Austal will acquire Queensland-based BSE Maritime Solutions Group for $28 million in a bid to boost the shipbuilder’s share of maintenance and support work.
Austal has strongly denied allegations of unethical behaviour after reports emerged the Australian Border Force had funnelled $39 million to the ASX-listed shipbuilder.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has told its 470 Perth-based employees that it will be slashing local jobs but offering some of them positions in other states.
The federal government's $1.5 billion plan to kick start the nation's manufacturing sector presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to restructure the economy.
There’s unprecedented investment in Australia’s defence industry manufacturers as the government embarks on the most significant armed build-up in a generation.
Plans for a high purity alumina refinery in Kwinana received a small boost today, with Alcoa to investigate developing the project with proponent FYI Resources.
Wesfarmers and SQM are progressing a sharpened up lithium refinery project in Kwinana, with a $600 million proposal heading to development assessment next week.
Subiaco-based mining services provider WestStar Industrial has secured $7 million worth of contracts in Western Australia through subsidiary Alltype Engineering.
Austal has struck an agreement to buy additional land near its shipyard in the US and foreshadowed plans to expand its shipbuilding and repair operations.
Malaga company Taranis Power has scored a win over its larger rival UON as the two mining services companies continue a long and expensive legal battle.
The state government has allocated new funding to build a diesel railcar manufacturing facility in Bellevue, as well as establish a cathode production facility.
Digital technology’s growing influence on defence has prompted Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal to appoint vice-president Andrew Malcolm to the newly-created role of chief digital officer.