Mark Beyer

A DECADE ago, engineering and construction contractor Monadelphous Group just made it into a listing of the state’s 50 largest companies, with a market capitalisaton of $71 million.

Finding big WA winners on the stock market has been hard work during the past 12 months, and even the past five years.

Aspiring iron ore miner Cazaly Resources has announced agreements with engineering company Engenium and the Esperance port authority, which it hopes will provide short-term and long-term infrastruc

Banking scandals in London and New York contrast with the recent experience of Australia, Canada and a handful of other countries.

Engineering company Calibre Group has commenced marketing a $75 million initial public offering, the largest of the year, at a price that reflects the downturn in the stockmarket over the past quar

The carbon tax and the mining tax will create many issues, for government and business, but they are unlikely to live up to the fearmongering of their arch critics.

THE aspiring developers of three major Western Australian iron ore projects – Roy Hill, Extension Hill and Southdown – all highlighted last week that raising big blocks of funding is the single lar

PERTH’S major accounting and legal firms have appointed nearly 50 new partners this year, signalling notable ranking changes within each profession.

The State Government is belatedly proceeding with a detailed assessment of container port options in Cockburn Sound, one year after transport minister Troy Buswell announced the review.

Australian law firm Freehills and English firm Herbert Smith announced today that their partners have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a merger to create a new firm that will trade as Herbert Smit

Rio Tinto has given us one more, very good reason to stop indulging in fanciful projections about the scale of the resources boom.

IF only all company directors could go out on such a high.Five years after establishing Forge Group, Peter Hutchinson and Andrew Ellison are leaving the business.

Underground mining specialist Barminco has met all the forecasts it put in last year’s draft prospectus but says it is unlikely to revive plans for a stockmarket float for at least two years.

THE scale of the mining sector is readily apparent to many Western Australians, but the size of the mining services industry may not be so clear.

INDIGENOUS contractor Carey Mining has taken another step towards diversifying its business by establishing a new jointly owned company focused on solar power installations in regional areas.

The rapid expansion of the WA mining industry over the past decade has mostly been good news for mining contractors, but the benefits have not always come as expected.

The past two weeks have given plenty of encouragement to those of us who see an enterprising future for business in WA.

APTS managing director Paul Newbound describes himself as a typical technician who decided to go into business.“I thought I knew how to run a business, but I didn’t,” he admits.

It may seem cliched and hackneyed to sceptical consumers, but many of this year’s top entrepreneurs genuinely believe that quality service is the key to their business success.

WA’s top entrepreneurs don’t rely on the resources boom to support their business growth; instead the key lies in the power of innovation.

The cost of building the Gorgon LNG jetty and marine structures has doubled to $1.8 billion, Leighton Holdings has disclosed, citing an increased scope of work along with "technical and other chall

The past year has been a whirlwind for businesses that have featured in the Rising Stars awards, with some rising to greater heights while others have faced major challenges.

Paul Musca had an inauspicious start in business. While his peers did sensible things like study at university, he preferred surfing, while working as a labourer on drilling rigs.

The concept of a ‘two-speed economy’ that dominates public debate could have a silver lining.

This week’s shock resignation of state Treasurer and Attorney-General Christian Porter brings to at least four the number of senior ministerial positions that Premier Colin Barnett will need to fil

Three of Western Australia’s top industry leaders have a refreshingly sanguine view on the state’s prospects.

Housing and construction industry bodies in Western Australia are calling for decisive policy changes to address an unexpected blockage in the building approvals process.

PERTH company Sensear is celebrating the selection of its high-tech headsets for use in the London Olympics, adding to the six-year old company’s increasing success in global markets.

TRANSPORT Minister Troy Buswell has signalled a shift in government thinking on the long-term future of Fremantle harbour, saying it would be “about 2025” before the inner harbour reaches capacity.

The state government has appointed a steering committee to evaluate the development of common user maritime infrastructure in the Pilbara, likely to be at either Anketell Point or Lumsden Point.

Nomad Building Solutions plans to wind down one of its core businesses, after concluding it was unable to profitably service the modular building market in Western Australia.

One of the founders of IFS Construction Services, operations director Doug Weir, has lost his board seat in the midst of a battle for control of the loss-making scaffolding company.