INNOVATIVE laser technology developer CustomVis plc has gone into administration, just six weeks after UK investors trying to rescue the group bought the assets of its failed Australian subsidiary from liquidators.
Union calls for the release of a report into WA's industrial relations system have failed to make an impact on the state government's decision to hold onto its findings.
THE electrical and telecommunications industry is set to boost to its workforce numbers after the official opening of a $7 million dollar purpose-built training facility.
A MAJOR part of what makes a good chef is the ability to organise, to mould order from chaos. For many non-professional cooks (read most of us), cooking at home can present a similar challenge.
Albany-BASED training provider Skill Hire has become the country’s largest employer of bricklaying apprentices, with 130 bricklaying apprentices on its books.
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.
PILBARA Hire Group has become the third privately owned Western Australian business to be sold in the past month to a listed company diversifying its activities.
PATERSONS Securities and Macquarie Capital Advisers have topped WA Business News’ survey of Western Australian capital raisings, with each firm involved in transactions worth just over $1 billion.
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.
THE introduction of the federal government’s Fair Work Act earlier this year has continued to push the industrial relations industry to the limit. And from July 1 it’s expected that the number of employers seeking advice will increase when the minimum wag
PERTH-BASED medical information business virtualmedicalcentre.com has launched itself into the US market via a reverse merger with Cliff Rock Resources, a shell company listed on the OTC Bulletin Board.
CONTRARY to a common catchphrase in management circles, SPF managing directors Graham Yarker and Jeff Nicholas make it a point to work in the business, not just on it.
THE instability caused by the global financial crisis forced many businesses to rethink their recruitment strategy or, in some cases, put a complete freeze on hiring new staff.
ST John of God Health Care chief executive Michael Stanford has received the industry and commerce award at the 2010 WA Citizen of the Year Awards, announced last weekend.
