Friday 20 August 2010

Castle Hill. Company will appeal decision

Gloria Jean's, based at Castle Hill, has confirmed it will appeal a $12.3 million court-ordered bill for breaching a contract with US-based coffee supplier. Jireh International, the company behind Gloria Jean’s, said it was confident it would win the appeal and again lashed out at allegations aired in court it was insolvent. "Recent media reports claiming that Jireh Group is in ‘financial dire straits’ or ‘hopelessly insolvent’ are without foundation and are rejected," Jireh said in a statement.

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Villawood. Custom Coaches wins tender

Custom Coaches, at Villawood, and Bus and Coach International, in Western Australia, have been awarded the tender to build and trial fuel-efficient prototype EcoBuses for use on Sydney’s bus network. A twelve-month trial in Sydney will commence in early 2011, said the Minister for Transport, John Robertson.

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Parramatta. New CIO for Sydney Water

Sydney Water, headquarted in Parramatta, has appointed Chris Ford as its new chief information officer (CIO). Mr Ford was previously information technology director and CIO for Nottingham City Council in the UK, and prior to that he spent 12 years with Severn Trent Water in a number of IT roles. He start his new role in mid September 2010.

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Blue Mountains. New GM for council

Robert Greenwood, who has worked at the Blue Mountains City Council since 1986, has been appointed general manager of the local government authority.

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Region. Subdued industrial development

CBRE’s latest Sydney Industrial Marketview report forecasts industrial development in Sydney’s central west likely to be subdued in the short term, with the Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre the only major development expected for completion in the next two years. Limited new supply was likely to benefit industrial rental growthwith a moderate recovery forecast over the next 12 months.

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North West. Connection to $138m project

The NSW Government’s $138 million Glossodia, Freemans Reach and Wilberforce sewerage scheme has reached its second major milestone, with Glossodia residents now able to connect to the sewer. The scheme is part of the NSW government’s Priority Sewerage Program, delivered by Sydney Water in alliance with MWH Australia Pty Ltd, John Holland Group Pty Ltd, United Group Infrastructure Ltd and Manidis Roberts Pty Ltd. Staff from Sydney Water’s Parramatta head office have presented $16,000 to the Cancer Council NSW.

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