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Across the Top 20 Industry Categories for Household Trades and Home Improvement 
  • 3 Industries are showing massive growth in jobs listed: Rubbish Removal, Carpet Cleaning, and Door Installation
  • 4 Industries are showing strong growth (Arborists, Roofers, Gardeners, and Fencing Contractors
  • Demand for Handymen is growing slightly
  • 6 Industries are flat with negligible change year on year: Concreters, Removalists, Carpenters, Tilers, Plumbers and Electricians
  • 2 Industries are showing slight declines: Plasterers and Landscapers
  • 4 Industries are showing strong declines: Air Conditioning Companies, Painters, Builders and Cleaners
Key Observations
  • Rubbish Removal jobs are growing like crazy - almost tripling year on year. People are decluttering and getting rid of junk the more time they spend at home. The Kondo effect.
  • Outdoor jobs where trades can socially distance are growing: Rubbish Removal, Door Installation, Arborists, Roofers, Gardeners, Fencing Contractors and Handymen. 
  • Indoor jobs where it's harder to socially distance are either flat or declining: Cleaners, Painters, Plasterers, Tilers, Plumbers, Electricians. House cleaning is also a recurring weekly expense and households are doing this work themselves as their economic situation deterioriates.  
  • Industries with higher value jobs like Painting, Builders, Plasterers, Landscapers, Concreters are in decline. With economic uncertainty, people are putting off the bigger jobs.
Industry Comment YoY Growth
Rubbish Removalist Massive Growth 168%
Carpet Cleaner Massive Growth 80%
Door Installation Company Massive Growth 71%
Arborist Strong Growth 42%
Roofer Strong Growth 23%
Gardener Strong Growth 16%
Fencing & Gate Company Strong Growth 11%
Handyman Some Growth 6%
Concreter Flat 4%
Removalist Flat 1%
Carpenter Flat 0%
Tiler Flat -3%
Electrician Flat -3%
Plumber Flat -3%
Plasterer Some Decline -8%
Landscaper Some Decline -9%
Air Conditioning & Heating Technician Strong Decline -11%
Painter Strong Decline -15%
Builder Strong Decline -16%
Cleaner Strong Decline -24%


Top 20 Industries Aggregate Demand by Major Metro Region (Jan-Sep 20 vs Jan-Sep 19)

Key Observations  
  • Job growth roughly correlates to COVID-19 impact. The relatively unscathed regions of Perth & Brisbane showing excellent growth
  • Weak or no growth in Sydney, Melbourne - where the effect of COVID-19 has been more intense.
 
Region YoY Growth
Perth 24%
Brisbane 10%
Sydney 2%
Adelaide 1%
Melbourne 0%
National 4%


Aggregate Demand by Major Metro Areas

Key Observations
  • Job growth is significantly higher in the outer areas of Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane with low or negative growth in the inner city and inner suburbs. This reflects a flight to regional areas and outer suburbs during COVID.
    • South & West Sydney (Macarthur, Blue Mountains, Liverpool, Canterbury and Western Sydney) are the highest growth areas. The Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Lower North Shore and CBD are all in decline
    • In Melbourne, Geelong, Phillip Island - which could almost be considered regional Vic - are showing massive growth
  • Perth is seeing growth in almost all areas including the CBD except the beachside Western Suburbs
  • Adelaide recording job growth in the inner city area and less so in outer areas

Sydney | Top 20 Industries (Jan-Sep 20 vs Jan-Sep 19)   
Sydney Region > Area YoY Diff
MacArthur/Camden 12%
Blue Mountains & Surrounds 12%
Liverpool / Fairfield 8%
Canterbury/Bankstown 7%
Western Sydney 7%
North Shore - Upper 5%
Sutherland 4%
Hills 3%
Northern Beaches 2%
St George 2%
Northern Suburbs 1%
Hawkesbury 0%
Parramatta -3%
Eastern Suburbs -4%
Inner West -5%
North Shore - Lower -6%
Sydney City -6%


