Manufacturing

Heidelberg has lost its bid to review the state's peak planning body's decision over its Perth concrete batching plant, after a tribunal dismissed its application.

Engineering firm Monadelphous has extended its recent run of contract wins within the energy sector.

Civmec has finalised its Luerssen Australia buy, consolidating its role in the Australian Navy's offshore patrol vessel program.

SRG Global boss David Macgeorge says its success in securing work with "blue-chip" clients outlines the diverse and versatile nature of the company.

Designing and building its own equipment has been a critical part of Wallis Drilling's 60-year story.

Austin Engineering boss David Singleton says he is confident the company will be able to attain future profitable revenue growth in Chile.

Austal has disputed a claim by South Korea's Hanwha Group that it has cleared a key regulatory hurdle for a bid for the Perth-based shipbuilder.

Emeco has signed a service contract with China's largest construction machinery manufacturer to support its Australian zero emissions mining fleet.

State and federal governments have agreed to invest more than $16 million in International Graphite's processing dream since 2021.

Jules Pemberton-led NRW Holdings has announced a contract win, valued at around $157 million.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Tattarang has nominated former Credit Suisse Australia chief executive Richard Gibb to join the board of Henderson defence shipbuilder Austal.

Wesfarmers has disclosed an expected loss of $60 million this year from its half share of the Covalent Lithium joint venture and a bigger loss next financial year.

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Engineering firm Monadelphous has announced a series of new construction and maintenance-based contracts, valued around $180 million.

Mining services contractor NRW has expressed concerns over a proposed legislation in South Australia, in relation to the recent collapse of the Whyalla steelworks.

Responsibility for decision making over the Western Trade Coast fell on the shoulders of 11 of the 17 cabinet ministers in the first government led by Roger Cook.

Construction and energy services provider Civmec posted a net profit of $8 million during its third quarter of the 2025 financial year, down from $17.1 million, 12 months prior.

Wesfarmers has moved to significantly curb emissions at one of its Kwinana operations, as Premier Roger Cook softens his stance on legislating the plan to reach net zero by 2050.

Construction and engineering company Civmec has added around $285 million to its order book, after securing a series of new contracts and extensions.

The first of 100 railcars built for Rio Tinto in Western Australia has rolled off the production line ready for its 1,500-kilometre journey north to the Pilbara.

Perth company Austal is part of a major effort to revive naval shipbuilding in the US.

A proposed $4.4 billion iron processing plant could strengthen the business case of other major Pilbara projects.

Mining services contractor NRW Holdings has appointed Peter Bryant as its chief financial officer, effective from May 5.

Backers of two Mid West iron processing projects hope to tap into more than 25 billion tonnes of magnetite discovered in the region to feed a growing global appetite for green steel.

The country's only silicon manufacturer has notched $39m to cut emissions amid the state's green ambitions being underscored by a wave of federal government support today.

As the fallout continues from the Whyalla Steelworks being placed into administration, Belmont-based NRW Holdings continues to get on with business.

Austal chairman Richard Spencer says he does not believe Hanwha can add value to the Perth-based shipbuilder but nonetheless has agreed to meet with the South Korean company next week.

Yangebup-based operation is poised to take advantage of the significant growth in defence sector spending.

South Korean conglomerate Hanwha has once again fuelled takeover speculation around Austal after placing a high-priced order for 9.9 per cent of the shipbuilder's stock.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the US tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium “entirely unjustified”, while confirming retaliatory tariffs would not be imposed on US imports.

Austal has launched a $220 million capital raising to support its US operations, after which major shareholder Tattarang will get a board seat, while founder John Rothwell is selling down.

Business groups have welcomed the return of the WA Labor government to power but urged the government to get on with red tape reduction and energy transition progress.