Australian consultants offer their services

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English

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The Philippines Herald (November 12, 1970)

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1970

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Australian Consultants Offer Their Services The advisory and supervisory servi ces of Australian professional consult ants today are being used all round the world on projects in areas as widely se parated as South East Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East. Urban and regional planners, sur veyors and quantity surveyors, engineers, architects and agricultural consultants hove for the past five years contributed substantially to developmental changes in these areas. Significant WG'.ks in cludes highways in Thai land and Hong Kong, wharves in the New He brides, hospitals in Irak and Borneo, and water •supply installations in Indonesia and Vietnam. Aus uaiian agricultural consultants are working in Kenya, Thailand and South America: a feasibi lity study has been com pleted for the development of a beef industry in Western Samoa. In SouthEast Asia an Australian group is participating In a regional transport stu dy; mining consultants are working in a number of countries; and manage ment and industrial con sultants are advising on the development of indus tries in South-East Asia. In overcoming the uni que problems of her en vironment, Australia has developed skills and tech niques which have particu lar applications to coun tries now developing their own resources and expand ing their industries. It is in this area of activity that Australian professio nal consultants are making a significant contribution. Two years ago the Aus tralian Professional Con sultant’s Council (APCC) was formed to advise the Government and the pro fessions on the export of these services, and also to help harness Australian consultancy resources for the tasks at hand. Within the structure of the APCC are independent, private enterprise compa nies which do not have a vested interest in any one This Australian survey party moves through some rugged terrain in Queens land to help set up a microwave link. method of construction or type of contract. This means they are free to of fer their clients objective opinions as to the most suitable and economical way of going about a job. Because they are inde pendent, they can also ne gotiate and administer contracts and invite com petitive tenders on behalf of their clients. The council has 150 member firms, with an immediate staff availabi lity of 4,000. The number of po)y-professicnal groups embracing all the planning and construction skills is increasing dally. These groups are able to advise on any survey and cons truction project, within or outside Australia. THE ENGINEER Australia’s c c n s ultlng engineers offer services in all of the engineering dis ciplines — civil, mechani cal, electrical, structural, chemical, mining and transportation. Within these broad categories many consult ants are operating in such specialized fields as soil mechanics, foundation engineering, air condition ing, hydro-electric, water supply, sewerage, and bulk material handling. In ad dition, there is an increas ing demand for engineer ing services in planning and related economic mat ters. Of air the developments which have taken place in Australia in recent years mining and the discovery Compliments of— LILESTONE & CO., INC. 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BOX 3368, MANILA CABLE ADDRESS: LILESTONE — MANILA TEL. 47-29-53 Page 6 AUSTRALIAN SUPPLEMENT Thursday, November 12, 1970 of oil have captured the public imagination to the greatest extent. All of the major firms in these fields have commissioned con sulting en'r;n,'ors— The vast Snowy Moun tains hydro-electric scheme turned the flow of rivers to get greater use from them for both farm pro duction F.nd powder gene ration. Australian engine ers who worked on this and other large devel opment projects are now advising cn similar over seas undertakings financed by the United Nations De velopment P r o g r amme, The World Bank or the Asian Development Bank. of statutory planning schemes, to the planning of new towns. Their work Is not con fined to the physical as pects of these projects, but begins with initial feasi bility studies and continues through to encompass the problems of finance and administration. THE QUANTITY SURVEYOR Quantity surveying in Australia is a well-estab lished profession and quantity surveyors are in tegral members of the building design and cons truction team. Training of quantity sur veyors is available in uni versities and technical col leges. Quantity surveyors are building economists who, by virtue of their specia list training and exper ience, have developed a full knowledge of cons truction economics which enable their services to be used in all form of build ings, civil engineering works, land use generally, and town planning. They provide advice on probable project costs. Cost planning and analysis is then developed, enabling a budget to be established and schemes designed and erected within an approv ed expenditure. Advice is given on tend ering procedures and con tractual arrangements, and bills of quantities are prepared in forms most suited to particular cir cumstances. THE SURVEYOR Australian surveyors are independent professionals who provide services of the highest precision. Geodetic surveys are used for scientific purposes and civil engineering pro jects, using electronic m e a s u r in® r""!.p nent. Engineering and t„,_ vaphic surveys air usee' ;<>r civil engineering, mhilng, forestry, and town r!'”’nirg mostly using v^rlical aeiial photogmr>i-.v. A large area of develop ment where the surveyor is an integral member ()f a group of professional con - suitants is in ground sur veying related to civil engineering. Multi-storey buildings in particular ex ercise his skill through out the course of the con tract because of the high precision required in checking verticality and (Continued on page 