Toyota has marked 30 years of selling the iconic LandCruiser 70 Series range in Australia by announcing plans for significant improvements to safety. The updates, due to arrive in the second half of next year, are designed to deliver the maximum 5-star ANCAP safety rating for the sales-leading 70 Series single cab. [ + ]

Eaton has launched its Power Distribution product catalogue for 2015 offering electrical personnel a guide to safe and reliable power management solutions. [ + ]

Wilhelm Harnisch, CEO of Master Builders Australia (MBA), says that a decline in apprenticeships commencements and completions has been worsening for over a decade and unless structural issues are addressed, things are unlikely to change. [ + ]

BuildingIQ has been named an approved supplier for measurement and verification (M&V) services as part of an initiative to accelerate the uptake of energy efficiency in NSW. [ + ]

The transformation of Sydney's security camera network to HD has begun around popular tourist destinations such as Circular Quay. [ + ]

Fiat Chrysler Australia (Chrysler) has provided an administrative undertaking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), following an investigation into consumer guarantee complaints concerning vehicle faults and Chrysler's handling of those complaints. [ + ]

A free electrical design software system is now available for the electrical industry with the launch of DesignSpark Electrical by RS Components. [ + ]

ABB has won a $90m order to supply a 200 km cable to deliver 100 MW of electricity from the Norwegian grid to a Swiss offshore oil field. [ + ]

In April 2015, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) announced significant cuts to the operating and capital expenditure allowances across Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy and those determinations left Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy without funding for an estimated 2750 jobs from 1 July 2015. The cost of these unfunded jobs is $30 million per month. [ + ]

More than 200,000 street lights across Australia have been fitted with LED technology. [ + ]

Microsoft Corporation has acquired field management solution provider FieldOne Systems, according to the official Microsoft blog website. [ + ]

The 2015 Australasian Fleet Management Association (AfMA) awards were announced on 10 September. [ + ]

Enphase Energy has selected Australia as the first country in the world where it will introduce the Enphase AC Battery. [ + ]

Growth in solar PV module production has slowed in recent years to 4% annually from 2011 to 2013 after increasing by an average of 78% from 2006 to 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. [ + ]

myFLO has taken out the Patron's Choice award at the 2015 Western Sydney Awards for Businesss Excellence (WSABE). The award recognises organisations that contribute to the community and myFLO was selected by the Hon. Alan Cadman OAM, the Awards' Patron, from a pool of 63 finalist entries. [ + ]