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Research project to investigate unfair contracts
THE AIR CONDITIONING
and Mechanical Contractors’ Association (AMCA) has partnered with Melbourne University to investigate con- tract and procurement issues.
Other industry groups
contributing to the project
include the National Fire
Industry Association, Socie-
ty of Construction Law Australia, Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and the Austral- asian Procurement and Construction Council.
“We hope that this research will provide in- sights into how we can improve construction pro- curement in Australia, and maximise the poten- tial benefits of standard form contracts and minimise deficiencies,” AMCA said in a statement.
Last year AMCA provided a submission to the Federal Government’s review into Unfair Con- tract Terms (UCT).
The government has announced the com- mencement of a new round of public consulta-
tion on options to further enhance UCT protections and submissions close on March 16, 2020.
Minister for Employ- ment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Michaelia Cash, said small businesses often lack the resources to
identify unfair terms and to engage in negoti- ations over those terms.
“By strengthening the UCT protections, small businesses will get a fairer go,” Cash said.
Assistant Treasurer, Michael Sukkar, said the consultation will seek feedback on a range of op- tions, including making UCTs illegal, attaching penalties for breaches, and broadening the cov- erage of small business contracts.
AMCA met with representatives for both Min- isters to ensure protections would be accessible to small businesses operating in the building and construction industry.
L-R: Senator Michaela Cash. Assistant Treasurer, Michael Sukkar.
Oceania expansion strengthens global footprint
STULZ AUSTRALIA WITH its wholly owned subsidiary STULZ New Zealand (STULZ ANZ) is expanding its international footprint to in- clude Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, and other Pa-
cific Islands.
The new STULZ geographic region will be collectively known as STULZ Oceania and will further strengthen the brand’s position as a provider of en- ergy efficient cooling solutions and ser- vices for mission critical applications.
The leadership team across Oceania will be managed by current ANZ man-
aging director, John Jakovcevic, who has been associated with the Stulz brand since its in- ception in Australia 20 years ago.
Jakovcevic grew the STULZ brand from an exclusive distributor of the Stulz brand, to a joint venture partner and now to a 100% owned subsidiary of the parent company, Stulz Klimat- echnik GmbH.
in the number of critical facilities being built in the region,” Jakovcevic said.
“Expanding our international presence to service the Oceania region is a natural expan- sion for STULZ ANZ and will bring added value to both our teams and our customers with an even broader pool of technical innovation and learnings we can provide to all our customers.”
STULZ manufactures cooling infrastructure for mission critical facilities such as data cen- tres, co-location facilities, hyperscale data cen- tres, telecommunication and many other appli- cations in the aviation, medical, retail, technology, and art industries. ✺
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ANZ managing director, John Jakovcevic
“As experts in the field of data centre cooling technology, we have been working on projects with our Oceania neighbours for a while now and have seen a significant increase
Executive changes at Temperzone
TEMPERZONE AUSTRALIA MANAG- ING director, Alan Channels, has official- ly retired from his position after 38 years of service.
He will continue to work with Temperzone Australia Pty Ltd as a non-executive director. Channels is a HVAC industry veteran and has been replaced by another well-known figure, Robert Beggs, who has held the posi- tion of general manager at Temperzone for
the past few years.
Beggs is also chair of several Standards
Australia committees and represents Aus- tralia on the global stage most recently at in- ternational standards meetings in Copenha- gen and Shanghai last year.
Temperzone Group governing director and CEO, Les Kendall, said Beggs has a thor- ough understanding of regulation which is recognised internationally.
He said the company is committed to sup- porting his involvement in representing in- dustry both here and overseas.
L-R: Industry veteran, Alan Channels,
will continue to work as a non-executive director. RobertBeggshasbeenappointed managing director at Temperzone Australia.
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