Mar 25, 2014
The Victorian newspaper ‘The Age’ recently ran a story on foreign workers being exploited on building sites in Melbourne. When a company scrutinised qualifications of 50 contractors, 48 were deemed non-compliant because they were unlicensed, licences they...
Mar 6, 2014
A jump in detached housing has seen residential building approvals in Australia soaring to eleven year highs in the latest sign of increasing home building activity. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the overall number of dwelling units approved...
Feb 17, 2014
FCTA – Building Careers is a member of the Master Tilers Association (MTA). The MTA has members from all over Australia, including some of SA’s most highly regarded tilers. They have a website that hosts a forum where people can discuss issues with certain...
Feb 4, 2014
The office of Consumer and Business Services (CBS, formally OCBA) has the right to publicly publish warnings about dodgy tradies. This includes an electrician who has been fined and banned from working in the trade, and an unlicensed builder who was fined $57000 and...
Jan 14, 2014
CSR’s ‘Red Book’ is the most well known guide in the industry. It is now available as partof CSR’s Gyprock App. Just search for ‘gyprock’ in the app store. Another resource is the Australian Wall & Ceiling Lining Industries...
Jan 13, 2014
Apprentices will be able to start at 7am this week, and finish early due to the heat wave. The weather forecast looks horrible all week! We will have free bottled water for students.
