by Kai | Apr 10, 2012 | Media Coverage
Awards applications now open
‘Asset owners, service providers and organisations responsible for physical assets and their revenue, reliability ans safety are encouraged to apply to the Asset Management Council’s 2012 Asset Management Awards’.
Developing international standards – by Peter Kohler
‘Australians are playing a leading role in the development of a suite of international standards for asset management’.
To read the full articles, click here
Engineers Australia Magazine, Volume 83 No. 12, first published December 2011
by Kai | Apr 10, 2012 | Media Coverage
‘The Asset Management Council is offering awards to Australian university students who are able to demonstrate their asset management capabilities and innovation via a university project or thesis’.
http://www.engineersmedia.com.au/magazines/sn/mar2012_sn.html#news6, first published March 2012
by Kai | Mar 27, 2012 | Member Media
Ausgrid now has a channel on YouTube. Watch their video clips, which cover a range of topics including:
- Ausgrid Beaconsfield to Kogarah cable works
- Sydney City Grid
- Restoring power automatically
- Smart grid shortens blackouts
- How we restore power in a blackout
- Testing streetlights with lasers
- Ausgrid Stayin’ Alive safety video
Click here to visit their channel on YouTube
by Kai | Mar 15, 2012 | Media Coverage
‘Across the rail industry, more assets will be required to meet increasing passenger and freight demand. In addition, rail organisations with limited resources will be judged on their ability to deliver more from their asset base while providing a clear audit trail on assets under their control and justification of utilisation decisions taken.’
A viewpoint by Evan Monkhouse, senior consultant, Interfleet Technology
To read Evan’s full article which includes reference to The Asset journal Issue 3, Volume 5, 2011 and the Asset Management Council’s involvement in the International Standards development, click here
http://www.railexpress.com.au, first published 14 March 2012
by Kai | Mar 15, 2012 | Member Media
Leighton Contractors is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Bushby as Executive General Manager of the Leighton Contractors’ Services Division.
Mr Bushby will head the Leighton Contractors’ Services Division team encompassing the business units of Infrastructure Services, Facility Management and Utility Services, operating and maintaining key infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Bushby brings his skills and experience as the former Chief Executive of the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority to the Leighton Contractors role.
His experience working at key strategic and operational levels in government and proven leadership capacity are welcomed by the Services Division of Leighton Contractors and complements its commitment to service, focus and outstanding results. As Chief Executive of the RTA from 2009 to 2011, Mr Bushby was responsible for the $5.3 billion NSW Annual Roads Program and 8000 RTA staff during a time of major change.
Michael has been a key driver for many policy initiatives including involvement in the national heavy vehicle reform initiatives. Over the last decade he has been involved in improving and setting new standards for safety, operations and asset management for the state’s extensive road network.
Leighton Contractors is currently the largest private motorway and tunnel operations and maintenance provider in Australia and is well positioned to further develop the skills and strong relationships it enjoys with clients and partners in the delivery of infrastructure services and facility management.
The Leighton Contractors’ Services Division is engaged in some of the nation’s premier infrastructure projects including:
- long term facility management of seven schools in South East Queensland through the Aspire Schools PPP project;
- providing operations and maintenance for the M5 East in NSW;
- repairing more than 600km of roads damaged by the 2011 floods in Queensland;
- delivering improvements and maintenance to more than 3,400km of main roads throughout the West Australian Wheatbelt;
- providing comprehensive on-site facility management services for the nation’s most advanced private medical facility, The Medica Centre, in NSW; and
- managing the offices and depots for Powercor across Victoria.
Mr Bushby will commence in the position on Monday 12 March 2012.
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For further information please contact: Trish Tremble, Marketing & Communication Manager
Services Division Leighton Contractors T: 0404 078 925
About Leighton Contractors
Leighton Contractors is one of Australia’s leading construction, mining, services and telecommunications groups with more than $9.4 billion work in hand, employing more than 9,000 people across Australia and New Zealand.
www.leightoncontractors.com.au
by Kai | Mar 6, 2012 | Media Releases
Asset management is a rapidly growing industry with numerous opportunities for ongoing employment and capability development.
Enter the Asset Management Council Student Awards to highlight your asset management capabilities and innovation. Each Award recipient will be publically recognised in front of key industry asset management professionals.
Students may enter one or more Award categories; Undergraduate Student, Postgraduate Student and Postgraduate Research.
Each recipient of the 2012 Student Award category will receive:
- 1 complimentary 2012 ICOMS Asset Management Conference, Hobart registration (4 – 7 June 2012)
- 1 complimentary Awards Ceremony ticket, Hobart (6 June 2012)
- Framed certificate
- $500.00 cheque
- Honorary Asset Management Council membership (for a period of 12 months)
For further inquiries or to apply for an award, visit amcouncil.com.au
