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March 21, 2011

New Green Plumbing Trade tower swings open

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , — tom @ 10:58 pm

The new Swinburne TAFE Green Plumbing Trade school building opened in Croydon, Melbourne last week.

The first of its kind in Victoria, the complex incorporates a trades building and plumbing tower to deliver green training for the building, construction and plumbing fields.

Ten thousand new apprentices will be trained over the next five years.

The new Green Plumbing School will teach Plumbing pre-apprenticeships, Cert III in Plumbing, Cert IV in Plumbing and Services Operations Stream and Solar short courses.

The project added approximately 3,500 sqm of floor space to the Swinburne campus.

There are 400 students at the Green Plumbing School, and 120 apprentices will start in 2012.

The $10 million project was part of the Federal Government’s $200 million Training Infrastructure Investment for Tomorrow program which delivered 32 projects at TAFE institutes across Australia.

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, joined Mike Symon, the Federal Member for Deakin, to open the federally-funded facility.

Combet said: “The Green Plumbing Trade School supports local green industries by providing skilled tradespeople.”

Symon said: “This is a great result for local families as there are now many more places for apprenticeships and training in the green trades of the future.”

“I started my apprenticeship in electrical trades in 1982 and worked for 20 years as a qualified electrician. Investing in expanding the number of apprenticeships and training places locally gives opportunities for long term careers. It is also the way that we can deal with the growing skills gap in these emerging industries.”

Posted at: http://www.sustainablebuildingproducts.com.au/news/new-green-plumbing-trade-tower-swings-open?utm_source=20110321&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters

Date Posted: 21 March 2011

March 18, 2011

ASX Announcement Lend Lease completes Valemus acquisition

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: — tom @ 3:46 am

10 March 2011

Lend Lease today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Valemus Australia (Valemus), the parent company of Abigroup, Baulderstone and Conneq from Bilfinger Berger SE.

The Valemus order book at 31 December 2010 was A$5.3bn, which provides considerable visibility of future earnings.

The Valemus name will be retired immediately with Abigroup, Baulderstone and Conneq continuing to operate as separate business units, as part of Lend Lease’s infrastructure business. Peter Brecht, formerly Chief Executive Officer of Valemus, has been appointed Managing Director, Infrastructure, reporting to Scott Charlton, Lend Lease Group Director of Operations.

Lend Lease will now undertake an initial 90 day integration process that will focus on enhancing value and confirming opportunities for synergies. A key aspect of the integration will be to share knowledge, systems and processes ensuring consistent best practice approaches to safety, risk management and corporate governance are maintained across the Group.

Lend Lease Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Steve McCann, said the acquisition is consistent with the Group’s strategic direction and focus on key growth trends. The Abigroup, Baulderstone and Conneq businesses give Lend Lease capabilities in the growing Engineering & Construction markets.

“I would like to welcome all Valemus employees to Lend Lease. There is a strong cultural and strategic fit between the organisations and the depth of skills within the Valemus businesses will add considerably to our market offering, said Mr McCann.

“Lend Lease acquired Valemus at an attractive price and we retain significant financial flexibility to fund the Group’s development pipeline. The Group’s strong balance sheet, diversified portfolio and substantial project pipeline provide a strong platform for earnings growth.”

March 15, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO APTUS PERSONNEL

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , — tom @ 2:21 am

WHAT A GAME…….

The DCE Challengers really gave Aptus Personnel a run for their money in the Grand Final match. With scores 1 all at quarter time and 3 all at half time, the first half was a gripping display!

The game was goal for goal for most of the part, with penalty shots almost every quarter, fast break goals, goals that just snuck over the line and a headder that was taken from a full court throw!

At half-time with scores even, after Andrew (Aptus Team Captain) spent most of the game pacing up and down the sidelines (nursing a broken ankle), was pleased to hear that a couple of players from DCE had to finish up early, leaving DCE Challengers with no substitutes in such a fast paced game!

Just into the third quarter, Theo (DCE Director) pulled a hammy and had to retire to the goals with no substitutes, unleashing Long onto the court. Even with the fancy footwork produced by DCE, they couldn’t quite match Aptus in last half. Third quarter score was 5-4 to Aptus, finishing on 8-4 to Aptus.

Well done to both teams. A very exciting game to watch and play in I’m sure! Congratulations to Aptus Personnel.

