More expensive labour and materials contributed significantly to the rise in building costs during the past 12 months, according to a survey by accounting firm Bentleys MRI and the Master Builders Association.
The Masters Builders Association WA branch has expressed concern at what it claims is an unfair and confusing situation involving insulation products in the State’s building sector.
WHILE a cooling residential property sector may have made most of the headlines in recent months, the big news for market watchers has been in the commercial property sector.
The Subiaco Redevelopment Authority’s (SRA) support of social and economic diversity has found expression with the news that Edge Employment Solutions is to establish a new headquarters in Subi Centro.
Perth’s CBD has experienced the highest growth in demand for office space of any capital city since July 1995, according to the Property Council of Australia’s Office Market Report for July 1 2004.
Armadale is gearing up for significant development more than a decade after the city was named as one of the Perth metropolitan region’s eight strategic regional centres.
The National Bank is on the lookout for new headquarters in Perth, newly appointed general manager of business and financial services WA, Geoff Greer, has told WA Business Ne
As the recipient of this year’s Master Builders Award for excellence in construction Gavin Construction is in good company, with Multiplex, BGC, and Thiess Contractors among previous winners.
After a partnership of 15 years, Stephen Reiffer and Paul Conti have restructured real estate agency Time Conti Sheffield into three separate businesses to allow for more specialised service and interests.
Serviced office providers are being under-utilised in the Australian market, according to some in the industry, with much of that due to a misunderstanding of what the service entails.
Zorzi Select, the Zorzi Group’s new boutique-focused subsidiary, will undertake its maiden project with the refurbishment of the three-storey former Westpac offices on the corner of Rockeby and Hamersley roads in Subiaco.
Jacqui Williams faced a challenging brief when she was nominated project manager to co-ordinate the design of a new office for the Interiors Australia Group.
Despite the continued strength of the construction industry, across-the-board cost increases in the building industry are putting pressure on many builders’ bottom line.
