Ian Seymour
CEO, Freedom Modular
FCON26
- ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
IFS develops and delivers cloud enterprise software for companies around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. Within our single platform, our industry specific products are innately connected to a single data model and use embedded digital innovation so that our customers can be their best when it really matters to their customers – at the Moment of Service™. The industry expertise of our people and of our growing ecosystem, together with a commitment to deliver value at every single step, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our global team of over 7,000 employees every day live our values of agility, trustworthiness and collaboration in how we support thousands of customers. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com. 
Sureworx is a comprehensive, one-stop construction technology platform that caters to the needs of Head Contractors, Sub-contractors & Asset Owners alike. We’re aggregating various point solutions into an easy-to-use, secure cloud-based platform, serving as the fourth digital pillar in the construction company solution stack. Other three pillars being ERP software, Projects Control Software and domain specific Engineering Software.
Our modular design comprises of crucial capabilities like Quality Management, Health & Safety, End-to-End Asset Lifecycle, Document and Resource Management, Subcontractor & Supplier Management – each crafted to address specific construction management needs while offering a seamless and integrated experience.
SureWorx specialises in Nation Building Projects, Renewable Projects and builds that require co-ordination, collaboration and role-based access across complex multi-party scenarios.
With Sureworx, you’re not just adopting a technology solution; you’re embracing a holistic approach to construction management that’s designed for the future. Our powerful platform converts real-time data into actionable insights, helping you build better, safer, and more efficiently.
sureworx.io
TimeSite Pro takes the hard work out of preparing your payroll by exporting timesheets into a variety of payroll solutions.
Overtime, allowances, penalty rates and much more can be specified in our rules engine which automatically creates additional timesheets to complete the payslip. We integrate with most payroll engines ie MYOB Advanced, KeyPay, Xero, Payroll Metrics and HR3, and will integrate with other apps on request.
We also make this rich data available for project reporting, in real-time so your team is up to date daily with all costs.
Access Covers Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian owned manufacturer that provides a one stop shop for standard and custom-made access covers, grates, structural steel, and concrete products which are designed to meet Australian standards.
Access Covers Australia works closely with all authorities ensuring products supplied to meet authority specifications. Access Covers Australia supply products for Rail, Roads – Electrical and Drainage, Sewer, Stormwater, Subdivisions, Council, Commercial and custom steel fabrication sectors.
www.scratchie.com
At Allcott Hire we know that supporting our customers to get the job done, on budget and on time, is what matters most.
With a diverse range of equipment that continues to expand to cater to our customers’ needs, you can count on us to provide you with the quickest service and the best range of tools, plant and equipment for hire. With a growing network of over 20 branches across Victoria, NSW and Queensland, our staff are always easy to deal with and focussed on getting you the right equipment for the job wherever, and whenever, you need it.
To learn more about Allcott Hire, go to https://www.allcotthire.com.au/; or visit https://www.allcotthire.com.au/ebook/FlipBook.html#p=1 to see our range of products.
Wevo is a dynamic tech firm leading the digital revolution. Specializing in Infrastructure Telecommunications solutions (Managed Networks, Unified Communications & Cybersecurity). Wevo has rapidly become a trusted partner for businesses seeking innovation and reliability.
Our dedicated team of experts has developed transformative solutions that empower organizations to navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape with confidence. With a commitment to customer success, Wevo delivers seamless, scalable, and secure network and telecommunications solutions tailored to meet individual business needs. Innovation, integrity, and excellence are the cornerstones of Wevo, making us a beacon of reliability in the tech industry. We are headquartered in Australia and are proud to design, build and manage Technology & Network solutions for all businesses which solidifies our commitment to excellence.
At WT, we empower our clients to grow, inspiring confidence through our independent cost management and advisory services. Operating for nearly 75 years, our expertise spans the building, construction, infrastructure and defence sectors.