Melbourne | Top 20 Industries (Jan-Sep 20 vs Jan-Sep 19)   
Melbourne Region > Area YoY Diff
Phillip Island & District 50%
Geelong & District 16%
North East 6%
West 3%
Mornington Peninsula 2%
Yarra-dandenong Ranges 2%
North West 1%
Inner City 0%
South East -1%
Bayside -1%
North -2%
East -2%


Brisbane | Top 20 Industries (Jan-Sep 20 vs Jan-Sep 19)   
 
Brisbane Region > Area YoY Diff
Redcliffe / Bribie / Caboolture 17%
Bayside 15%
Logan 14%
Southside 13%
Redlands City 8%
West 7%
City & North 6%
Inner South -3%


Perth | Top 20 Industries (Jan-Sep 20 vs Jan-Sep 19) 
Perth Region > Area YoY Diff
Perth City 45%
Eastern Suburbs 29%
Perth Hills 26%
Southern Suburbs 23%
Western Suburbs -5%


Adelaide | Top 20 Industries (Jan-Sep 20 vs Jan-Sep 19)
Adelaide Region > Area YoY Diff
Adelaide 54%
North & North East Suburbs 1%
South & South East Suburbs -2%
Western & Beachside Suburbs -6%
Eastern Suburbs -8%
Adelaide Hills -10%

Why Use Spill Containment Pallets

  • Written by: News Company


Oils, liquids and chemical leaks as well as spills are risky. If your business involves moving, receiving, and storing drums containing oils or chemicals, there’s a high risk of accidents and injuries if they aren’t handled correctly. A few seconds of lost concentration, or a puncture in the drum, or equipment failure could make the contents spill out. This, in turn, can trigger serious accidents or injuries. To reduce such risks, spill containment pallets are used. These specially designed pallets have built-in storage space to capture spills, leaks, ruptures, or drips from containers. Here are three top reasons why you need to use spill pallets to contain spills and leaks.

1. Improve the safety of your workers and the environment

Small spills, drips, leaks and so on are not always easy to spot on time. They pose a serious threat to your workers’ health and safety. When such spills reach the environment, they can create havoc to the ecosystem. By using spill pallets manufactured by reputed companies like Spill Station, you can have an efficient first line of defense against undetected spills, leaks, etc. This will facilitate the appropriate and safe handling of such incidents while safeguarding your workers and the environment.

2. Avoid lengthy and costly clean-ups

Cleaning up spills, leaks, and drips are time-consuming. They also involve significant expenses, especially if these spills and leaks occur, say at an outdoor location or in a vehicle. These are more challenging locations than your factory or warehouse. Apart from incurring significant costs, such events would need you to invest long hours for proper clean-ups, thus putting both your workers and the environment at risk. In some countries, regulators (such as the EPA in the U.S.) that monitor the impact of businesses on the environment could impose substantial fines if your clean-ups don’t comply with their environmental legislation.

3. Reap long-term benefits

Reputed manufacturers of spill containment pallets such as Spill Station use durable materials that are designed to withstand long-term use. This makes them a great investment for your business – both in terms of financial security and safety. Even from the aspect of convenience, spill pallets that can be stored and moved easily (say, with warehouse equipment like a pallet jack or forklift) are worth your money.

Finding the right kind of spill pallets for moving, receiving, and dispatching products that fit your needs could be a tough task. This makes it important to choose a company like Spill Station that offers a wide variety in terms of types (spill decks, IBC pallets, etc.), sizes and materials used. Whether you need spill pallets for mines, factories, exploration sites, warehouses, or temporary works locations, you’ll get them all at Spill Station. If you want to go green, Spill Station’s fully recyclable spill pallets would be the ideal bet. Though made of 100% virgin resin, these products don’t contain any recycled contaminants that can adversely affect their load-bearing capacity and chemical resistance.

If you’ve been looking for an efficient and safe way to handle inevitable spills that occur when handling chemicals and liquids in the workplace, consider investing in high-quality spill containment pallets from Spill Station.

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