Mercedes-Benz Australia is advising a recall on Sprinter vans sold between 1 October and 30 November 2015. The product was sold nationally from authorised Mercedes-Benz dealers. [ + ]

Australia's only air conditioning, refrigeration and building services expo, to be held in Melbourne from 17–19 May, has released a sneak peek of its seminar program. [ + ]

Despite efforts by unions, electricians will not receive a wage increase based on a licence allowance following a recent decision made by the Fair Work Commission. [ + ]

A new partnership between Swarm UAV and RIGCOM Access aims to substantially reduce the prohibitive inspection costs normally associated with asset management. [ + ]

A hazard alert for electrical sub-boards has been released by SafeWork SA following an electric shock incident involving exposed live busbars. [ + ]

Mobile workforce software company GeoOp has partnered with online business- and consumer-based marketplace Tradebusters to help Australian tradies develop their business skills. [ + ]

A 52 m² LED wall has been installed at Melbourne's Crown Casino — a new audiovisual innovation consisting of over 500,000 LEDs. [ + ]

Australian workers waste up to 30% of the working week preparing for and attending status meetings, according to a recent survey commissioned by Clarizen, provider of collaborative work management software. [ + ]

A Belgium team has taken out a $1 million prize for the Little Box Challenge, a competition run by Google and the IEEE. [ + ]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is continuing to focus on misleading and deceptive conduct complaints from small businesses, as revealed in the latest biannual 'Small business in focus' report. [ + ]

The ACCC has warned tradespeople who installed Infinity and some Olsent electrical cables that they may face regulatory action if they fail to act under recall arrangements. [ + ]

Moree Solar Farm in northern NSW is now feeding 56 MW of renewable solar energy into the National Electricity Market, enough to power 15,000 average homes. [ + ]

The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) is calling for the introduction of a mandatory electrical safety audit for households. [ + ]

EnergySafety in WA has warned the public to be cautious of dealing with businesses that do not hold current electrical licences and may be carrying out illegal electrical work. [ + ]

If you haven't registered yet for the upcoming AfMA Professional Development Fleet Forums, this might provide some more incentive. [ + ]