News Articles for Calibre

Calibre Group has announced that its newly-acquired subsidiary, G&S Engineering Services, has won a $46.8 million works contract for the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance in Queensland.

Engineering firm Calibre Group has acquired Queensland's G&S Engineering Services in a cash and scrip deal worth up to $74 million, at today's share price.

Engineering and contracting company Calibre Group has announced a pair of new contract awards, for early stage works with new clients in New South Wales and Queensland.

There may be plenty of cash about, but the IPO market is struggling as investor confidence remains low.

Engineering and infrastructure services company Calibre Group has acquired Queensland-based engineering and planning group Echelon Mining Services.

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 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.

If you are a ‘glass half-full' person, the LNG boom has presented great opportunities for local industry, but not everyone is happy.

Businesses like Calibre Global, Onsite Rental Group and NLV Group have enjoyed strong growth with the support of their private equity backers.

Private equity funds are scouring Western Australia, looking to invest in local businesses but only a handful of deals have been completed.

CALIBRE Projects started from scratch in 2002, offering engineering, procurement and construction management services to the mining sector.

WESTERN Australia's leading private companies are under the spotlight now more than ever before.

Keen demand for commercial space in central Perth is driving a surge in office redesign and fit-out work, attracting new players to the Western Australian market and creating opportunities for esta

PAST winners of the Rising Stars award could never be accused of standing still.

Engineering and project delivery firm Calibre Global has ramped up its eastern states expansion with the acquisition of Melbourne-based Minerva Engineers for an undisclosed sum.

The state's major engineering outfits have experienced significant staff changes in the last 12 months as the sector stepped out from the gloom of the global financial crisis.

QUEENSLAND'S booming coal sector heads Perth resources engineering group Calibre Global's hit list following a landmark $100 million-plus capital injection from one of the world's leading private equity investment groups.

Major British private equity firm First Reserve Corporation is to acquire a controlling interest in unlisted Calibre Global in a move to significantly enhance the Perth engineering group's growth plans.

Perth-based engineering group Calibre Global has cemented its place as Western Australia's leading heavy haul rail engineering group by taking full control of the Calibre-Engenium Rail Joint Venture (CEJV).

THE major engineering companies in Western Australia cut employment by 15 per cent during the past 12 months, defining the impact of the global financial crisis on the sector.

GOOD help, so the saying goes, is hard to find.

Former managing director of Consolidated Minerals, Rod Baxter, has joined Perth-based engineering company Calibre Global as its new managing director.

This year's Rising Stars awards attracted 52 entries from a wide range of business sectors, all committed to innovation and growth.

Western Australia has 23 nominees in the field of 108 competing for the Ernst & Young Australian Entrepreneur of the Year 2006.

ENGINEERING services group Calibre has opened a Queensland office as part of its expansion program, appointing Paul Bartlett to run the new operation.

When a company goes from a standing start to nearly 400 staff in the space of three years, you might think it would be time to take stock and consolidate.

Soaring demand for Western Australia's resources has created a bonanza of new business for a host of small and flexible contractors operating in the North-West.