Asset Management
IPWEA welcomes new GFMAM Asset Management Landscape document
The world of asset management is ever changing as practitioners respond to new challenges and evolve in their strategic approach.
At a global level this...
Fleet Management
Emerging Technology
CU Phosco 5G Revolution in Cologne with Smart Pole in time...
CU Phosco, a leading exterior lighting and telecommunications specialist, completed the successful installation of its Connected Urban smart pole - designed to provide increased 4G and...
The future of public transport
Public transport has been a key infrastructure sector since the days of the stage coach and horse drawn barges, but a combination of factors...
Career
Accounting for assets
Tanya Garost started her professional career as an accountant and had been working in Canada’s local government sector for around five years when changes...
Asset management as a “life skill”
When Ursula Bryan began her career in asset management in the early 1990’s she wanted to join an organisation with a clear purpose.
Then a...
Glenorchy’s transformative journey in asset management
In the time that Patrick Marshall delivered his presentation at the IPWC 2024 conference in May, the $1 billion in assets he manages for...
Fleet Council Profile: Michael Kenyon
How did you get started in the Fleet Industry? My career spans 36 years in Local Government predominantly in the Finance, Procurement, Customer Service...
Industry News
NZ water reforms increase councils’ power to raise debt
Council controlled water organisations in New Zealand will be able to significantly increase their borrowing ability under reforms proposed by the central government in...
City of London retrofits to meet net zero goals
The City of London Corporation has granted approval for three separate planning applications to retrofit and upgrade existing office buildings across the city’s Square...
City of Melbourne powers up community batteries
The City of Melbourne has switched on the first of its Power Melbourne community batteries as it accelerates towards its target of sourcing all...
NZ looks at tolling to fund new roads program
The New Zealand Government is progressing plans for the first seven of 17 identified Roads of National Significance (RoNS), with user tolls suggested as...
Europe’s mayors say climate action the priority
For the second year in succession climate change action has topped the list of the most important issues facing the mayors of Europe’s cities.
The...
Wonder Reef a winner for divers and marine life
When the Gold Coast tourism industry pondered how it could diversify and attract new visitors a unique solution was an innovative piece of underwater...