. Warehouses and distribution centres are projects where the business case is built on speed to operation: every week shaved off construction is a week of earlier revenue, and every week added by slow slab work is a week of cost bleeding into the budget. With e-commerce and logistics demand continuing to drive warehouse and distribution centre construction across Australia, that pressure isn’t easing up anytime soon. That’s exactly the pressure point FTI Group’s BlueDeck system is designed to relieve. Before getting into what BlueDeck does differently, it’s worth understanding why long-span slab construction has historically been slow. Warehouses and distribution centres are defined by their...