News Articles for Broadspectrum - A Ventia company

Three senior Western Australian mining executives have been named among 16 recipients of Chief Executive Women's $250,000 scholarship program.

Leading non-executive director Diane Smith-Gander has said a shake-out of the iron ore sector is almost unavoidable, while speaking at today's Business News Success & Leadership Series breakfast.

Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane today launched a new centre dedicated to research in the resources sector, but was coy on whether Canberra would support a similar body that Woodside has been pushing for the oil and gas sector.

Diane Smith-Gander's will to win didn't disappear when she stopped playing top-flight basketball.

Transfield Services chairman Tony Shepherd will be replaced by current director Diane Smith-Gander when Mr Shepherd retires in October.

Two new oil and gas research initiatives have received promises of federal funding, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talking up the future of the sector in Western Australia today.

This year's candidates again proved what a wealth of talent we have in WA.

Engineering firm Transfield Services has won $100 million in new work with Pilbara's iron ore giants.

Labor has accused the state government of secretly privatising Water Corporation services, after raising questions about a contracting deal that was announced by Transfield Services three months ag

Transfield Services' joint venture with Worley Parsons has secured a six year extension to operate and maintain Verve Energy's Collie Power Station.

Alcoa has announced Transfield Services as the preferred tenderer for a $66 million maintenance contract at its Pinjarra alumina refinery.

Woodside Petroleum has awarded a $65 million contract at the North West Shelf to a joint venture between Transfield Services and WorleyParsons.

Transfield Services has signed a six-year $88 million contract with the Department of Transport to deliver asset management and maritime infrastructure projects.

SUBCONTRACTORS working under one of the new head maintenance contractors for Department of Housing, Transfield Services, have had their fears of long billing periods and low local content levels allayed.

Transfield Services has won a $200 million contract to manage maintenance and repairs for the WA Department of Housing in what is understood to be a new outsourcing model.

Transfield Services has been awarded a maintenance and shutdown contract with BHP Billiton Iron Ore at its Mt Whaleback operation in Newman.

Transfield Services has secured a $120 million three-year contract to provide asset management services to BHP Billiton Nickel West in Western Australia.

The Transfield Services and WorleyParsons joint venture has signed an operation and maintenance contract for Griffin Energy's Bluewaters Power Station, four kms from Collie.