GRAND FINAL RESULT

COURT 6: Aptus Personnel def DCE Challengers 8-4

A big thank you to all teams involved in the tournament. The tournament as a whole ran very smoothly and I appreciate the sportsmanship displayed by all teams involved. I hope you enjoyed yourselves and look forward to having you involved again next year!

WHAT A GAME…….

The DCE Challengers really gave Aptus Personnel a run for their money in the Grand Final match. With scores 1 all at quarter time and 3 all at half time, the first half was a gripping display!

The game was goal for goal for most of the part, with penalty shots almost every quarter, fast break goals, goals that just snuck over the line and a headder that was taken from a full court throw!

At half-time with scores even, after Andrew (Aptus Team Captain) spent most of the game pacing up and down the sidelines, was pleased to hear that a couple of players from DCE had to finish up early, leaving DCE Challengers with no substitutes in such a fast paced game!

Just into the third quarter, Theo (DCE Director) pulled a hammy and had to retire to the goals with no substitutes, unleashing Long onto the court. Even with the fancy footwork produced by DCE, they couldn’t quite match Aptus in last half. Third quarter score was 5-4 to Aptus, finishing on 8-4 to Aptus.

Well done to both teams. A very exciting game to watch and play in I’m sure! Congratulations to Aptus Personnel.

GRAND FINAL RESULT

COURT 6: Aptus Personnel def DCE Challengers 8-4

March 2, 2011

Aptus win again to progress to Grand Final

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , — tom @ 1:29 am

Round 5 proved to be an exciting round with two deciding matches taking place! Aptus Personnel and FG United met for the first time to play off for the Grand Final spot. After 3 years of participating in the tournament FG United remained undefeated….. until now! Aptus Personnel took home the win 5-1. A very close game with only one goal scored in the whole second half!

In pool no. 2 both DCE Challengers and Simpson Construction were on equal points, however DCE ahead in points difference. With the forfeit of UW Solutions, Simpson Construction were given an automatic win. Therefore the DCE Challengers had to win to make it through to the grand final match on points difference. It was a close game against Millar & Merrigan, however DCE took home the win 9-5.

The remaining game was between Burnsham United and the Dalton Wanderers. Both teams started off neck and neck. Burnsham United ran away with the game in the second quarter scoring 4 to Dalton’s 0. From then on the game remained even, however Dalton Wanderers just couldn’t make up the difference lost in the second quarter. Burnsham United took home the win 8-4.

ROUND FIVE RESULTS

COURT 3: Aptus Personnel def FG United 5-1

COURT 4: Burnsham United def Dalton Wanderers 8-4

COURT 5: DCE Challengers def Millar & Merrigan 9-5

COURT 6: Simpson Construction Intra-match N/A

BYE: Cardno Galacticos

FORFEIT: UW Socceroos

LADDER – As @ Rd 5

PLACE

TEAM

WIN

LOSS

DRAW

TOTAL

POINTS

DIFF

Pool 1

1

Aptus Personnel

4

0

0

12

52

2

FG United

3

1

0

9

40

3

Cardno Galacticos

2

2

0

6

5

4

Burnsham United

1

3

0

3

-35

5

Dalton Wanderers

0

4

0

0

-62

Pool 2

1

DCE Challengers

4

1

0

12

10

2

Simpson Construction

4

1

0

12

1

3

Millar & Merrigan

1

4

0

3

-4

4

UW Socceroos

1

4

0

3

-17

Well done to those teams who took home a win in the fifth round of the tournament!

We have DCE Challengers and Aptus Personnel in the Grand Final next week. Congratulations!

Round 5 proved to be an exciting round with two deciding matches taking place! Aptus Personnel and FG United met for the first time to play off for the Grand Final spot. After 3 years of participating in the tournament FG United remained undefeated….. until now! Aptus Personnel took home the win 5-1. A very close game with only one goal scored in the whole second half!

In pool no. 2 both DCE Challengers and Simpson Construction were on equal points, however DCE ahead in points difference. With the forfeit of UW Solutions, Simpson Construction were given an automatic win. Therefore the DCE Challengers had to win to make it through to the grand final match on points difference. It was a close game against Millar & Merrigan, however DCE took home the win 9-5.

The remaining game was between Burnsham United and the Dalton Wanderers. Both teams started off neck and neck. Burnsham United ran away with the game in the second quarter scoring 4 to Dalton’s 0. From then on the game remained even, however Dalton Wanderers just couldn’t make up the difference lost in the second quarter. Burnsham United took home the win 8-4.