From humble beginnings to a force in Western Australia’s heavy industry, B&J Catalano’s story is one of grit, growth, and machinery that helped turn ambition into impact. Biagio Catalano may be 91 years of age, but he doesn’t look it. Known to everyone as simply Bill, the sprightly businessman — the force behind civil contracting, mining services, and transport firm B&J Catalano — still keeps an active hand in the way the company is run, and speaks with an eloquence and alertness that belie his age. “That's what hard work does to you. It keeps your brain thinking and it gets your mind on the job, and keeps you young,” he said.