We support our clients with an award-winning team of specialists in cost management, quantity surveying, digital solutions, asset and buildings, portfolio and program advisory, PPP, PMO and facilities management.
With a global footprint covering Australia, New Zealand, Asia, India, Middle East, North America, Africa, the UK and Europe, our clients can tap into the collective thinking of over 2,000 of the best people in the industry, operating from over 70 offices.
Procore is a leading provider of construction management software. Over 1 million projects and more than $1 trillion USD in construction volume have run on Procore’s platform. Our platform connects every project stakeholder to solutions we’ve built specifically for the construction industry — for developers, head contractors, and subcontractors. Procore’s Marketplace has a multitude of partner solutions that integrate seamlessly with our platform, giving construction professionals the freedom to connect with what works best for them. Headquartered in Carpinteria, California, Procore has offices in Australia and around the globe.
www.procore.com
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues in over 120 countries and sovereignties provide our clients with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that help protect and grow their businesses.
Xcellerate IT is a leading provider of business process automation solutions, leveraging cutting-edge, AI-powered technology to drive optimisation across various data-intensive workflows. As a trusted Tungsten Titanium Partner, we offer comprehensive services, including consultancy, implementation, and support. Our expertise enables organisations to streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and accelerate digital transformation.
www.xcellerateit.com.au
Fleet Complete is a leading global provider of mission-critical connected technologies for fleet, asset and mobile workforce based businesses. We’ve helped 40,000+ businesses connect, track and manage their fleets. With local Australian operations headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, we have local knowledge and strong representation in all mainland states. Fleet Complete has built a stellar reputation and reach in the local market through an understanding of the unique Australian economy and work culture whilst operating as Australia’s largest and most trusted
Geotab reseller.
Used by more than 700 million people across 180 countries, Dropbox is on a mission to design a better way of working.
Dropbox streamlines collaboration for construction, facilitating project lifecycle management. Pre-construction teams can efficiently generate bid packages and secure contracts. During projects, Dropbox fosters seamless collaboration among stakeholders, enabling the field with essential documentation, as well as integrated quality and safety workflows to ensure compliance with secure data capture. Post-project, Dropbox offers auditable final delivery and robust archival capabilities.
In construction, Dropbox is the foundation for streamlined workflows, enabling efficiency, compliance, and success in every phase.
3 Dot Digital stands at the forefront of technological innovation, offering cutting-edge automation and AI solutions to revolutionise the AEC industry. We excel in automating and streamlining project lifecycle processes and ensuring efficient use of limited resources. Our expertise results in better project outcomes aligned with business priorities, marked by reduced timeframes and costs.
We are the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB): we stand for the science, ethics, and practice of built environments across the world. Everything we do is to improve the quality of life for those creating and using the built environment as part of our Royal Charter.
CIOB accredits educational qualifications, currently amounting to nearly 300 degree-level courses at 100 institutions around the world. In Australia and New Zealand these include Western Sydney University, University of Technology Sydney, RMIT, University of Melbourne, Bond University, Curtin University, University of Newcastle, Deakin University, University of Auckland, and Massey University.
OneTrack simplifies construction contract administration, reducing risk, cost and delays for construction projects. Managing EoTs, RFIs, Variations and more, OneTrack knows the specific terms of your contract, helping you to make decisions, respond to contractors, and track the health of your contracts. Learn more at onetrack.app.
– Access Solutions – Rope Access, Scaffolding, Hire and Sales, Site Shutdowns, Maintenance Contracts.
– Insulation and Cladding – Thermal Insulation, Reusable Insulation Jackets, Structural Cladding.
– Design and Engineering – 3D Animations, BIM, Virtual Reality Modelling, CAD Services.
