Treotham Australia has been appointed the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor for Euchner's range of safety interlock switches, safety relays, enabling switches, evaluation modules, MGB products, non-contact magnetic coding and RFID coding technologies. [ + ]

The extension of Shanghai's state power grid will be supported by a new 500 kV XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) cable system.

An Asia-Pacific alliance has announced that it will provide vendor finance to organisations for Powerstar's electrical energy products.

In an apparent case of 'do as I say, not as I do', Orix Australia's chief executive is allegedly implicated in an incident being widely reported as one of Australia's biggest corporate scandals. Orix Australia is part of the Japan-based Orix Group. [ + ]

Viewpoint Construction Software has acquired Sydney-based Jobpac, a provider of construction software solutions to the Australian and New Zealand construction industry for more than 25 years. Combining Jobpac's strong team of construction software professionals with Viewpoint's organisation and advanced product portfolio creates a significant market leader with significant resources for customer service, support and new product development.

Tuesday, 28 April 2015 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers' Memorial Day, and Safe Work Australia is asking Australians to remember those who have died because of workplace incidents and disease and help prevent future deaths by raising the awareness of work health and safety. [ + ]

St Vincent's Hospital has reduced energy consumption by 1.7 million kWh within 14 months with the help of energy management solutions providers BuildingIQ and Entro.py.

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) has announced it has signed an agreement with a consortium, led by GO Scale Capital, to sell off an 80.1% interest in Philips’ combined LED components and Automotive lighting business. [ + ]

Crisptech, an Australian importer and distributor of industrial communications products, has changed its name to Ethernet Australia. [ + ]

Australia could almost double its energy productivity by 2030, delivering significant benefits to the economy, savings for businesses and a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report released from ClimateWorks. [ + ]

Royal Philips' intelligent connected GreenUp LED high-bay has received a Red Dot Award for high design quality. [ + ]

NBN Co is currently in the process of rolling out fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) technology to 6000 homes and businesses in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

Australia's largest employer network of apprentices and trainees has welcomed the federal government's intention to place a focus on measures to assist small business in the May Budget.

OK Smart Wearables has finalised a deal with ROAM to acquire the development and design of over 100 new initiatives - from smart watches, phones, virtual reality devices, smart glasses, head-up displays and tablets to other wearable products.

WorkSafe WA has issued a warning to check high-risk work licences after being alerted to altered and created copies of the documents. [ + ]