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Belmont pool company bought for $3.1m

Jessica Mascione Jessica Mascione
04 Jun 2020

ASX-listed Waterco is purchasing Kreepy Krauly distributor Autopool for $3.08 million, as the company seeks to expand its range of pool equipment products.

Civmec

Civmec for sub rescue hub

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
04 Jun 2020

A $12.5 million submarine rescue facility to be built in Henderson will give Western Australia a central role in emergency rescues across the region; meanwhile a decision has still not been made on the best location for mid-life submarine maintenance docking.

Wild Child Laboratories

Wild Child founder pursues new opportunity

Mark Beyer Mark Beyer
04 May 2020

Leanne Preston built a global consumer product business out of Margaret River; now she wants to revive specialist manufacturing in WA.

Austal

Austal wins Aus Navy contract, misses out on US work

Madeleine Stephens Madeleine Stephens
01 May 2020

Austal has won a $324 million contract to design and construct six evolved Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy, while also announcing it was not successful in the bid for a contract with the US Navy.

Alcolizer

WA manufacturers win $2.5m in funding

Madeleine Stephens Madeleine Stephens
30 Apr 2020

Fourteen Western Australian businesses have received financial support through the federal government’s manufacturing modernisation fund.

First Graphene

First Graphene seeks $6.2m

Business News Business News
24 Apr 2020

Graphite company First Graphene is planning to raise $6.2 million from a rights issue to expand its production facility in Henderson and increase marketing initiatives.

Wild Child Laboratories

WA manufacturer wins sanitiser contract

Mark Beyer Mark Beyer
23 Apr 2020

The state government has awarded Malaga company Wild Child Laboratories a $1.7 million contract to produce hand sanitiser for the state’s hospitals.

Lycopodium

Perth contractor develops locally built ventilator

Business News Business News
17 Apr 2020

Engineering company Lycopodium has developed an electrically operated ventilator, to be used as emergency backup in the event of a shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whipper Snapper Distillery

Epichem's handy move

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
01 Apr 2020

Bentley-based manufacturer Epichem will be pumping out a new supply of hand sanitiser to cover a shortfall in the local healthcare industry.

Wesfarmers

Leadership changes at Wesfarmers

Madeleine Stephens Madeleine Stephens
19 Mar 2020

Wesfarmers has undergone a restructure of its industrial division, with David Baxby to step down as managing director.

University of Western Australia

$40m for hydrogen, LNG research centre

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
13 Mar 2020

The federal government today announced significant investments in the energy sector, with the awarding of $69.5 million to two new cooperative research centres, and the launch of the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre.

SMS Group Services

SMS platform for oil and gas

Dan Wilkie Dan Wilkie
04 Mar 2020

A local access management firm has entered a partnership with Swedish scaffolding manufacturer HAKI to provide a platform for expansion into the oil and gas industry.

Yara Pilbara Holdings

Cash for Yara hydrogen study

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
21 Feb 2020

Yara Pilbara and Engie have received a $1 million boost for a planned renewable hydrogen project from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, but Western Australia will not be involved in the establishment of a new Australian Hydrogen Centre.

Austal

Austal lifts profit by 72%

Business News Business News
20 Feb 2020

Austal’s Alabama shipyard has propelled the Henderson-headquartered shipbuilder to a record half-year earnings performance and a solid lift in net profit.

Wesfarmers

Wesfarmers sells $1.1bn Coles stake

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
19 Feb 2020

Wesfarmers has sold $1.1 billion of Coles shares, reducing its holdings of the supermarket chain to 10 per cent, while revealing $24 million of payroll problems during its half-yearly results released today.

Department of Transport

LicenSys wins $38m govt contract

Jessica Mascione Jessica Mascione
10 Feb 2020

Specialist manufacturer LicenSys has received a $38 million contract renewal with Western Australia’s Department of Transport for the supply of vehicle number plates.

Luerssen Australia

WA ramps up for naval build

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
31 Jan 2020

Work on the first Henderson-built offshore patrol vessel will get under way within weeks, part of a 12-ship program worth $2 billion headed by German business Luerssen and local partner Civmec.

Wesfarmers

$3bn blockage in lithium pipeline

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
24 Jan 2020

A decision by Wesfarmers and partner SQM to pause investments at the Mount Holland mine and Kwinana refinery bring to about $3 billion the value of lithium projects deferred in Western Australia during the past year.

Bruce Rock Engineering

Bruce Rock Engineering buys Geraldton business

Jessica Mascione Jessica Mascione
17 Jan 2020

Bruce Rock Engineering has increased the number of its facilities in Western Australia with the acquisition of Geraldton-based D-Trans Motor Body Builders.

Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety

Saw cuts into silica emissions

Dan Wilkie Dan Wilkie
17 Jan 2020

A Perth-based company has developed a new device it says cuts tradies’ exposure to silica dust, which has been responsible for the rising incidence of silicosis among building and construction workers.

Public Transport Authority of WA

Alstom finalises $1.2bn railcar contract

Jessica Mascione Jessica Mascione
10 Dec 2019

Global manufacturer Alstom has signed a 10-year contract to assemble new railcars at Midland as part of the Metronet project, with the government saying the railcars will be delivered 22 per cent below its budget at $1.25 billion.

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