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Alex Fraser Finalists in the Banksia Environmental Awards

Tue, 20 April 2010 06:38:37 +0800

The Alex Fraser Group was a finalist in the 2010 Banksia Awards, Australia’s most prestigious environmental award series. .

Alex Fraser Group Wins Prestigious Clean Air Society Awards

Tue, 20 April 2010 06:38:37 +0800

The Alex Fraser Group has been named the winner of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand’s Werner Strauss Award for the company’s outstanding contribution to the field of air quality.

Alex Fraser Named Wyndham Business of the Year

Tue, 20 April 2010 06:38:37 +0800

The Alex Fraser Group was named the Wyndham City Council Business of the Year at the annual Business Awards in August 2010. This very proud achievement was acknowledged by the company's Chief Operating Officer Pete Murphy, who accepted the award. .

Key Melbourne Councils Lead the Way in Choosing Recycled Civil Construction Materials

Tue, 20 April 2010 06:38:37 +0800

Australia’s largest manufacturer of recycled civil construction materials the Alex Fraser Group is working in partnership with a number of Melbourne’s City Councils to deliver practical sustainability outcomes for the community.

Alex Fraser Demolition Win Safety Award

Tue, 20 April 2010 06:38:37 +0800

One Steel Whyalla has named Alex Fraser Demolition its Safety Contractor Group of the Year for its exceptional work on the Whyalla Pellet Plant dismantling project. Nine other contractors were nominated in the safety award category, however, a One Steel representative said they were extremely impressed with Alex Fraser’s professionalism, attention to detail and especially their commitment to working safely.

Alex Fraser Queensland Named a Finalist in Premiers Award

Tue, 20 April 2010 06:38:37 +0800

Alex Fraser Queensland was a finalist in the inaugural Queensland Premier's Climatesmart Sustainability Awards earlier this month. The Queensland entry focused on the company's work on the Clem 7 Tunnel project in Brisbane and the significant carbon benefits achieved through the use of recycled road base material in that major infrastructure development.

Trial Aims to Provide Conclusive Answers to Question of Suitability of Blending Crushed Glass with road base

Tue, 20 April 2010 06:38:37 +0800

Alex Fraser's Glass in Road Base trial is receiving plenty of attention. See here the latest news article which goes into detail about the project and how this important research may answer the question of suitability of blending crushed glass with road base.

Efforts to Encourage Resource Recycling a Welcome Step

Wed, 24 March 2010 06:38:37 +0800

The Victorian Government’s plans to encourage even greater resource recycling announced today have been described as a ‘step in the right direction’ by Australia’s largest construction and demolition materials recycler, the Alex Fraser Group. The group’s Chief Operating Officer Peter Murphy said the increase in landfill levy for industrial waste announced by the Minister is an important step in diverting useful resources like concrete and brick away from landfill and into recycling facilities.

Nudgee Operations Impress Senior Government Officials

Fri, 12 February 2010 06:38:37 +0800

Senior members of the Department of Public Works and Project Services in Queensland visited our site at Nudgee recently to ascertain the quality and capability of the Queensland Recycling crushing operations. Amongst the guests were the DPW Director of Technical Services Group, Michael Ball along with Project Services Assistant Director Lee Wade and senior personnel.

Glass in Roadbase Trial Underway at Laverton

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:38:37 +0800

A trial of glass in roadbase currently underway at Laverton will resolve the dilemma we have had at the site for some time – what on earth to do with the 100,000 tonnes of crushed glass taking up space on the Laverton sales floor. The massive stockpile of material has been the subject of much consideration but an idea has been brewing – to use crushed glass as an additive in roadbase products.

Premier Brumby Officially Opens the Western Metropolitan Recycling Facility

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:38:37 +0800

The world's most advanced construction and demolition (C&D) materials recycling facility has been officially opened by the Premier of Victoria the Hon. John Brumby MP in Melbourne Wednesday 18 November 2009.

The $45 million Western Metropolitan Recycling Facility, owned and operated by the Alex Fraser Group, brings together some of the smartest design and most innovative technology available to deliver a massive boost to C&D recycling capacity in Victoria.

Newly Updated VicRoads Specification 820 Delivers Greater Choice

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:41:05 +0800

After two years of research VicRoads has updated its road base Standard Specification Section 820 to allow for a higher level of brick in Class 3 and Class 4 Crushed Concrete materials. The specification also includes requirements for registration of mix designs for crushed concrete.

The Alex Fraser Group, one of Australia’s largest producers of recycled crushed concrete products, has welcomed the changes.

Multi-Million Dollar Recycling Facility Approved for Clayton

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:57:25 +0800

Leading waste management and resource recovery operator The Alex Fraser Group will invest in a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art recycling facility in Melbourne’s south east.

After an exhaustive process lasting more than eight years, Minister for Planning, the Hon. Justin Madden, today formally approved an application from the Alex Fraser Group for the establishment of a new construction and demolition transfer station and associated materials recycling facility at a site in Kingston Road, Clayton.

Our footprint – their future!

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:57:59 +0800

In June 2008 the Alex Fraser Group celebrated the processing of its 20 millionth tonne of recovered Construction and Demolition product.

Educating the Educators at Alex Fraser Group

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:58:23 +0800

25 school careers advisors from around Australia toured Alex Fraser’s Laverton site earlier this year to gain a greater understanding of the opportunities available to young people moving from school to a work environment.