INDEPENDENT hardware buying group Cooperative Purchasing Services Limited has entered into a joint venture wholesale operation with Mitre 10 in Western Australia.
AN agreement has been struck between the four major project construction unions, the Western Australian Government and the Australian Council of Trade Unions to limit industrial unrest on the $630 million Burrup Fertilisers project.
A SMALL telecommunications player that has been suspended from trade on the Australian Stock Exchange for more than a year is on the verge of receiving a $19 million payout from nickel producer Anaconda.
NIDO Petroleum executive chairman Charlie Morgan has upped his stake in the petroleum player by 2,828,684 shares in a buying spree that ran from September 16 to October 30.
AFTER months of will they won’t they speculation, the management team at stockbroker DJ Carmichael has successfully completed a management buyout of the 50 per cent stake held by
A CONSTRUCTION Forestry Mining and Energy Union attempt to force an enterprise bargaining agreement onto a Perth employment hire firm and have it charged with unfair dismissal has failed in the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
THE cost of last week’s truck blockade at Fremantle port, sparked by a dispute between truck drivers and stevedores from Patricks and P&O over truck turnaround times, could be in the millions of dollars.
Golf has retained its popularity among players in Western Australia, however the sport is facing a minor sponsorship crisis. Noel Dyson and Mark Beyer report.
LISTED Western Australian auto parts company Advanced Engine Components, once linked to failed telco New Tel and its boss Peter Malone, has concluded the sale of two of its non-core assets and is now concentrating on its natural gas technologies.
TWO of Western Australia’s better known directors, Keith Liddell and Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, have dramatically boosted their stakes in two companies they are associated with.
SEVERAL Western Australians are among 200 representatives from 40 Commonwealth countries, all earmarked as future leaders, who are meeting at a conference to look at the relations
A NEW focus on projects where Clough can earn a premium for its engineering expertise is the key plank of a five-year plan to turn around the engineering company’s fortunes.
IN a move that has surprised absolutely no-one, the Federal Government has officially awarded the $3.5 billion, 25-year Collins class submarine refit to the Adelaide-based Austral
TUCKED away in Jandakot is a small listed company that is growing its business of making and supplying confectionery and bakery filling products to customers around Australia and
FOR those people starting out in small business, buying an existing operation can save a lot of time and money in building up goodwill. But there are some important factors that need to be considered.
Many people like the idea of being their own boss but not all can follow through and make the dream a reality. Noel Dyson investigates how to set up a successful small business.
FARMERS are railing against the practises of the Department of Conservation and Land Management highlighted by the recent prosecution of Narembeen farmer Alan Yandle.
A SCHOLARSHIP offered by jazz great James Morrison and an impromptu performance has resulted in a new album and a European tour for four young Western Australian musicians.
PORTMAN Limited has broken two milestones – firstly with the shipment of its 20 millionth tonne to the port of Esperance and then with the announcement that it has approved a $20.