– Innovative drone data capture, aerial survey, and asset digitisation services for energy and mining, oil and gas, power network, infrastructure, and construction assets.
www.caledoniagroup.com.au
The Infrastructure Association of Queensland Inc (IAQ) is the peak body representing the infrastructure industry in Queensland – we were formed in 1994 to foster private sector investment in infrastructure and provide a deeper understanding between the public and private sectors. We are an independent, evidence based, non partisan association influencing better outcomes for our members with timely engagement across policy issues. We work hard to create pathways to deliver on the economic enabling infrastructure the State needs to build a thriving future for Queenslanders.
www.iaq.com.au
Moddex is Australasia’s leading manufacturer of prefabricated, compliant, no-weld handrail, balustrade and walkway systems. Pre-engineered for structural integrity, our proprietary systems are load tested and configured to Australian and New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS), Workplace Health and Safety guidelines (WHS/OSH), Australia’s National Construction Code (NCC/BCA) and the New Zealand Building Code (NZBC).
AutogenAI is a cutting-edge generative AI solution designed to revolutionise the bid and proposal process.
Trusted by clients across all sectors and three continents for proposal writing, thought leadership, and marketing copy, AutogenAI empowers businesses to create compelling, winning content, saving you time and money while enhancing the quality of your proposals.
AutogenAI gives businesses the competitive edge needed to win new, long-term, profitable contracts.
Evercam is a leading provider of cutting-edge project management software for construction sites.
With our open Reality Capture platform, we unify construction data in one central location, bringing together BIM models, 4D simulation, drone footage, 360 cameras, and software integrations to make multiple data sources available for customers and to provide insights for better collaboration and project documentation.
Driven by transformative digital technologies and trends, here at RIB we’ve made it our purpose to propel the industry forward and make engineering and construction more efficient and sustainable.
And through our 60-year industry experience and our truly global footprint of over 550,000 users and 2,700 talents, our vision is to transform our business into a global powerhouse providing innovative software solutions to our core markets – putting our people at the heart of everything we do. Managing the entire project lifecycle from planning to construction and beyond, the development of our powerful portfolio of software solutions is driven by industry expertise, best practice and a passion to remain at the cutting edge of technology. Ultimately, connecting people, processes and data in innovative ways to ensure our customers always complete projects within budget, on time
and to quality, while reducing their carbon footprint.
RIB Software is a proud Schneider Electric company.
The leader in enterprise automation, Workato helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising security and governance. Built for Business and IT users, Workato is trusted by over 17,000 of the world’s top brands, including Broadcom, Intuit, and Box. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Workato is backed by Altimeter Capital, Battery Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, Tiger Global, and Redpoint Ventures. For more information, visit workato.com or connect with us on social media:
Blog: https://www.workato.com/the-connector/
Business Systems Community: https://systematic.workato.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/workato
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workato
Liberty Specialty Markets offers a breadth of world-class insurance and reinsurance services to brokers and insured clients. We bring value and solutions to more than 26,000 of Asia Pacific’s most significant business and government organisations – helping protect what they earn, build and own. For 25 years we’ve insured and managed claims for many of the largest and most complicated insurance projects in Australia. Our fully integrated team of underwriters, risk engineers, credit analysts and claims professionals, combine their experience to truly understand your needs, provide tailored levels of cover and offer outstanding advice on our global specialist lines.
We’re part of the global Liberty Mutual Group, a Fortune 100 company that’s been in business since 1912 with a Standard and Poor’s ‘A’ rating. And because we’re a mutual, we’re able to focus on delivering benefits to our brokers and policyholders, without shareholder conflict. This gives us a unique perspective, helps us make better decisions, deliver innovative solutions, and pursue our goals to benefit our partners.
Helix exists to help build a better construction industry. With years in the industry, we see the issues our clients face and look to create solutions that make their lives easier and businesses stronger.
Diligence by Helix empowers better contracting decisions for anyone in construction; bringing together multiple industry-specific due diligence results into one streamlined and powerful search.
A Diligence by Helix search will give you a holistic view of any entity, including a licence check, adjudication and court proceedings history, plus relevant company notices. This gives you the detailed info you need to move ahead with confidence.
