Jul 15, 2026 – 5.00amConventional business wisdom says companies should sell off non-core assets and focus on what they do best.Jules Pemberton’s NRW Holdings took a different approach, expanding beyond its roots as a services contractor for Western Australia’s vast and highly lucrative mining industry.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Mark WembridgeResources reporterMark Wembridge covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Perth. He formerly worked for the Financial Times in London and Hong Kong.Fetching latest articles