Industry News
Product recall - Infinity brand TPS and low-voltage electrical cable
The ACCC has advised a product recall on INFINITY branded TPS & Orange Round Electrical Cables (Second Tranche). The recall applies to all INFINITY branded Infinity TPS (flat and flexible) and Orange Round low-voltage electrical cables of all sizes, configurations and models that are polymeric insulated and PVC sheathed/insulated.
[ + ]NECA calls on employers to turn their back on union enterprise agreements
The Victorian Chapter of the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has called on its members, and all electrical contracting industry employers, to engage directly with employees to achieve enterprise agreements. [ + ]
Rockwell Automation acquires ESC Services
Rockwell Automation has acquired the assets of ESC Services, a global hazardous energy control provider of lockout-tagout services and solutions. [ + ]
Hills to relocate SA innovation centres
Hills will relocate its South Australian Innovation Centres, product teams and shared support service functions from Port Road in Hindmarsh to the new Tonsley Park precinct by the end of the year. [ + ]
Transport industry fatalities too high
Continuing a worrying trend, the transport industry has once again topped the nation's work-related fatality numbers. According to Safe Work Australia (SWA), 140 Australians have been killed at work this year (as at 21 October), 37 of those from the transport and storage group. [ + ]
Registration now open for the 2015 Australasian Fleet Conference & Exhibition
The Australian Fleet Managers Association (AfMA) has announced that registration for the 2015 Australasian Fleet Conference & Exhibition is now open.
[ + ]Gartner names Schneider Electric 'visionary'
Schneider Electric has been named 'visionary' in a report that analysed commercial geographic information system (GIS) solutions supporting electric, water and gas utility networks from Gartner. [ + ]
RET should focus on tech incentives
The RET review needs a greater focus on encouraging technological breakthroughs, said former Liberal senator Professor Robert Hill. [ + ]
Australian Energy Storage Council announces international partnerships
The Australian Energy Storage Council has announced a range of key international partnerships. [ + ]
Ford Ranger XL judged Australia's best 4x4
The Thai-manufactured Ford Ranger XL 3.2 (d) has beaten the Mazda BT50 XTR and VW Amarok Highline TDI 420 to take out the 4x4 dual cab car of the year, as judged by the Australian Automobile Association on behalf of Australia's motoring clubs.
[ + ]Call for tougher drug driving penalties
According to the NRMA, one in three drivers convicted of a first offence for drug driving are getting off scot-free. [ + ]
Two Australian lighting companies in global cleantech top 30
The Australian Technologies Competition has announced that five of its previous winners have been named in the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) 2014 Later Stage Awards Global Top 30. [ + ]
Energy networks alliance
The University of Sydney and China's Tsinghua University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake joint research programs in energy networks. [ + ]
Bought from a reputable supplier?
If the events of this year have taught us one thing - it's that supporting the suppliers who support you could be the most important safety net for protecting the business. [ + ]
Flat panel lights outshine LEDs
Even as the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics has enshrined LEDs as the single most significant and disruptive energy-efficient lighting solution of today, scientists around the world continue unabated to search for bulbs that are even better. [ + ]