Surveying firm Veris Australia has announced the appointment of Michael Shirley as its new chief executive, replacing Brian Elton who led the company in an interim role since October last year.
One month after the state government named an Asciano-led consortium as preferred proponent for a major port expansion at Esperance, it has emerged that one of the key consortium members has withdrawn.
Iron Ore Holdings' Buckland project has been deemed technically and commercially viable following the completion of a feasibility study at a cost of about $30 million.
The Asciano-led Yilgarn Esperance Solution consortium has won the bid to design, build and operate a new multi-user iron ore facility at Esperance Port, understood to be worth about $200 million.
SPECIAL REPORT: The changing profile of the Water Corporation's $1 billion works program will present more direct opportunities for smaller contractors.
The four major industrial precincts in Kwinana, Cockburn and Rockingham, known as the Western Trade Coast, contributed more than $14.7 billion to the state's economy in 2013, making it the mos
Will Neethling has been appointed the 2014 president of the WA division of Engineers Australia.Mr Neethling is a principal decommissioning engineer with Sinclair Knight Merz.
A slowdown in the mining sector could have positive flow-on effects for employers in other industries, Business News' annual survey of the state's 100 largest employers has found.
Major investments in Latin America by some of the world's biggest miners have provided a number of mining services companies with the opportunity to get a toehold in the region.
Engineering contractor Sinclair Knight Merz has announced a renewal of its engineering, procurement and construction management agreement with Rio Tinto through to 2015.
One of the overseers of Port Hedland's massive but politically sensitive expansion, port authority chairman Ian Williams, has stepped down, making him the third key person to leave a top job at the
Texas-based engineering and construction group Fluor Corporation has announced its joint venture with Sinclair Knight Merz has won additional contracts with BHP Billiton for the mining giant's 100
A joint venture between Texas-based engineering and construction group Fluor Corporation and Sinclair Knight Merz has extended its relationship with BHP Billiton, winning new contracts, primarily for the expansion of BHP's Jimblebar iron ore mine.
TNG has appointed global engineering firm Sinclair Knight Merz to complete a pre-feasibility study at its Mount Peak iron and vanadium project in the Northern Territory.
Rio Tinto has appointed Sinclair Knight Merz as the engineering, procurement and construction management contractor for the expansion of its Cape Lambert port in the Pilbara.
INNOVATION in occupational health and safety was celebrated at the WA Work Safety Awards last week, with four recipients now moving forward to the national competition.
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.
ENVIRONMENTAL consulting firm RPS Group has boosted its position in the Perth market with the recent acquisition of water resource and environmental consultancy Aquaterra Consulting.
IN a move to expand its foothold into the burgeoning resource market, Perth-based engineering consultant HBH has teamed up with multinational firm Sinclair Knight Merz.
Perth-based engineering consultancy firm HBH Consultants will merge with professional services firm Sinclair Knight Merz in a move designed to bolster the capability of the two firms in servicing the booming resources market.