Avoid making the wrong call by doing your Diligence.
Docketbook is a Purchase to Pay platform designed specifically for the construction industry to eliminate the issues around docket management and invoice matching. With some of Australia’s biggest construction brands already on board, the Docketbook network is transforming the industry.
docketbook.com.au
DocuSign helps organisations connect and automate how they navigate their systems of agreement. As part of its industry leading product lineup, DocuSign offers eSignature, the world’s #1 way to sign electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time. Today, over a million customers and more than a billion users in over 180 countries use the DocuSign platform to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives.
For more information, visit http://www.docusign.com.au/ or call 1800-841-231 toll-free from within Australia.
12d Synergy is the leading ISO 19650 compliant Common Data Environment for the Engineering and Construction Industry. We create data management and project collaboration software for the engineering and construction industries. Our solution transforms the lives of our customers by effectively managing thousands of emails, documents, tasks and gigabytes of geospatial & CAD data surrounding their built environment projects. It’s all about streamlining how a business works and collaborates by creating a common data environment; so you can get more done in less time. Loved by customers in Australia and globally, we are dedicated in providing a more collaborative, less chaotic way for work data to be managed.
12dsynergy.com
Area9 Lyceum globally has over 40 million users with the world’s leading AI adaptive platform Rhapsode.
Award winning partnerships in construction, rail and utilities producing evidence to support lead and lag indicators critical to operational and organisational safety and returning 1000’s of hours back in productivity.
area9lyceum.com
As a leading full service telecommunications and technology provider, Telstra brings you deep expertise and infinite possibilities for secure digital transformation. Telstra enables organisations to achieve business goals faster and smarter; to leverage data and AI to take innovation agendas further, and build human centred and inclusive experiences for customers and communities. To help grow your team in new ways, Telstra’s technology services business, Telstra Purple, provides market and technical expertise to not just consult on a business problem, but to implement the solution end to end. The teamwork with organisations to design, deploy and deliver their end goals.
Infrastructure is an industry-leading magazine that brings together asset owners, statutory bodies, consulting engineers and first-tier contractors to explore the biggest news and issues across the infrastructure industry. It is integrated across print and online and covers the latest in road, rail, airports, ports, utility and urban infrastructure. Every issue of Infrastructure features thought-leading content from senior figures and the most experienced players in the infrastructure space. These experts look at major projects, developments, policy, technologies, equipment, processes and the significant factors impacting Australia’s infrastructure now and in the future. Infrastructure is Australia’s most powerful and widely-read communication tool for the infrastructure industry.
Converge is a construction technology company based in London, UK, that aims to make construction more efficient, safe, and sustainable. Its AI-based platform, ConstructionDNA, digitises the physical reality of construction using embedded sensors to generate insights. These insights optimise concreting operations for construction sites and concrete suppliers. Converge’s entry product, ConcreteDNA, automates concrete temperature and strength monitoring, speeding up build times and enabling the transition to carbon-efficient concrete. The company aims to reduce the cement content in concrete by approximately 15%, estimating a 26 megatonnes CO2e per year saving by 2030.
converge.io
We recognise the challenges faced by various professionals within the infrastructure and construction industry, including decision-makers, project managers, supervisors, engineers, planners, estimators and surveyors. To help address these challenges, Deswik’s integrated platform is specifically designed to streamline processes for increased efficiency and support digitalisation within the industry.
Our suite of tools promotes effective collaboration by ensuring the right information is provided to the appropriate individuals. By delivering straightforward, reliable and
pertinent reports from a ‘single source of truth’, decision-makers are able to minimise errors when making critical decisions.
deswik.com
Timescapes is a leading timelapse and site analytics technology for busy construction managers. Our robust construction cameras take high-resolution timelapse images that allow you to see exactly what’s happening on your job site. Having this visual information, along with powerful job site analytics, lets you stay connected to your project and make more-informed decisions.
www.timescapes.co
For over 20 years the brands under VinZero, including A2K Technologies, have been providing software solutions and professional services to the Architectural, Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing industries helping them to understand the role of digitalization for the built environment. Businesses both large and small utilize VinZero’s dedicated industry experts to help navigate technologies as the emerge, driving efficiency and improving workflows.
