Daniel Cooper

BGC Australia has appointed international building industry veteran Daniel Cooper as its new chief executive, with Alan Tate to transition back to the role of chief financial officer after several months at the helm of the construction and contracting giant.

BGC Australia is exploring the divestment of its fibre cement and plasterboard businesses, picking up on a sales process it deferred earlier this year.

The new chief executive of one of Western Australia’s most iconic companies says the state government needs to adopt a bold vision to help shake-off the state’s population growth woes and kickstart residential construction, with the establishment of Perth as the world leader in autonomous vehicles the type of initiative that should be embraced.

A broad suite of asset sales is high on Daniel Cooper’s agenda, but radically changing the way BGC operates is not on the priority list for the company’s new chief executive.

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Private companies and not-for-profit businesses play a prominent role in the West Australian economy, with annual revenue at the top 20 exceeding $32 billion, according to data compiled by Business News.

BGC Australia has reached an agreement with the consortium that acquired Midland Brick last year to buy the brand and its manufacturing operations.

The Housing Industry Association’s latest survey has named BGC Housing Group as the largest builder of Western Australian homes, followed by ABN Group.

BGC Housing Group has committed to employing up to 50 bricklaying apprentices over the next two years as part of a new apprenticeship program.

BGC Australia’s move to acquire Midland Brick has been given the all clear by the consumer watchdog.

BGC Australia has completed the transaction to acquire Midland Brick, assuming management control of its staff and manufacturing operations.

BGC Australia has sold a property on Stirling Highway in Claremont, as it continues its divestment of land assets.

Builders are juggling surging demand for homes, shortages of workers and materials and their ability to deliver for buyers.

BGC Australia has donated materials for a home near Pinjarra, to kick off its involvement in a Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health initiative.

WA’s largest residential builder is back on the market, three years after BGC postponed the sales process. The proceeds will flow to the children of company founder Len Buckeridge.

WA building companies are learning from the collapse of competitors over the past 12 months.

BGC’s board has hit pause on plans to sell the Buckeridge family’s billion dollar building products company as it grapples with supply chain challenges and industry-wide labour shortages.

Commercial builders are paying close attention to the jobs they take on, given the volatile nature of the construction environment.

The state government’s Building and Energy department has released its findings from an investigation over pipe leaks across Perth homes, with the results welcomed by builder BGC.

WA group BGC will sell its fibre cement business for an undisclosed price under a deal with Belgium-based building materials manufacturer Etex.

Fletcher Building says the mass failure of plumbing pipes it manufactured are confined to the Perth market and asserted the problem lies with defective installation.

The homebuilding sector has a strong outlook, but there are still challenges to overcome.

Major players in the homebuilding industry are focusing on training future generations of construction workers.

The business dealings of Western Australia’s big-name billionaires may grab most of the headlines, but last year it was Dale Alcock’s ABN Group that deserved a closer look.

The Buckeridge Group of Companies has relaunched its sales process, putting its cement division on the market.

BGC director Julian Ambrose is purchasing the commercial building division, via a share sale.

Homebuilders are tackling challenges head on in a bid to meet a growing demand for housing.

BGC has started construction on tens of millions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure in a bid to start producing “green cement” after inking a deal with a lithium heavyweight.

BGC Australia has announced its largest asset sale, with its cementitious division being sold to industry heavyweight Cement Australia in a deal worth close to $800 million.