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New growth opportunities will be few and far between for mining contractors, who are under pressure to trim their rates.The irony was inescapable.

Progress on Western Power's $443 million Mid West energy project is continuing after infrastructure group Downer was awarded a $175 million contract to construct a new transmission line to upgrade

National contractor Downer EDI has returned to full-year profit and expects growth in the year ahead, with its mining division being the best performer.

IT might not be the busiest of times in Western Australia's corporate advisory scene, but that has not stopped positive moves by several firms – albeit without much fanfare – that have included the

THE scale of the mining sector is readily apparent to many Western Australians, but the size of the mining services industry may not be so clear.

The rapid expansion of the WA mining industry over the past decade has mostly been good news for mining contractors, but the benefits have not always come as expected.

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Keen demand for commercial space in central Perth is driving a surge in office redesign and fit-out work, attracting new players to the Western Australian market and creating opportunities for esta

The state government has announced Macmahon Contractors as the winner of a $187 million contract to maintain the road network in the Pilbara.

The state government has awarded a $95 million road maintenance deal for the Goldfields-Esperance region to Abigroup Contractors.

The state government has awarded a Downer EDI-led joint venture a $285 million public transport rail maintenance services contract.

Transport Minister Troy Buswell has announced a joint venture featuring contracting group Downer EDI has won its third significant road maintenance deal, this time a $152 million contract in the Kimberley.

MAIN Roads has awarded the first of seven new-style maintenance contracts as industry players finalise their pitch to win the remaining multi-million dollar deals.

Downer EDI is set to secure two major contracts with Main Roads which the company says are worth $425 million.

Gindalbie Metals has awarded a $120 million contract for the key power transmission line at its Karara Iron Ore Project to Downer EDI.

Shares in Downer EDI gained almost four per cent after the engineering firm said it won a six-year contract worth $3 billion to provide mining services to Fortescue Metals Group.

Infrastructure company Downer EDI say it has won new contracts worth $300 million, including a $100 million contract for the design of wind turbine generators for the Collgar wind farm in Western Australia.

Downer EDI has secured more than $400 million worth of contracts on mining and liquified natural gas projects, with the bulk covering operations in the Pilbara.

Mineral sands miner Iluka has received a boost in its share value today after it reached a settlement with engineering outfit Downer EDI and secured an $8.6 million insurance payout from last year'

Big retailers, big miners and big contractors sit at the top of WA Business News' second annual survey to find the state's largest employers.

Its mining division, Roche Mining, has secured a long term alliance contract with Fortescue Metals Group Ltd in the Pilbara region.

Burswood-based Otraco International Pty Ltd has been acquired by engineering services group Downer EDI Ltd.

BHP Billiton Ltd's ramp up of operations in the Plilbara continues with the purchase of 10 more giant locomotives - with a combined value of up to $70 million - for hauling ore across the Hamersley Ranges.

The Western Australian-based husband and wife team that founded one of the world's largest private mining consultancies, Snowden Australia, plans to exit the business within three years having recently decided to sell the company.