Test and measurement company TechRentals has turned 40 this year. [ + ]

Weidmuller has approved JT Day's junction box assembly facility for the assembly of its junction boxes. JT Day's facility has recently doubled in capacity to handle the increasing demand for customised junction boxes. [ + ]

VACC, the largest employer of automotive apprentices in Victoria, has criticised the dismissal of a proposal to reduce standard car registration fees for apprentices.

According to recent research results from Frost & Sullivan, the commercial vehicle (CV) telematics market in Australia has reached the mature stage, particuarly in basic solutions such as track and trace. [ + ]

E-Oz has launched a new online resource toolkit for the energy sector, called Energy Space. [ + ]

Fujitsu has introduced Fujitsu Assist, a service program to help streamline the maintenance and support divisions of the business. [ + ]

The upgraded D-Max was introduced in Australian and New Zealand in late 2013 and the five star ANCAP safety rating applies to the D-Max 4x4 Crew Cab variants built from November 2013 and the 4x2 High-Ride Crew Cab variants built from November 2014. A separate four star ANCAP rating applies to all other variants. [ + ]

Standards Australia (SA) Technical Committee LG-002, Lighting for Roads and Public Spaces, is currently revising AS/NZS 1158.6 Lighting for Roads and Public Spaces, Part 6: Luminaires. The proposed revision will supersede AS/NZS 1158.6:2010, which was published in 2010. [ + ]

GSES has formed a strategic cooperative relationship with China's National Energy Solar Center (NESC), which is incorporated by the China Electric Power Research Institute. [ + ]

Engaging with consumers can be time-consuming, and it is difficult for contractors to give the right advice given the number of choices and new home technology solutions available. To address this issue, Rexel has launched home technology centres. [ + ]

Data released by Safe Work Australia indicates a high number of work-related fatalities could have been avoided if risks had been eliminated through safe design. [ + ]

Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull will head the telco industry decision-makers at the second annual NBN: Rebooted conference in Sydney on 17 and 18 November. [ + ]

Cogito Group, an Australian SME that specialises in digital security and systems integration, has been engaged to assist the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) in planning the implementation of stronger authentication and access-enabled solutions. [ + ]

Investment in energy efficiency will boost Australia's productivity and enhance its competitiveness in international markets, according to Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Chairman Jillian Broadbent AO. [ + ]

Two million Australians are on call while asleep, many ready for emergency response, and now researchers have been funded to assess the impact on-call work has on sleep, stress and their performance next day.