The Wirrpanda Foundation, which is one of nine Western Australian groups pioneering a new indigenous training and employment program in the state, has put contractors who over promise and under deliver on notice.
Facing a slowdown in mining-related construction work, indigenous contractors are diversifying into new fields, establishing joint ventures and highlighting their Aboriginal credentials. Click through to also see our BNiQ list of 25 major indigenous contractors in WA.
A joint venture between contractors Brierty and Bocol Constructions has won a $69 million contract to upgrade a section of the North West Coastal Highway in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions.
Perth Airport has awarded contracts to Perth-based companies Brierty and Densford Civil to improve access and parking around Terminal 1, as part of a $42 million redevelopment project to upgrade the forecourt and car parks.
TFS Corporation non-executive director Dalton Gooding has been promoted to the role of non-executive chairman after joining the company just one month ago, after Patrick O'Connor stood down from the role at a board meeting this morning.
Sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has appointed Gooding Partners founder Dalton Gooding as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately.
Construction contractor Brierty has declared a fully franked special dividend of 8 cents per share, while resolving to raise up to $8.25 million through a 16.5 million share placement.
Construction contractor Brierty has announced a full-year profit of $9.9 million, a 3 per cent fall from $10.2 million last year, after meeting revenue expectations of $251.1 million.
Shares in diversified contractor Brierty have risen 18 per cent following news it expects total revenue of around $250 million for the 2013-14 financial year.
Brierty and three Aboriginal contracting firms have won a $300 million contract with Rio Tinto to complete mining and civil works on a project in the Pilbara.
Contractor Brierty has posted a 19 per cent half-year profit reduction as increased competition in the company's civil construction division squeezed its margins.
Contracting group Brierty's shares have jumped after it booked a record net profit for financial year 2013, a result it says was driven by its diversity of operations.
From major rides that take over freeways, to smaller, more intimate groups keeping to selected cycle routes, it seems more people are getting on to their bikes to support health-related charities.
Investment bank Gresham believes conditions are right for significant corporate finance activity in mining services as companies in the sector look at growth and diversification strategies.
MINING construction projects have continued to be fruitful territory for indigenous contractors in Western Australia, with the latest initiative teaming an experienced contracting group with a new
Experienced Aboriginal contracting group Eastern Guruma has teamed up with a new entrant to the sector, Wirlu-murra Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, to win a $200 million contract in the Pilbar
Civil and mining contractor Brierty is set to construct roads and truck parking facilities at Rous Head as part of a contract awarded by Fremantle Ports.
Civil and mining contractor Brierty has confirmed a net profit of $9.44 million for the 2012 financial year, on the back of a 38 per cent spike in full-year revenue.
Brierty stocks are up 15 per cent on the Australian Securities Exchange, after the mining services and construction contractor announced a higher-than-expected profit guidance for this financial ye
Mining and civil contractor Brierty's joint venture with Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation has won a $55 million contract to develop land for housing for Rio Tinto at Wickham, in the Pilbara.
Contracting group Brierty has won a $60 million contract with Fortescue Metals Group to construct a 25 kilometre rail link for FMG's Solomon iron ore development in the Pilbara.
Civil and mining contractor Brierty has been nominated as the preferred proponent for a $100 million Main Roads maintenance project in a joint venture with AECOM Australia.