The Great Construction Squeeze

In our new series of blogs, our team is taking a look at the challenges associated with the delivery of infrastructure and engineering projects and the opportunities to improve each aspect of the process from planning and procurement, through contract delivery, management and completion. In our first blog, we examine the Great Construction Squeeze. The […]

Lidiar Group Welcomes Senior Associate Abhi Sodhani

Lidiar Group is delighted to welcome Abhi Sodhani to the organisation as Senior Associate. This role will see him lead the Group’s supply chain & procurement capability as we continue to invest in critical talent to support our clients’ major projects. Joining Lidiar Group following a role as supply excellence manager for a major mining […]

The Importance of Blood, Sweat, Tears and no D!ckHe@ds

by Darren Cave Starting a business is scary. It’s a bit like jumping off a cliff into the unknown and hoping that the knowledge, experience, plans, and ideas you have come up with will lead to a smooth ascent rather than a headlong plummet to the rocks below. About 5 years ago, Lachie and I […]

ISO Certification Achieved By Lidiar Group

From its inception, Lidiar Group has prioritised developing and refining its unique project delivery systems with a clear focus on quality, safety, and environmental management. This week our fully integrated business management systems achieved compliance with ISO9001 Quality Management Systems, ISO45001 Safety Management Systems and ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems. Darren Cave welcomed the achievement, “We […]

APPEA 2021 Wrap-Up – Challenges Ahead, But A Sector Determined to Succeed

You never really know how much you miss something until it is taken away. Throughout 2020 the ability to network, form relationships, and engage with partners and stakeholders suffered as the events and conferences that mean so much to our industry were cancelled. That’s why our team was delighted to attend and support The 2021 […]

Lidiar Group welcomes a new Senior Associate

Ben Eastoe

Lidiar Group is pleased to welcome Ben Eastoe to the team as a Senior Associate. Ben is an accomplished Project Manager with an experience and track record of managing key construction projects that span some of Australia’s most important electrical infrastructure projects. Ben is a licensed electrician which, from an early point in his career, […]

Lidiar Group Welcomes a New Team Member

Jessica Rafferty

Lidiar Group would like to welcome another new team member this week, Jessica Rafferty an Associate – Project Controls. Jess’ experience spans cost control, contract and subcontract administration and procurement activities across a range of construction projects. Jess holds a Diploma of Administration of Construction Contracts, a Certificate III in Business Administration and is currently […]

New Project Controls Team Member

Pablo Brandao

Lidiar Group’s involvement in project controls and contract administration has taken a further step forward with the addition of Pablo Brandao to the Lidiar Group Team. Pablo is a highly qualified quantity surveyor with a Master of Construction Practice, a Diploma of Building and Construction Management, an MBA in Project Management and a Bachelor’s Degree […]

Lidiar Group Prioritises the development of its systems

Stuart White

Lidiar Group is very pleased to announce that Stuart White has joined the Lidiar Group team. Stuart has a very strong background in workplace health and safety management, system development and risk management. He has developed management systems for organisations such as Zinfra, Retail Food Group and Ausenco. Stuart holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s […]

Lidiar Group Strengthens its Project Controls Capability

Ryan Candeloro has joined the Lidiar Group team this week. Ryan is a Oracle Primavera (P6) Planner and Scheduler with a strong level of expertise in Information Technology and Data Management. His construction related experience commenced  with Downer, initially working as a QA Administrator, later starting works on project programmes and schedules. His recent experience […]