Solar system seller fined and prosecuted by Fair Trading
09 May, 2012The director and general manager of Solar and Bamboo Direct and Solar Installations, Jan Pieter McHeyzer, has been prosecuted and fined for selling unmarked and potentially unsafe hot water storage tanks and making false and misleading claims about the tanks.
Agilent appoints RS Components as distributor for South-East Asia
07 May, 2012 | Supplied by: RSAgilent Technologies has appointed RS Components as authorised distributor of its InfiniiVision 2000 and 3000 X-Series oscilloscopes and handheld digital multimeters in South-East Asia.
Contracting Innovation and Performance Workshop
07 May, 2012The workshop is designed to provide the tools and strategies to secure effective project execution and asset reliability through collaborative contracting practices.
Solco announces new CEO and Board reshuffle
04 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Solco Choice ElectricSolco has announced several changes in its executive staff. The company has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, while its Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer have both tendered their resignations.
Emerson appoints new senior director of sales productivity
04 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Emerson Network PowerEmerson Network Power recently announced the promotion of Chris Mandahl to the position of senior director for sales productivity. Reporting directly to vice president and general manager for sales Gene Hayden, Mr Mandahl’s position will cover Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, Japan, South Korea and Pakistan.
Owner-managed companies failing to prepare for the worst
03 May, 2012Most business owners don’t have a business succession plan in place to cover them in the event of death or disability, a recent MSI Global Alliance survey has found. Only 24% of owner-managed businesses have a formal business succession plan in place, while 36% don’t have key person insurance to cover an orderly business succession in the event of the death or disability of an owner-manager.
Seminars to help improve energy performance of Australian buildings
27 April, 2012Australian Building Sciences (ABS) will be holding series of national seminars, in May and June, aimed at improving the energy performance of Australian buildings.
National licensing delayed - electrical, plumbing, gasfitting, refrigeration and property occupations first affected
26 April, 2012The introduction of national licensing will now start in 2013. This first wave of licences to be affected includes electrical, plumbing and gasfitting, refrigeration and air conditioning, and property occupations.
Spirent to acquire Mu Dynamics
22 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty LtdSpirent Communications has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Mu Dynamics, based in Sunnyvale, California, for a cash consideration of $40m.
CFL market to reach $14 billion by 2020, report predicts
20 April, 2012The compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) market is set to flourish in the next few years, according to a report published by business intelligence company GlobalData. Increased demand for energy-efficient lighting coupled with the increasing compatibility of CFLs with existing lighting infrastructure is causing a steep rise in the market for new lamps and replacements.
Turnbull’s NBN plan “technologically illiterate”, claims CEPU
20 April, 2012The Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU) has criticised Malcolm Turnbull’s plans to cut back the National Broadband Network (NBN) from fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) to fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) should the Coalition win government in 2013, calling the plans “technologically illiterate”.
Narda EFA-300 and ELT-400 electromagnetic field measuring devices
19 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Narda Safety Test Solutions GmbHNarda Safety Test Solutions has available two low-frequency electromagnetic field measuring devices with evaluation conforming to ICNIRP 2010, the EFA-300 and the ELT-400.
Master Electricians criticises ACTU’s plan to double apprentice wages
19 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Master Electricians AustraliaMaster Electricians Australia has criticised ACTU President Ged Kearney’s call to double apprentice wages, claiming that it would “destroy the apprenticeship system” and end training opportunities for young Australians.
Government announces full support of CEFC Review recommendations
18 April, 2012The Gillard Government has announced its full support for all of the recommendations of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Expert Review. The review was conducted to advise on the design of the $10 billion CEFC, which will provide funding for renewable energy, low emissions and energy efficiency technology.
AuSES welcomes CEFC report
18 April, 2012The Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES) has welcomed the release of a Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Expert Review Report, but said the government now needs to introduce legislation formally establishing the CEFC.
