SELF insurance is looming as a possible alternative for companies looking to reduce their insurance premiums, however, it is an option that needs careful planning to be implemented successfully.
PERTH-BASED software developer Micromine Pty Ltd has successfully implemented its exploration and mining data management solution GBis into BHP Billiton’s iron ore operations in the Pilbara and its coal operations in Queensland.
DOMAIN name administrator auDA has lodged a complaint with the ACCC about the conduct of a domain name registering company, and warned businesses to beware of misleading information relating to the registration of Internet domain names.
FORMER Allied Carpet Industries director Michael Simich has pleaded guilty to 59 fraud and stealing charges relating to the misuse of $3.1 million in the Perth District Court.
MARKETFORCE has announced the appointment of Fionna Brazier as group communications director.The announcement follows Paul Yole’s departure from Marketforce in May after a management restructure.
THE WA Government has reported a $160.6 million net operating surplus in the general sector for the three months ending September 30 2001, according to the Quarterly Financial Results Report released last week.
EMPLOYER and industry groups are warning employers the State Government’s new labour relations regime will have effects reaching far beyond the increased labour costs associated with the abolition of workplace agreements.
ADLINKJLS has announced a merger with boutique agency Twenty Twenty Advertising & Marketing.The merger will add a further $2 million to AdlinkJLS’s total billings and give the agency new resources in the account service area.
THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revoked interim stop orders on the fundraising documents of Perth listed company Insurance My Way Limited.
“I recently had a senior executive at a bank comment that our shadow was far larger than our size.”He said a focus on fair fees, service and corporate citizenship had delivered this market perception.
EBA option for shopkeepersMORE than 5,000 small retailers around Perth could soon be getting information on a new enterprise bargaining agreement to cover their industry.
THERE are concerns the State Government’s new Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) levy funding proposal will evolve into little more than a new revenue-raising vehicle.
WHEN the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry rolls back into Perth on July 22, industry observers can expect some further investigations into ‘old’ territory, and some new revelations.
THE State Government has rejected a request from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to appoint a chamber representative to the Information and Communi-cations Industry Development Forum.
WA contractors could be taken to the cleaners to the tune of $38 million if a Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union push to stop the outsourcing of government school cleaning is successful at the Labor Party’s State
LANDCORP has awarded RJ Vincent the construction contract for the Exmouth’s marina village project.The $10.57 million construction contract will provide new residential, commercial and tourist facilities for the entire region.
IN an effort to remain at the cutting edge of business news presentation, WA Business News has introduced modifications to its layout and style from this edition.
THE administrators of the Diamond Ridge vineyard management company have put its 200-hectare Donnybrook property on the market, calling for expressions of interest through Busselton property agent Brian Moulton of LJ Hooker.
DUBAI-BASED airline Emirates, which will commence services between Perth and Dubai in August, has appointed the Perth Cargo Centre as its cargo-handling centre in WA.The Perth Cargo Centre specialises in the handling of perishable items.
DESPITE announcing to the market that it is selling of its entire portfolio, Chieftain Securities director Neil Hamilton said the sales would not be rushed.
A NEW venture to facilitate networking among like-minded local businesses has opened in East Perth with the establishment by businessman Calvin Henry of the East Perth Success Club.
CLOSE to finalising negotiations for the purchase of power for Esperance, and into the fourth month of working towards a purchase agreement for Exmouth, Western Power has embarked on a power procurement project for the far north of WA.
A NEW national tabloid mining publication has hit the streets, or mines as it were, with the launch last week of Simon Hadfield’s newest arrival, The Australian Mining Times.
