PathWest has awarded several companies contracts, worth $219 million in total, over the automation of laboratory medicine and pathology services across Western Australia.
Arafura Rare Earths has signed with global wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa to supply at least 200 tonnes of minerals a year from its Nolans project.
Local builder ACorp Construction has secured the works to upgrade the visitor centre at Laverton and build an MRI suite at the Kalgoorlie Health Campus.
Global mechanical drive systems supplier Flender is establishing a manufacturing base in Western Australia, becoming the latest tenant at the Linc Property-led Tonkin Highway Industrial Estate.
Government and business must involve trade unions to develop plans to train Australia's workforce for the increased presence of automation, according to Siemens Australia chief executive Jeff Connolly.
Global business Siemens is expanding its footprint in the rail infrastructure sector with the acquisition of Perth-headquartered MRX Technologies for an undisclosed sum.
Company director John Poynton has moved into the gas sector as the new chairman of Cooper Basin-focused Strike Energy, which has also recruited a new managing director from Shell.
Global industrial products group Siemens has opened a $20 million service centre at Perth Airport, highlighting the growing competitive shift from the construction to the operational phase in Western Australia.