12) ARCHITECTS Each year Australia spends more than SA 1000 million on building. Archi tecture has developed to the stage where the largest and most complicated buildings are being design ed and constructed. The country’s 4000 archi tects design for the tropi cal conditions of the north, the hot dry inland regions, and the snow country of the southern alps, as well as for the more temperate areas. Because it is a big coun try with development pro jects often in remote areas, architects are accustomed to carrying out work at considerable distances from their offices. Australian architects have already un dertaken work in other countries, including the Middle East, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Fiji, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand, and New Guinea. The Australian archi tect offers his clients his skill in analyzing tneir re quirements and thus in establishing an exact brief, and then his talent in de signing the complete build ing which will fully satis fy those requirements. He offers his experience of building materials and me thods, his skill in prepar ing the contract docu ments, and his integrity in administering the building contract. THE TOWN PLANNER The growth oi the cityand regional planning pro fession has been very ra pid in Australia during the past 20 years. Effective town planning legislation now exists throughout the country and plans have been prepared for all me tropolitan cities and for many smaller cities and towns. The country’s rapid eco nomic development has provided many opportuni ties for Australian plan ners to develop their skills in a variety of fields, and a growing group of con sultant firms is working in the profession. The projects they un dertake range from com prehensive schemes of re development in the cen tral areas of large cities, through the design of re sidential and industrial estates and the preparation Thursday, November 12, 1970 AUSTRALIAN SUPPLEMENT Page 7 Kings Cross Village Centre — The village centre at Kings Cross Sydney, has won the Civic Design Award of the Roval Australian Institute of Architects for two-lcvel design. The architects Devine, Enby & Stowe of Nth. Sydney, set out to capture the unique character of Kings Cross. Australian Consultants Offer Their Services (Continued from page 7) In using the modern Ins truments developed for this purpose. THE AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT Offering a wide range of skills acquired in an en vironment which both physically and financially has demanded efficienty to survive, agricultural con sultants generally have a university degree in agri cultural science, and have also specialized in the wide range of associated skills which are necessary to build a strong rural eco nomy. Consultancy services in finance and management, soil conservation and land use, crop husbandry, ani mal husbandry, pasture development and manage ment, and the use of irri gation resources are avail able. Allied to this experties is the provision of agro-economic studies. Institutional bodies of world repute provide re sources for the planning, execution and operation of such large scale projects as river basin development. An Australian Organiza tion has been selected by the Food and Agriculture Organization to undertake such a major project in Ethiopia and has already begun the task. Australian agricultural consultants have been ac tive overseas, particularly as advisers to United Na tions Development Pro gramme projects in Afri ca, Asia and South Ame rica. Additional information and literature on Austra lia’s consultancy services are available from Austra lian Trade Commissioners, High Commission or Em bassies in most countries. facilitie :Hepc.p,-. Austr^Ha s'largest. supptfei. oi anginal c u ye.hide'rhanufacturers>?ais6 ;£ u CXhet} wot Id It you are-interested in the world's-widest range Of. quanty. auto coffipr -garage ecfuiprnenl At conipfetifive-priees.':-Bacl<ed.’by reliable-service comprehepstv&catafogues and;Viril6aftqr'-ssales serviqe; instsSfbrf# Supply Parts (Continued from page 8) to clutches, propeller shafts and gaskets, are fitted as original equipment to virtually every po pular car made In Australia. The company also makes garage equipment and machinery for re conditioning engines. Its garage machinery ranges from wheel ba lancing equipment to battery charges and precision tools. As well as being one of the larg est suppliers of replacement parts the firm makes a range of accesso ries Including rear vision mirrors, reflectors, safety belts, luggage racks and car fans. The world’s largest tyre manuequlpment and machinery far re conditioning engines. Its garage facturer (b) also traces its origins in Australia back a long time — 43 years. It has now grown to a vast complex making not only tyres but fan belts, brake linings, batteries and shock absorbers. It has two factories near Sydney and close to Melbourne, employing a total of 2,700 people. The firm exports tyres to the United States, home of the parent company. A nation-wide strike in U.S. tyre factories several years ago, forced the firm to ask its subsidiaries to ship surplus prod uction to the U.S. The quality of the Australian-made tyres found ready acceptance and the firm has been shipping to America, at the rate of 2,000 tyres a day, ever since. A manufacturer which Invaded the Australian motor scene only 10 years ago, has had an equally successful run. The company (c), which makes windscreen wiper arms, blades and motor air horns and mirrors started from scratch in 1959. Its products are now fitted as original equipment to nearly every Aus tralian made car and the firm has a commanding position In New Zealand. It is also looking to the South Pacific and South East Asia to expand its markets. Australian spare parts and ac cessories are fast gaining a world wide reputation for quality, relia bility and technical sophistication. The industry is confident and the keynote is on expansion both at home and overseas. Page 12 AUSTRALIAN SUPPLEMENT Thursday, November 12, 1970

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