Heavy Construction

The heavy constuction industry consists of businesses mainly engaged in the construction of engineering projects or infrastructure such as: roads, railways, dams, irrigation systems, harbour or river works, water or gas supply systems, oil refineries (except buildings), pipelines or construction projects, or in the general repair of such structures, machinery or equipment. The heavy construction industry in Australia ranks 40 out of 496 by industry turnover and its life cycle is in a mature phase, which means that the industry is generally growing at at the same rate as the economy

The industry utilises a wide range of equipment that includes wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators, rigid-frame trucks, articulated trucks, scrapers, track-type tractors, telecsopic handlers and carrydozers.