Press Releases from Expotrade (54 total)
Fostering the Effective Convergence of Light, Space and Design
For the first time ever, Expotrade has diverted from its usual format to bring together the best minds in the lighting, interior design, and architecture…
The Major Infrastructure Projects Set to Transform the ACT’s Future
Expotrade are thrilled to announce that the ACT Major Projects Conference is returning on the 28th and 29th of August, to showcase some of the…
Cross Yarra Partnership aims to create sustainable stations
The Victorian Government has finally settled on contractors and designs for the $11-billion Melbourne Metro Tunnel project. The consortium responsible for the project development, known…
Lighting Melbourne City - 2017 Intelligent Community of the Year
Along with its long-running standing as the world’s most liveable city, Melbourne has claimed the title as the 2017 Intelligent Community of the Year, conferred…
WA Wins in Federal Budget
Western Australia’s Metronet project has received an investment of $1.8 billion from the Federal Budget among a range of infrastructure projects, creating more jobs in…
Inland Rail to be Profiled at the Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference
The Federal Budget has injected funds into the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail Link, with a promise of $8.4 billion to go towards the project.
The…
SA Powering Ahead with Energy and Defence Innovations
A $20 million virtual power plant (VPP), the largest of its kind in the world, is currently undergoing trials in South Australia. Once completed, the…
LED Lighting Dominates Public Street Lighting Strategy
Street lighting is central to an urban centre’s infrastructure. The City of Ryde in NSW is currently undertaking LED retrofit projects with smart control LED…
New Areas of Growth in Western Australia
Western Australia is looking to new areas of growth in key sectors such as agriculture, technology and tourism as the economy transitions from predominately resource…
Brisbane Front and Centre of Queensland Transport Projects
The Brisbane Metro Subway System is one of Brisbane’s most significant public transport projects. Brisbane City Council has announced plans for the Brisbane Metro upgrades…
Infrastructure and Disruptive Technology Gamechanger for SA’s Economy
The 10th Annual South Australian Major Projects Conference is taking place in Adelaide this year as South Australia focuses on investing in key infrastructure projects…
A People-Centric High-Rise Future
High-rise experts and delegates ranging from architects, designers, urban planners, structural engineers, suppliers and developers gathered at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre last week…
Victorian Infrastructure Projects and Priorities
The 9th Annual Victorian Transport Infrastructure Conference profiled leading projects across the State at Melbourne's Convention & Exhibition Centre last week.
Infrastructure Victoria’s Chief Executive Officer,…
Smart Skyscrapers Summit Drives Innovation
The Australian Smart Skyscrapers Summit will explore exciting new developments and technological advancements in high-rise design and construction. Launching in Melbourne on the 28th and…
Transport and Funding Priorities in WA
In the lead up to the WA State Election on March 11th 2017, transport infrastructure continues to loom large as a debated topic for the…
Humanising the high-rise
The Quay Quarter Tower is an innovative high-rise project taking shape in Sydney’s Central Quay precinct. The recent international competition held by AMP Capital Investors…
The Advent of Disruptive Transport Infrastructure for Queensland
With the rapid emergence of disruptive technologies taking hold around the world, Queensland is examining its transport infrastructure priorities as the State moves towards a…
Value Capture Looms Large in Victoria
With numerous projects proposed and underway across Victoria, value capture has emerged as an innovative strategy to fund major infrastructure works. As governments explore more…
Schindler Announced as Platinum Sponsor of the Australian Smart Skyscrapers Summ …
Leading expert in high-rise transportation Schindler Australia has been announced as the Platinum Sponsor of the inaugural high-rise construction and design event in the Southern…
Western Australia Post Mining Boom Major Projects
With economic and financial capacity directed to infrastructure as well as transport projects across Western Australia, the Federal and State governments have allocated substantial funds…
Plans Underway for Australia’s High Speed Rail and Smart City Future
While talk of a high speed rail has been on the cards for over three decades in Australia, the Consolidated Land and Rail Australia (CLARA)…
Timber Revolutionises High-Rise Construction
Timber construction could revolutionise skyscraper typology, says Dr Philip Oldfield, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales.
Dr Oldfield…
Australian Economy Receives Boost from Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel Project
The Australian economy will see direct benefits from a major infrastructure project currently underway in Melbourne in the form of the $10.9 billion Melbourne Metro…
Transport Infrastructure Boom across Queensland
The Inland Rail project is set to improve the national rail network and serve the interstate freight market. A significant feature of the project is…
Skyscrapers Summit in Melbourne Attracts Huge Interest from High-Rise Developmen …
A number of major players in high-rise development have confirmed their participation at the Australian Smart Skyscrapers Summit 2017. The inaugural Summit is the first…
Traffic Conditions on Victorian Roads – Projections for the Future
As urban Melbourne continues to struggle with increased traffic congestion, experts will convene at the 9th Annual Victorian Transport Infrastructure Conference 2017 to discuss solutions…
Australian Identity Shaping Cities’ High-Rise Infrastructure
As Australia continues to adopt new trends in high-rise construction it is important to maintain the distinct individuality of our Australian cities.
