Daily Archives: July 8, 2022

Why You Should Support Local Manufacturers: The Carbon Footprint of Imported Construction Materials

We often hear about the benefits of investing in Australian businesses and reducing our carbon footprint. We likely repeat many of these truisms ourselves. Yet if we all understand the lauded benefits of buying local – why don’t we endeavour to do it more often? In the construction industry, imported materials are commonly perceived as…

Reforging the Supply Chain: The Consequences of Australia’s Reliance on Construction Imports

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been as profound as it has been widespread. The construction industry in Australia is no exception. With a sector scrambling to source the materials to keep projects from grinding to a halt, the consequences of tenuous supply chains have come into sharp relief. In this blog post, we’ll…