As one of the world’s largest Autodesk partners, VinZero A2K Technologies leverages its global scale, capacity and capability to deliver a robust local service and support experience for its customers, helping them to maximize the use of purchased products to deliver improved project outcomes.
Learn more: www.anz.vinzero.com
Ampd Energy is driven by its vision for an emission-free future for construction. Ampd Energy pioneered the use of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in urban construction with its flagship product, the “Enertainer”. The Enertainer electrifies construction sites and provides clean, quiet and fully automated energy delivery, allowing construction to transition away from fossil fuels.
ampd.energy
Octant AI encompasses experienced project managers, data scientists, machine learning experts, and committed software professionals to deliver custom project management that accurately improves project performance. We use basic data from your existing systems, combined with tailored machine learning, to review past project performance and create more accurate, unbiased and faster forecasts for project management decisions.
Our vision is to utilise AI technology to sustainably reduce project overruns and in turn, create a paradigm change in projects we have not seen in the last century. Octant AI generates insights which augment the professional skills of a project manager and allow for even greater levels of achievement.
OctantAI.com
Digital engineering and the associated data are transforming the construction industry by enabling organisations to deliver on safety, quality, efficiency, productivity and ultimately projects that are on-schedule/on-budget. Data provide the ability to apply a holistic, consolidated single source of truth that simplifies complex processes, and supports best practices, e.g., advanced work packaging and BIM.This in turn enables all levels of the organisation and ecosystem partners to complete visibility of all aspects and detail affecting the execution of projects to improve decision making and collaboration and establish the foundation for successful Asset and Facilities Management during the O&M phase of the facility.
Join the conversation to discuss the benefits and challenges of adopting digital engineering in construction, and share how data is supporting or perhaps detracting from you engineering and construction projects.
Connecting all project members on one platform
Revizto unifies BIM intelligence and makes it immediately accessible and actionable for the entire project team. With Revizto’s advanced Issue Tracker project team members can identify and manage model-based issues in the 3D space and 2D sheets, including addressing clash groups. Revizto provides unified access to a project’s data both for 2D and 3D workflows, so anyone can use it depending on project requirements.
revizto.com
Teletrac Navman is a global, market leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider leveraging AI and machine learning to drive next generation mobile asset and fleet management. Powered by AI to turn real-time data into decisions, Teletrac Navman’s specialised solutions deliver businesses with simplified, smart, predictive, and actionable insights to help enhance productivity and profitability. Its fleet and asset management technology uncovers and simplifies information that would otherwise go unseen, helping customers reduce risk and confidently move their business forward with certainty.
Bluebeam pushes the boundaries of innovation, developing smart, simple project efficiency and collaboration solutions for design and construction professionals worldwide. Since 2002, Bluebeam has made desktop, mobile and cloud-based solutions for paperless workflows that improve project communication and streamline processes across the entire project lifecycle. Trusted by over 3 million individuals in more than 160 countries, Bluebeam’s solutions advance the way professionals work, manage and collaborate on projects digitally. Founded in Pasadena, CA, Bluebeam has grown to include eight additional offices globally. Bluebeam is part of the Nemetschek Group.
www.bluebeam.com
Payapps is a cloud-based collaboration tool for the construction industry. It helps main contractors and subcontractors simplify and expedite project progress claim approvals, including variations and retentions.
A simpler and faster digital process ensures greater transparency, increased accuracy, improved compliance, reduced financial risk, fewer disputes and fairer outcomes.
Payapps significantly cuts progress claim processing time, helping to meet regulatory requirements. Compliance is improved and made easier with documentation verification integrated with the approval process.