While China and…
What Makes A Skyscraper Smart?
As more and more high-rise projects are constructed worldwide, the “smart skyscrapers” trend continues to boom. What exactly defines a smart skyscraper? Energy saving measures,…
Victoria Infrastructure’s 30 Year Strategy for the State
As Melbourne's population is forecast to hit 10 million by the 2050s, infrastructure strategies and innovation come at a crucial time. Collectively, the state will…
South East Dominating Australia’s Skyscraper Market
The Australian Smart Skyscraper Summit 2017 makes its Australian debut in Melbourne on the 28-29th of March next year. It will profile some of the…
Major Infrastructure Projects Discussed in Queensland
On the 25th and 26th of October, the 2nd Annual Queensland Infrastructure Projects Conference 2016 gathered at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre. The conference…
NSW Infrastructure Plan Facilitates a Growing Sydney
As part of the NSW government’s commitment towards infrastructure development as the bedrock of a growing Sydney, the government has committed over $73.3 billion into…
Tourism, Mining and Indigenous Affairs in the Northern Territory
For a seventh consecutive year, the 7th Annual NT Major Projects Conference convenes again at the Darwin Convention Centre on the 6-7th November. This comes…
Infrastructure Developments Signal Revitalisation for Brisbane City
Brisbane is soon to boast the best runway system in the world with the construction of the New Parallel Runway (NPR), the biggest aviation project…
Lighting the Way Forward at the Australian Smart Lighting Summit 2016
On the 6th and 7th of September delegates convened at the 2016 Annual Australian Smart Lighting Summit at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. Now…
Smart Skyscrapers Summit Launches in the Southern Hemisphere
In March 2017 Melbourne will play host to the first ever Smart Skyscrapers Summit, a premiere event that will attract tower construction experts from around…
Commonwealth Games Talk of the Town at the QLD Infrastructure Projects Conferenc …
The 2nd Annual Queensland Infrastructure Project Conference, which attracted over 150 delegates last year, is set to bring nationwide industry professionals together from the 25th…
Final Countdown: Australia’s Largest Public Lighting Summit Convenes in One We …
The 2016 edition of Australia’s largest annual Smart Lighting Summit, with smart and sustainable lighting as a central theme on the agenda, once again convenes…
Victorian Budget 2016/17 multi-billion transport infrastructure commitment
8th June, Melbourne, VIC: The Victorian government has committed more than $8 billion as part of the Victorian Budget 2016/17 towards the construction of new…
Smart Cities Plan to support public lighting policy
1st June, Melbourne, VIC: The Australian government has announced a multi-million dollar plan to assist in the creation of smart, interconnected cities across the country.
Outlined…
Level Crossing Removal Project gains traction
25th May, Melbourne, VIC: The Victorian government has embarked on an ambitious plan to remove 50 of the state’s most dangerous and congested level crossings…
South Australia $6 billion major projects commitment
24th May, Adelaide, SA: More than $6 billion worth of major infrastructure projects are currently underway or scheduled to begin in South Australia over the…
Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference supports growing transport infras …
The 7th Annual Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference was held last week at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre to an audience of more than 200…
Melbourne Metro Rail Project Federal Budget funding boost
17th May, Melbourne, VIC: The Australian government has announced $857 million in funding towards the development of the Melbourne Metro Rail Project as part of…
Victorian public transport upgrades amidst growing population
5th May, Melbourne, VIC: Melbourne features an extensive range of public transport services, including an array of regional and metropolitan rail, bus and public transport…
State Infrastructure Plan facilitates transport infrastructure
4th May, Brisbane, QLD: As part of the Queensland government’s commitment towards infrastructure development, the State Infrastructure Plan was released in March to bolster the…
Victorian Major Projects Conference takes to stage
27th April, Melbourne, VIC: In attendance of more than 250 delegates, the seventh edition of the Victorian Major Projects Conference was held at the Melbourne…
WA Major Projects Conference concludes successfully
More than 300 people gathered at the 7th Annual WA Major Projects Conference last week to review some of the state’s largest and most significant…
Victorian government’s on-going commitment towards state infrastructure
Expected to create more than 100,000 new jobs, the Victorian government has unveiled plans in the 2015 state budget to commit $22 billion towards public…
Western Australia's commitment towards infrastructure development
At one point during the state’s significant mining boom, petroleum and mining output contributed towards almost 90 per cent of the state’s total income during…
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