NEW Zealand-based contracting group Fulton Hogan is aiming to boost its market share in Western Australia after buying out its joint venture partners and rebranding its local operations.
As the Western Australian commercial construction industry heads towards the end of a boom period, the major players are spreading their wings in search of the big jobs.
AN array of government-funded building projects, including theatres, Tafe colleges and police centres is boosting the order books of construction firms in Western Australia.
THE $6 million restoration program of William Street in Northbridge, which is approaching completion, has attracted some of Perth’s most notable hospitality operators including restaurateur and Little World Beverages director Nic Trimboli.
PERTH’S six western suburbs councils have expressed their concerns to Premier Colin Barnett over the proposed introduction of development assessment panels.
FUNDING is a perennial bugbear for not for profits – how to get more money, securing ongoing funding in order to make future projects viable, and attracting funds from individuals and corporations in a field crowded with worthy causes.
Guildford’s Rose & Crown Hotel has undergone a significant upgrade during the past six years, but owners Mark and Tracey Weber haven’t finished yet. Russell Quinn reports.
The mining boom has accentuated a new kind of fiscal discipline on governments, with electorates seemingly demanding a link between windfall gains and concrete objects.
Auditor General Colin Murphy says urgent action needs to be taken to avoid further cost blowouts or time delays on the $1.76 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital project.
West Perth-based Green Rock has signed an agreement with the University of Western Australia to use geothermal energy to cool and heat commercial buildings.
The ASX Appeal Tribunal has overturned the Exchange's earlier decision to ban the relisting of shares in two Tony Sage companies, International Petroleum and Global Iron.
The Western Australian arm of national construction giant Probuild has been named preferred builder to take over from Salta Constructions at stalled high-rise office tower Raine Square.
Advanced materials company Quickstep Holdings has announced plans to set up a US base in an effort to target and secure defence and aerospace contracts.
THE City of Perth has put owners of neglected and vacant buildings in Northbridge on notice, warning them to put redevelopment plans in place or risk having to tear the buildings down.
THE state government will use its reorganisation of office leasing commitments to underpin the development of activity centres under the state planning framework, Directions 2031.
DIFFICULT as it may be for Western Australian artists to use Perth as a launching pad for a career on the international stage, the challenge is even greater for those in remote and regional communities.
SARACEN Properties is aiming to sign up a new builder this month for its stalled commercial office tower Raine Square, which has been shut down for the past few months.
SPECULATION is mounting that Julia Gillard could be brought in to replace Kevin Rudd as prime minister if federal Labor’s electoral standing continues to plummet.