Seamless integration with a wide range of project, construction and financial management software helps provide real-time data on all project payment requests and approvals.
For more information please visit au.payapps.com
SiteHive provides real-time environmental monitoring and management technology that transforms how people manage environmental compliance. We harness modern technology to deliver software and devices that are easy to use and deliver dramatic time and cost savings.
SiteHive allows people to manage environmental aspects – noise, dust, vibration, water and weather – in real time. With new ways of working that make things easier, more effective, and lower cost.
Innovative SiteHive Hexanode devices capture real-time data as well as rich contextual information: images, audio files and DoA maps. SiteHive Enviro software manages all the information and makes it easy to understand. Everything is available in one place, with automated visualisation, analysis and reporting that makes it easy for everyone to use.
Teams are using SiteHive to manage environmental impact proactively. They are making immediate, confident decisions and keeping their stakeholders informed. They are reducing costs and seeing real budget savings.
SiteHive takes away the mundane tasks, freeing up time to focus on the important things: protecting people and the environment while teams deliver great work.
sitehive.co
Simpel is an Australian construction software and technology company developed to prioritise safety, increase collaboration and productivity, and reduce costs by centralising operational systems needed to manage construction projects of all sizes.
Simpel’s software encompasses a document management and communications system, HSE and quality management, site safety, and site logistics. Simpel’s award-winning access gates also work seamlessly with the platform to provide the highest level of safety compliance.
Developers, Contractors, PMs and Subcontractors use Simpel to centralise data and connect users in real-time, enabling end-to-end management of operations across the project lifecycle. Our innovative approach sets a new benchmark for how the industry will build in the future.
projectsimpel.com
Acuite offers real time construction dashboarding and analytics so you can identify risk early and more effectively manage your projects.
“Plug & Play” integrations, pre-built dashboards and configurable construction specific reporting KPI’s result in fast time to value, reduced capital cost, minimal resource for deployment as well as zero ongoing maintenance liability compared to other analytics solutions in the market.
acuitehq.com
Access COINS is cloud-based construction management software that provides a sophisticated central system for construction businesses to manage every step of the construction lifecycle.
Our ERP system has been developed by experts within the industry to provide a range of features and functionalities specifically designed to meet the challenges and dynamics of the Australian construction industry.
Access COINS is part of The Access Group. Access has over 30 years of experience, 7,000 staff, 100,000+ global customers, and partners with more than 1,000 leading construction businesses.
www.theaccessgroup.com/en-au/construction
Visibuild is a field first, real time, quality focused Project Management platform. It provides complete oversight of project activities, improves productivity, and ensures items captured in the field are actioned.
visibuild.com.au
ProcurePro is proven to reduce procurement time >50%, and we’re on a mission to save 1 billion hours in construction administration. Traditional procurement involves 15+ fragmented processes which are highly manual, uncontrolled, lack visibility and leak revenue.
The new way of procuring, with ProcurePro, means procurement is consolidated, visible, efficient and consistent. Save time, improve performance & your bottom line.
procurepro.co
Felix is leading vendor management and procurement software that helps capital and asset intensive operating environments (such as construction, critical infrastructure, mining, utilities and property) streamline disconnected procurement processes to deliver sustainable, safe and profitable outcomes.
Over 7,000 users trust Felix to manage and engage over 90,000 vendors across the globe. Organisations use Felix to gain a deeper understanding of their supply chain (compliance, historic performance, ESG insights), driving smarter and more efficient procurement by connecting this supplier data with Felix’s intelligent tendering capabilities.
felix.net
Cupix™ is the trusted partner of choice for delivering the industry’s leading AI-powered Spatial Digital twin as-built platform for builders and owners everywhere. Cupix’s cutting-edge digital twin technology, CupixWorks, helps AEC professionals optimise costs, collaborate remotely around the world, and increase visibility across all projects. For more information checkout our website at www.cupix.com or email: apac@cupix.com