TECHNOLOGY and increased competition have had the biggest impact on the engineering industry, according to the seven top engineering CEOs nominated for this year's Engineering Elite.
In a special report, Alison Birrane looks at the difference between viruses and worms and recent worm attacks that have been making headlines around the world.
MECHANICAL engineer Caroline Chen dominated nominations in the category of female engineer, with support from both her colleagues at GRD Minproc and engineers at other firms.
SCANNING technology and the Internet are enabling Perth-based market research firm Savant Surveys and Strategies to significantly speed up the research collation process.
FUTURE sponsorships undertaken by one of WA's largest general insurers, SGIO, will have a strong community association according to State manager Garry Moore.
ENGINEERING and consulting company GHD has achieved remarkable growth over the past 25 years but no period was more significant than when John Phillips took the reins.
GRD Minproc is well known as one of Australia's top engineering construction companies, but who remembers Wilde Ireland Mining and Process Engineering Services (WA) Pty Ltd?
PERTH-BASED natural health care products manufacturer Wild Child is set to expand into global markets with a new international contracts and an expanded product line.
WA Business News played host to a wide range of business people and the leading State Government figures on the issue of taxes and charges imposed in Western Australia.
A DIVERSE group of project managers from private sector companies through to government agencies received multiple nominations in the Engineering Elite survey.
IN keeping with the property industry's growing awareness of all things sustainable, The Green Building Council launched its ‘green star' rating tool for commercial office buildings
Central to a business's decision to relocate or refurbish office premises is identifying future needs. Tracey Cook examines how businesses can approach this task to ensure new premises match up to their business model.
DESPITE a reduction in its use of television advertising this year in favour of developing niche markets on the east coast, BankWest has managed to maintain brand stature in the WA marketplace.
THE Lotteries Commission's multi-million dollar transition to the Lotterywest brand has been well received by WA's advertising industry, which has voted it as a more recognisable brand in 2003.
There were few surprises among the top 10 leading names in WA Business News's 2003 branding survey. While the industries may be varied, WA's top brands have one thing in common – advertising, marketing, and promotion spends in the millions.
Gaining prominence for a young company, product or brand does not necessarily require large advertising budgets, particularly if a good strategy is executed in a clever way, according to advertising insiders spoken to by WA Business News.
RECENT figures forecasting a 100 per cent increase in the vacancy level of top-end CBD properties in the next six months has been met with scepticism from within the Perth property industry.
One of the biggest capital expenditures for business is the cost of office premises. In this new series, Tracey Cook examines some of the issues that arise when a business is considering relocation or refurbishment of their premises.
A PROPOSAL to exempt insurance agents from disclosing commissions on risk products has been roundly criticised by financial planners and the consumer lobby.
Four years after he left the real estate game, Michael De Marte finds he's now serving many of his former industry colleagues at his successful Café Bocca, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
IT'S sobering to be reminded that there are limits to science, technology and Western engineering marvels such as, say, electricity distribution grids.
THERE were few surprises among the top 10 leading names in WA Business News's 2003 branding survey. From insurance to hardware to a casino, the State's top brands represent high-profile companies from vastly differing industries.
Jesters Jaffle Pie Company has been highlighted by members of WA's advertising industry as the State's best emerging brand. Julie-anne Sprague unearths its branding success.
