The corporate watchdog has banned controversial asbestos removal contractor David Michael Scofield from being a company director for five years after finding he tried to phoenix his failed operations.
Neale Prior
Nearly 40 per cent of voting shareholders have again knocked back NRW’s remuneration report, delivering a second ‘strike’.
Sean Smith
Monadelphous managing director Rob Velletri expects skilled labour shortages to continue plaguing the mining contractor for some time even when the hard border comes down.
Danielle Le Messurier
Under a revised multi-million-dollar offer proposed by Oxley, all of the workers in nine Pindan businesses put into liquidation when the group collapsed would now also receive their full entitlements.
Long-suffering Brierty creditors set for a boost as liquidators from KPMG keep chasing PricewaterhouseCoopers over alleged preference payments
Dodgy builders have been put on notice, with new legislation to stop them from tendering for government jobs if they do not pay workers, among other unlawful practices.
Kim Macdonald
SRG Global has won seven term contracts worth $110 million across Australia and New Zealand including contracts with Roy Hill and Rio Tinto.
Stuart McKinnon
Avid Resources, renamed last month as AVRWA, bought the failed RCR Tomlinson’s resources, water and power businesses nearly three years ago.
Technology developed by a small Midvale-based private drilling company has jumped onto the radar of mining services giant Orica.
Administrators recommend liquidation for Pindan Contracting business, paving way for legal action against the builder’s parent, Oxley Holdings.
The civil engineering group’s profit from the float of the asset maintenance subsidiary nearly doubled annual profit to $41.6 million.
Oxley Holdings “aggrieved” by Pindan’s descent into administration, says $7.5m cash injection will see nearly half of small creditors paid in full.
Cornerstone investors have grabbed up to 80 per cent of the offer, with the balance to be offered to retail investors in the next few days.
The collapsed parent’s Singaporean parent, Oxley Holdings, has paid out Pindan’s $17m debt to Bankwest.
Education in the northern suburbs was a State Government focus this week, with architects named for three major projects.
Recently listed drilling company DDH1 has struck a scrip deal to takeover Swick Mining Services in the latest example of M&A activity in the sector.
A Sydney-based builder is taking over the landmark Forrest Hall project in Crawley that was stopped early on in the three-week implosion of Jaxon Construction in August.
Two steel vessels will be built at its new American manufacturing base, with the potential for another three in a lucrative contract.
Adrian Lowe
Ernst and Young has been cleared to continue with the administration of the failed builder despite two of its insolvency accountants facing disciplinary action over potential conflicts of interest.
The number of Indigenous-owned businesses is growing in WA but experts warn there is still a long road ahead to ensure their opportunities, particularly in joint ventures, are equal and sustainable.
Kate Purnell
MACA has received a 12-month contract extension at Pilbara Minerals’ Pilgangoora lithium project near Port Hedland.
Jaxon Construction liquidators face almost $10 million of bills from hundreds of subcontractors and suppliers caught in last month’s drawn-out failure of the South Perth-based builder.
Macmahon has finalised a $210 million contract for mining services at Calidus Resources’ Warrawoona gold project in the Pilbara as on-site construction heads towards completion.
Daniel Newell
The company, now WA’s biggest brick maker under the Midland Brick brand, has put on 110 workers and is looking for another 120 across its building materials arm.
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