Tag: Perth

Liebherr-Australia has announced the expansion of its Perth mining facility, which will strengthen the company’s ability to deliver accelerated zero emission solutions to the wider market. Liebherr-Australia’s growing involvement in the development and implementation of zero emission technology with Australian customers illustrates the necessity for this investment in infrastructure, and signifies Liebherr’s commitment to these industry-leading projects. The Redcliffe-based branch purchased the land and buildings adjacent to the current location, increasing the Liebherr complex from 34,000m2 to 81,000m2. The new acquisition includes two workshops and a three-storey office building, adding to Liebherr’s existing 3,000m2 service workshop, 5,000m2 state-of-the-art parts warehouse, along with administration building and build area. Liebherr-Australia Managing Director, Trent Wehr, commented on the importance of this facility expansion....

Intertek (FTSE: ITRK) opened The Intertek Minerals Global Centre of Excellence, a world-class minerals laboratory in Maddington, southeast of Perth, on Thursday August 26, 2021. Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries throughout the world with a network of more than 60 laboratories and offices in 25 countries. The newly opened will be Intertek’s largest, at 20,000m2. Previously, Intertek’s facilities and its 500+ employees in Perth were distributed across 11 sites throughout Maddington. This recent move will house Intertek’s staff in one location along with updated, state-of-the-art technology for assaying. The upgrades to technology, mostly through robotics and automation, will not only increase the capacity of The Centre but also increase the safety and wellbeing of staff....

Komatsu, which is in its centenary year this year, turned the first sod on a new $6m state-of-the-art innovation training facility in Welshpool, WA on August 18. The facility is expected to train up to 500 skilled technicians a year, addressing a worsening skills shortage in WA’s mining and resources sector. This shortage is due to a decrease in interstate migration, with increased competition between Eastern states and WA projects. Komatsu western regional manager Glenn Swift and City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas were attendance at the turning of the first sod. The new workshop will be kitted out with a 30t crane in a heavy lifting bay, with the balance of the workshop having a 5t crane capacity,...