Small and medium businesses receive $20m worth of energy-efficiency grants
18 May, 2012The federal government has pledged over $20 million in grants to help small and medium businesses and community groups improve energy efficiency.
Malaysia outpaces Singapore, Australia and NZ in NBN deployment
16 May, 2012Malaysia is “comfortably outpacing” other countries in the Asia Pacific region with its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) network being built by Telekom Malaysia, according to recent figures released by Informa Telecoms & Media.
Energy supply industry urges WA government to abandon re-merger
15 May, 2012The energy supply industry has continued to urge the WA government not to allow the re-merger of Verve Energy and Synergy, following an Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) report that said the re-merger would not address the real drivers of rising energy costs.
MEA Federal Budget response
11 May, 2012Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has released a Federal Budget response, claiming the announcement of welfare packages is an “election sweetener” that will adversely impact business growth and therefore jobs.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
5 tips to beat business phone fraud
27 March, 2012Telstra Business has taken the step of sending warnings out to its business customers following an increase in cases where hackers have gained unauthorised access to business phone systems.
Funding lighting upgrades has never been so easy
07 March, 2012The Australian lighting industry is facing a myriad of problems, including complicated and fragmented regulatory environment for energy-efficient products and substandard products giving a bad name to the industry, that could potentially restrain growth. However, it’s not all doom and gloom. In the article below, Ilum-a-lite’s CEO Mark Rutherford, explains how private and government funding options make it easy for businesses to go green.
1800 registrations for Clean Technology Investment Program information sessions
07 March, 2012AusIndustry’s information sessions for the $1 billion Clean Technology Investment programs have proved to be highly popular, with over 1800 manufacturers registering to attend the sessions. The first session in Sydney on 5 March attracted over 390 businesses.
AusIndustry hosts Clean Technology Investment Programs information sessions
05 March, 2012AusIndustry is hosting a series of information sessions to help manufacturers and business operators learn how to apply for assistance under the government’s Clean Technology Investment Program.
Spirent named global leader in ethernet and cloud infrastructure test equipment markets
06 December, 2011Spirent Communications has been named by Frost & Sullivan as the market leader in the 1/10/40/100G ethernet and cloud infrastructure test equipment markets, with 28.9 and 45.6% market shares respectively.
A helping hand for struggling small businesses
29 November, 2011 by Dr Caroline Hong*, CEO, SME Association of AustraliaThe electrical industry in Australia is characterised by sole traders, family, micro and small businesses, which face daily challenges involved in running a company in difficult times.
