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South 32's Vanessa Torres will take over as boss of Perenti.

MiningCommentsPremiumPerenti poaches South32 exec to succeed Norwell as CEO

Mining services contractor Perenti has poached a key South32 executive to be its new boss.

Adrian Rauso

Geraldton-founded marine services business Bhagwan Marine

Mergers and AcquisitionsCommentsPremiumBhagwan locks away $130m Riverside deal

Vessel services operator Bhagwan Marine has tied the knot on an acquisition of privately-owned Riverside Marine - in a deal potentially worth up to $130m.

Simone Grogan

Macmahon is set to add more than $400m of new work to its order book.

MiningCommentsPremium$430m winner: Miners turn to Macmahon for project restarts

Macmahon is celebrating two big contract wins in as many days, telling investors it is set to add more than $400 million of new mining work to its order book.

Daniel Newell

NRW chief executive Jules Pemberton and chair Michael Arnett.

ContractingCommentsPremiumNRW to try again on mega CEO bonus scheme

The grant of one million rights was rejected by NRW’s annual meeting in November, the latest knockback in a protracted battle with proxy advisers over nearly a decade.

Sean Smith

The pilot for an autonomous delivery system from Sodexo is being trialled at initial pilot phase is being conducted at Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri village.

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Robots ready to deliver for WA’s FIFO army

The same autonomous technology running WA’s iron ore mines is about to shift into remote mining camps to make life a little more convenience for our army of fly-in, fly-out workers.

Daniel Newell

Peter Bennett died at home late on Wednesday, aged 59.

EngineeringCommentsPremiumTributes flow for long-time Clough boss Peter Bennett

WA business leaders have remembered Peter Bennett, the long-time chief executive of WA engineering firm Clough, as a respected leader and ‘wonderful’ advocate for gender equity after his sudden death this week.

Cheyanne Enciso

Peter Bennett died at home late on Wednesday, aged 59.

EngineeringPremiumBoss of Perth-based engineering firm dies suddenly

Century-old Clough said Peter Bennett’s ‘influence on our company, our culture and our industry will endure for many years to come’.

Sean Smith

NRW managing director Jules Pemberton, left, and chairman Michael Arnett at the contractor’s 2018 annual general meeting.

BoardsCommentsPremiumDirectors sell more shares into NRW market surge

The sellers include Michael Arnett, the mining and civil contractor’s long-term chair, who pocketed nearly $2 million last week from his fourth sell-down in as many months.

Sean Smith

The board will pay out a fully franked interim dividend of 49¢ a share — up from 33¢ a year earlier.

ContractingCommentsPremiumMonadelphous soars to new highs on revenue record

Monadelphous says Australia’s net zero ambitions, the race for energy transition metals and a resilient resources sector are poised to deliver a pipeline of growth opportunities.

Daniel Newell

Mark Norwell is the departing CEO of Perenti.

MiningCommentsPremiumStronger Aussie dollar pummels Perenti

An appreciating Australian dollar has pared back Perenti’s earnings expectations.

Adrian Rauso

Cook's bag full of promises Illustration: Don Lindsay

Herd on the TerracePremiumIt’s the property deal no one can quite bring Home

Shareholders in Macahon Holdings woke up on Tuesday living a sequel of Bill Murray’s 1993 romcom Groundhog Day. Plus: Is the age of fishy deals over at MinRes?

Iluka Resources swung to a big loss on a weak mineral sands market.

MiningCommentsPremiumMake-or-break year ahead for Iluka’s rare earths refinery

Iluka Resources has swung to a largely-expected loss following a rough 12 months in the mineral sands market, with investors focus on a crucial build period for Australia’s first separated rare earths refinery.

Simone Grogan

Bringing in Riverside is hoped to lift Bhagwan’s recurring revenue base to about 50 per cent.

Mergers and AcquisitionsCommentsPremiumMarine dealer Bhagwan splashes out with $130m Riverside buy

Bhagwan Marine will splash more than $100 million on a century-old family business running about 30 vessels out of Brisbane, in a deal the buyer hopes will broaden its geographical reach and bolster revenues. 

Simone Grogan

The WA Supreme Court claims relate to works undertaken on Rio Tinto’s Western Turner Syncline Mine six years ago.

Courts & JusticeCommentsPremiumWBHO creditors push for $2.2m in spat over Rio Tinto works

Creditors linked to long-collapsed WBHO Infrastructure are looking to claw back $2.2 million out of an unresolved contract spat with a Monadelphous and Lycopodium joint venture.

Simone Grogan

One of the contracts includes work at Dampier Port.

ContractingCommentsPremiumNRW beefs up order book with work on land and sea

NRW Holdings has added almost $250 million of new work to its order book after securing contracts with Rio Tinto and State Government agencies.

Daniel Newell

NRW has won a contract in Queensland.

ContractingPremiumNRW bolsters mining services order book by $750m

Belmont-headquartered contractor NRW has landed $750 million worth of mining services work at the State Government-owned Meandu coal mine in Queensland. 

Simone Grogan

Monadelphous headquarters in Victoria Park.

ContractingPremiumMonadelphous shares hit record on $110m win

Monadelphous has notched up another batch of contracts to have now secured more than $500m worth of work in less than three weeks.  

Adrian Rauso

Monadelphous.

ContractingPremiumMonadelphous starts 2026 with $175m BHP win

Another local contractor has scored a slice of the work up for grabs linked to BHP’s new car dumper project in the North West.

Simone Grogan

BHP Port Hedland Operations

ContractingPremiumCivmec lands more work on major BHP port upgrade

The Henderson headquartered company disclosed the new contract win, alongside a charging facilities gig with Fortescue, would be worth about $400 million.

Simone Grogan

Zoran Bebic

MiningCommentsPremiumMonadelphous the latest to get early Rio Tinto Xmas present

Shares in the mining-focused engineering company jumped after it won a $250 million contract at a Rio Tinto iron ore development.

Adrian Rauso

Macmahon told the market it had successfully bid for the three-year extension at the Byerwen coking coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin on Wednesday. 

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Coal plus wind for Xmas adds $843m to Macmahon’s stocking

Shares in Macmahon have hit a 13-year high after the mining services group extended a lucrative coal contract in Queensland and won wind farm work in WA.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

Monadelphous office Victoria Park.

ContractingPremiumMonadelphous chases subbie over BHP dewatering works

Contracting major Monadelphous has claimed it suffered loss and damages over allegedly ‘defective’ water transfer works completed by a subcontractor for major client BHP.

Simone Grogan

Iron Mine Contracting COO Derek Williamson and CEO Clinton Keenan.

MiningCommentsPremiumIron Mine Contracting bags Mt Holland lithium mining job

Mt Holland lithium mine partners Wesfarmers and Chile’s SQM have handed a massive mining services contract win to Iron Mine Contracting.

Daniel Newell

The mining contractor is based out of an office near Perth Airport and has some 1200 employees. 

ContractingPremiumEmployee of WA contractor dies in machinery incident at mine

WA contractor Macmahon has confirmed one of its employees was killed in an incident at a gold mine in Victoria. 

Simone Grogan