The Italian migrant played a key role in building United Construction and Monadelphous into two of Australia's most successful engineering and construction contractors.
Tempo Australia has appointed the former chief executive of failed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson as an adviser, as a potential cost overrun looms over its Victorian solar energy project.
Tempo Australia managing director Ian Lynass has resigned amid a major project cost blowout and the West-Perth company revealing it will likely move its headquarters to Sydney.
One month after resigning as a director, Guido Belgiorno-Nettis has rejoined West Perth-based contractor Tempo Australia as chair, replacing Charlie Bontempo, who resigned two weeks ago.
Perth-based contractor Tempo Australia has appointed former Bis managing director Ian Lynass as its chief executive, replacing Max Bergomi after two years in charge.
Shares in contractor Tempo Australia were up 24 per cent in morning trade after the company announced a $9.5 million placement to a vehicle controlled by Transfield Holdings co-managing director Guido Belgiorno-Nettis.
The worst might be over for many of the state's mining services businesses, as they seek to bounce back from the effects of the slowdown in resources project development.
Mining services firm Tempo Australia has won contract extensions with unnamed existing clients for construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning support services work, worth a combined $65 million for the year.
Tempo Australia has received a request for about 280 more workers to carry out its contract at the Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island.
Gucci is leaving its long-term tenancy on the corner of King and Hay streets, but fashionistas need not panic, with the luxury retailer simply moving to the other side of the street.
Mining services company Tempo Australia has been awarded about $5 million in new work and contract extensions for mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto's Pilbara operations.
Engineering and construction firm Valmec has won a contract to supply its services to APA Group's $140 million Eastern Goldfields Gas Pipeline project for an undisclosed sum.
Resources sector services company Tempo Australia has been granted approval for variations for its existing contract with Rio Tinto, increasing its potential value by $11 million.
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.
Tempo Australia chairman Charlie Bontempo has moved from a non-executive into an executive position, taking a more hands-on role to support the structural mechanical piping company's development.
In 1969, John (Giovanni) Rubino, John (Giancarlo) Trettel, Sam (Santino) Castelli and Charlie (Carmelo) Bontempo were among the thousands of young migrants toiling in workshops and construction sites across Australia.
Monadelphous Group is one of Western Australia's biggest and most successful engineering construction companies, but it wouldn't be running today if it hadn't been rescued by the co-founders of United Construction.
Property investment and property development have been the main commercial pursuits of John Trettel, Sam Castelli and Charlie Bontempo since they left United Group.
The year 1991 was a bad time to be in business. It was the year Australia had “the recession we had to have”, to quote the immortal words of then Prime Minister Paul Keating.
