Mark Beyer

Perth companies Total Eden Watering Systems and Emeco Holdings aim to crank up their growth via new acquisitions after completing multi-million dollar deals with private equity funds.

Private Welshpool company NRW has emerged as the surprise second bidder for Henry Walker Eltin’s contract mining business, after teaming up with HWE’s senior management team.

Monadelphous Group is one of Western Australia’s biggest and most successful engineering construction companies, but it wouldn’t be running today if it hadn’t been rescued by the co-founders of United Construction.

Production trials of genetically modified cotton undertaken near Kununurra have highlighted its potential as a commercial crop in the Ord River irrigation area.

The Gallop government has heeded long-running calls from the business community by agreeing to develop a state infrastructure strategy.

The Len Buckeridge-backed James Point Pty Ltd has upped the ante in its long-running battle with the Gallop government by developing plans for a container port at Cockburn Sound to compete directly with the Fremantle Port Authority.

TheChamber of Commerce & Industry has criticised plans by the State Government to introduce a levy on major electricity producers and gas distributors to fund EnergySafety, a division of the Department of Con-sumer and Employment Protection.

The building industry has welcomed proposed changes to the apprenticeship system that will reduce and in some cases halve the period of time spent in training.

Perth's suburban dental laboratories have joined GPs, physiotherapy clinics and pathology labs as healthcare sectors to experience a major shake-up courtesy of a loss-making listed company.