NECA issues safety warnings to flood-stricken residents
28 February, 2013 | Supplied by: NECA/National Electrical & Communications AssociationThe National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has issued an electrical safety warning to residents as wild weather continues to cause problems around Australia with floods in northern NSW, threatened floods in southeast Queensland and a tropical cyclone set to hit northern Western Australia.
Warning to apprentices
27 February, 2013 | Supplied by: NECA/National Electrical & Communications AssociationThe National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has issued a warning that under no circumstances should electrical apprentices ever undertake live electrical work nor work without suitable supervision.
The importance of ‘buying local’ and boosting your credibility during times of crisis
27 February, 2013 by Malcolm Richards | Supplied by: Master Electricians AustraliaAs a series of storms, floods and fires recently swept across the country, Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has called on insurance companies to buy local when they are sourcing contractors for repair work.
Asbestos deaths set to rise
27 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Master Electricians AustraliaAccording to a release from Master Electricans Australia, prior to the mid-1980s Australia was one of the highest users of asbestos in the world. Today, Australia has one of the highest rates of asbestos-related disease in the world.
Time, not money, is the answer to power price woes
26 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Master Electricians AustraliaMaster Electricians Australia (MEA) has called on the Queensland Government to restrict power price rises for off-peak energy tariffs, in order to ease pressure on the grid, reduce the amount of investment needed and cut costs to consumers.
Low-carbon legacy: UltraBattery inventor retires
25 February, 2013 | Supplied by: CSIRODr Lan Lam, the primary inventor of the UltraBattery, and his team took the world’s 150 year-old battery technology and revolutionised it in the laboratories of CSIRO.
Rockwell Automation on tour
22 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaMaking new tracks, Rockwell Automation on Tour will visit multiple locations in both metropolitan and regional centres around Australia. The free educational workshop series allows attendees from all industries to explore the latest aspects of the company’s Integrated Architecture approach to plantwide control and information systems.
CeBIT Australia 2013
22 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Hannover Fairs AustraliaFor the twelfth year running, CeBIT Australia returns to the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre from 28-30 May 2013 as the number one business technology event of the Asia-Pacific business calendar.
Queensland’s major construction projects set to decline 40%
21 February, 2013Major construction projects in Queensland are predicted to decline by more than $7.5 billion, the President of the Queensland Major Contractors Association has said.
Rooftop solar trial update
19 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Energy AustraliaAusGrid is inviting interested parties to the latest Smart Grid, Smart City seminar, for an update on the Rooftop Solar Trial.
‘Robot’ electric car drives itself
18 February, 2013Robotic technology from Oxford University that enables a car to ‘drive itself’ for stretches of a route has been shown driving a Nissan Leaf electric car. The new car gives a glimpse of what the driver’s experience of an auto drive-enabled car of the future might be like: the technology is controlled from an iPad on the dashboard that flashes up a prompt offering the driver the option of the car taking over for a portion of a familiar route - touching the screen then switches to ‘auto drive’ where the robotic system takes over.
Local contractors dumped
18 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Master Electricians AustraliaMaster Electricians Australia has called on insurance companies to “buy local” when they are sourcing contractors for flood repair work in Bundaberg and other parts of regional Queensland.
Changes to Energy Efficiency Council board
18 February, 2013Energy Efficiency Council members have elected two new directors, Rob Thomson, Group General Manager at Energetics and Paul Troughton, Manager of Regulatory Affairs at EnerNOC.
EMSc Australian partner visits UK
15 February, 2013 | Supplied by: PowerstarEMSc (UK) Ltd, manufacturer of the Powerstar voltage optimisation system, recently hosted Arthur Savidis, newly appointed sales engineer to the companies Australia branch - EMSc (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Lightmoves Group acquires Lots of Watts
14 February, 2013The Lightmoves Group of companies, which includes Lightmoves, Resolution X, Balanced Technology and Browns Precision Welding, is pleased to announce that they have successfully completed the acquisition of the stock, assets and hire assets of Lots of Watts (LOW), which is now trading as Lots of Watts Australia.
