Waste management company Tox Free Solutions has announced a 60 per cent increase in net profit to 21.7 million on the back of a 30 per cent rise in revenue to $369.9 million.
Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has been awarded a $106 million extension on its work at the Manus Island offshore processing facility in Papua New Guinea.
Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group says its evolution into civil construction projects has helped drive a 10 per cent lift in net profit, while flagging further earnings growth th
Construction contractor Brierty has announced a full-year profit of $9.9 million, a 3 per cent fall from $10.2 million last year, after meeting revenue expectations of $251.1 million.
Iron ore prices may have softened significantly from about $US130 a tonne during the past year, but that has not stopped local miners ramping up exports.
If a fortune valued at $20 billion is not enough for Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, then perhaps she will be happy with $37 billion that is likely to be her net worth at this time next
Rio Tinto has sold its Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique subsidiary, including the major assets acquired in its $3.9 billion purchase of Riversdale Mining in 2011, for just $US50 million.
Perth-based engineering groups Kerman Contracting and Monadelphous Group have announced contract wins collectively worth more than $300 million at CITIC Pacific Mining's Sino Iron development near Cape Preston.
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Shares in diversified contractor Brierty have risen 18 per cent following news it expects total revenue of around $250 million for the 2013-14 financial year.
Driving up the Great Northern Hwy from Midland to Port Hedland, you can't help but marvel at the number of trucks on the road – and be concerned about what lies ahead for wheatbelt communities after the closure of the ‘tier 3' rail lines.
Japan and Australia are officially even better friends, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott and visiting Japanese PM Shinzo Abe swapping compliments at an official dinner in Perth last night.
Tempo Australia has been awarded a $13.4 million contract for engineering and construction work at Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert port expansion in the Pilbara.
Western Australia-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has won a $25 million contract with BHP Billiton Iron Ore for electrical and instrumentation works at the Yarnima power station near Newman.
OTOC Australia has been awarded a $3 million contract with NRW for the mine process plant in-ground services at the Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara.
A slowing demand for surveying services has not stopped CADS Survey from pursuing growth by the adoption of innovative technologies, entering new markets and expanding its capabilities.
Giving managers responsibility for making decisions relevant to their sections is crucial at marine services business TAMS Group, which has steadily added new capabilities and staff to differentiate itself as a full service provider in a market full of specialists.
The collapse of Forge Group has opened up new opportunities for engineering contractor Clough, which has won a design and procurement contract for a power station that was previously awarded to Forge.
Perth civil and construction company Whittens has signed a $25 million contract with NRW for concrete works at the Roy Hill mine site in WA's Pilbara region.
Western Australia's inaugural Telstra Business Woman of the Year says professional women still encounter many of the same barriers today as they did two decades ago.
The slump in the price of iron-ore to near 20-month lows has failed to halt the development of assets in Australia and overseas, despite ongoing cost cutting across the sector.
BGC Contracting has joined forces with Western Australian business FIFO Families to offer its 2,000 fly-in, fly-out workers and their families access to extra support.
Western Australia's nickel miners are celebrating a classic supply-side surprise, which has driven the price of their metal sharply higher; but the same Indonesian government ban on the export of unprocessed nickel ore could soon do the same way for another WA specialty – bauxite.
Accounting giant EY is understood to be close to finalising negotiations on a new lease at the six-storey EY Building on Mounts Bay Road, after coming up empty in its search for a new home.
