News Articles for Compass Group

A development assessment panel has approved a $79 million proposal to double the capacity of a Port Hedland accommodation that houses BHP workers.

Plans for a 300-room, four-star hotel in Port Hedland's West End have been submitted by a Singaporean developer.

US chemicals behemoth Albemarle's multi-billion-dollar commitment to lithium processing comes amid tightness in labour supply and housing.

Facility operator Compass Group plans to add hundreds of rooms in a $79 million expansion of a Port Hedland accommodation, to house workers of BHP's port debottlenecking project.

Albemarle Corporation has appointed Compass Group to operate its $140 million Paris Grove workers village in Australind, awarding a contract worth $70 million.

A development assessment panel has approved a $30 million expansion to an accommodation village in Kambalda East, which has reached capacity.

Compass Group is hoping to expand its Kambalda East accommodation for mine site workers with a $30 million addition.

Unemployment is at record lows in WA, but pressure from mass resignations and outbound travellers is looming.

In celebration of International Women's Day, inductees of the WA Women's Hall of Fame and the winners of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA Women in Resources Awards were announced over the weekend.

Investment house Dorado Property has acquired the office building at 12 Newcastle Street in a deal worth $24.2 million.

The renewal of four major contracts with Fortescue Metals Group and Rio Tinto has maintained Sodexo's status as the largest operator in the state's facilities management sector.

Business News's updated ranking of WA's largest employers highlights the increased use of casual and contract staff.

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Multiplex has commenced construction of the 604-bed Bay Village accommodation facility for Woodside Petroleum's fly-in, fly-out workers in Karratha.

Major WA agribusinesses plan new investments to create scale and efficiency, while smaller operators are cooperating to access new markets with niche products.

Telecommunications provider Swift Networks has won multiple contract extensions and expansions, as well as a new contract, in the resources industry.

Woodside Petroleum has struck a revised deal with the City of Karratha to build a 604-bed workers camp, but the planning approval time-frame for the project remains uncertain.

Seven of WA's most prominent agribusinesses have grown their revenue by about 30 per cent, with increased demand from Asia the main driver.

The A-grade office building at 12 Newcastle Street on the north eastern edge of the CBD has been offered for sale through CBRE.

The state government has backed plans for a 700-bed workers camp at Karratha, despite opposition from the local community, after Woodside Petroleum launched a website that is meant to boost local employment on future gas projects.

Bert Giancristofaro will play to the strengths of the Jus Burgers brand after taking ownership of the business last year, with his immediate priority being store refits and fine-tuning the customer experience.

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Woodside Petroleum is hoping to win state government backing for a new 700-bed fly-in, fly-out camp at Karratha, after selecting a consortium led by Multiplex and Compass Group to build, own and operate the facility.

A suite of contract announcements has been made for Gold Road Resources' $507 million Gruyere project, including for GR Engineering Services, Maca and Civmec, while Macmahon Holdings said today it had been selected as preferred contractor for a new Queensland coal mine.

Digital entertainment and communications service provider Swift Networks has won four new contracts for an undisclosed amount during the past week.

Local innovators and resources industry professionals, including Karara Mining, Barminco and Fortescue Metals Group, were recognised at two separate awards ceremonies held this week.

Mine camp operators Compass Group and Sodexo, and an Adelaide-based print business that supplies Fortescue Metals Group were among the winners in the 2016 Supply Nation supplier diversity awards.

Mining camp operator Sodexo has pledged to create 400 new jobs for indigenous Australians after becoming the latest company to join the federal government's employment parity initiative.

French company Sodexo is set to become one of the biggest service providers in the Pilbara after signing a $2.5 billion contract to manage all of Rio Tinto's mine camps and other facilities for 10 years.

Construction contractor Badge has raised questions over the onerous process of bidding for public private partnerships, saying the cost of tendering for the contracts are often disproportionate to the benefit of winning the works.

The government today announced EduWest, a consortium of Macquarie Capital, Badge Constructions, Perkins Builders and Spotless Facility Services, as its preferred tenderer for its eight-school public private partnership (PPP).

Growth in Perth's suburbs has unveiled opportunities for the education sector, with new private and public schools set to fill gaps in the market.

Three consortia have been shortlisted to come up with detailed proposals for Western Australia's first public private partnership for schools, with the winner to design, build, finance and maintain eight new public schools over 25 years.

Weak commodities prices are threatening the positive growth of indigenous business.

Former Compass Hotel Group boss Brian Northcote has had his sentence for breaching directors duties and submitting false information to the corporate regulator extended by a New South Wales court.

Former Compass Hotel Group chief executive Bryan Northcote has been convicted on breaches of director's duties and submitting false information to the corporate regulator.

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

Three indigenous groups across Western Australia have found different ways to pursue training, employment and financial goals for their people.

The newly listed Compass Hotel Group has announced it has now settled the final acquisitions of 13 hotels in Perth and its metropolitan area, with another hotel remaining under leasehold.