News Articles for BGC Australia

Experienced Perth business executive Dario Amaria has spoken to Business News about his plans to revive one of Western Australia's oldest building companies.

Local companies have shared in $35.6 million worth of construction and building contracts for work around the state, including the Perth-based civil and mining division of Watpac Group, which has won a $7.1 million contract for road upgrades at Kalbarri National Park.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA builders are responding to the industry's slowdown by giving potential homebuyers unprecedented choice.

SPECIAL REPORT: Divergent strategies are emerging as builders struggle to maintain relevance in WA's hard-hit housing construction sector.

BGC has relinquished its spot as Australia's most prolific home builder, but it is still the biggest builder in Western Australia, as the downturn in housing construction continues to be felt.

The mining and civil division of Perth-based BGC has won two contracts for work in Queensland, worth a combined $114 million.

SPECIAL REPORT: International players with big balance sheets are set to change the dynamics of Perth's apartment market.

SPECIAL REPORT: Developers are banking on a change in sentiment later this year in Perth's challenging apartments market.

The family of yet another great Western Australian entrepreneur appears set for a public fight over an inheritance, with the descendants of the late Len Buckeridge going to court over his $2.5 billion estate.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA's big construction companies are going through a transition phase, following the end of a major building boom.

David Rowe and Nicole Lockwood have been appointed directors of Water Corporation, while Michael Hollett has replaced Tony Iannello as deputy chair.

Special Report: Falling commodity prices have led some mining contractors to circle the wagons, but others are cautiously targeting opportunities.

A new lobby group associated with influential players in the power industry has warned the state government it risks a voter backlash at the 2017 poll if proposed changes to the sector trigger higher prices to households.

BGC Contracting has won a contract to manage a $58 million upgrade to a section of highway in NSW, including construction of 300-metre long bridge.

WA chief executives are hoping a federal election year and a new direction from Malcolm Turnbull will ignite reforms needed to get the state moving again, according to the latest CEO survey by Business News.

Challenging conditions loom for homebuilders in WA, as demand for new housing slows after record-breaking peaks of activity last year.

Some of the state's biggest home builders have joined a government panel to deliver design and construction work on the $560 million Social Housing Investment Package.

Western Australia's Caratti and Cardaci families have featured for the first time in BRW's rich families list, while the Buckeridge family has been ranked as the state's wealthiest.

A UK company has joined forces with a Perth projects and contract management group to set up the state's first manufacturing business dedicated to modular building.

Building materials manufacturer Brickworks has disclosed that intense competition in the local market meant Western Australia was the only state where it was unable to lift prices for bricks during the past year.

BGC has returned to its traditional position as Australia's largest home builder, with the latest data from the Housing Industry Association showing six Perth-based builders among Australia's top 20.

Perth-based homebuilder Summit Homes is seeking to head off a looming shortage of bricklayers by ramping up its capacity to deliver homes using steel-framed and modular building techniques.

More apartment developments are coming to the Burswood Peninsula, with the Town of Victoria Park formally adopting guidelines to pave the way for the first stage of Belmont Park, while Finbar Group

Three of Gina Rinehart's companies have collectively been fined $130,000 for lodging their financial reports too late, as the requirement for large proprietary companies to release annual financial statements has come under question.

Land sales activity in the fast-growing suburb of Baldivis is a lot more than just single residential lots.

Perth's commercial property market got a dose of good news/bad news this morning, with the office vacancy rate slightly lower than it was expected to be at 16.6 per cent, however it was the highest

The benefits of modular construction are starting to be known, but significant hurdles remain for it to become an industry standard.

Shares in Atlas Iron continued to tumble today, down 8 per cent to 3.3 cents, taking the company's market capitalization to around $87 million.

With a record run of construction coming to a close, commercial developers are facing an uncertain few years in Perth's CBD. Click through to find the special report, which also looks at Perth's biggest landlords, place making, suburban office markets and a green technology company.

The iron ore miner's size and local status have led to an unusual testing of the market's appetite for risk.

Atlas Iron has reopened its Mount Webber iron ore mine, marking the recommencement of mining at all three of the company's Pilbara operations after shutting them less than three months ago.

The $54.1 million contract for the pedestrian bridge near Perth Stadium is a colourful highlight in an uncertain market. Click through to see more on our Infrastructure feature.

As a big private company with a healthy balance sheet, BGC Contracting can afford to be strategic as the commodity cycle turns, according to CEO Greg Heylen.

Cost cutting can only take a business so far, and with tough times set to continue for mining services contractors, innovation and diversification have a big role to play. Click through to see more on our Mining Services feature.

CBD hotel owners are mobilising plans to ensure their properties remain competitive with the flood of new builds coming to market, with nearly $50 million in redevelopment applications across three

Atlas Iron plans to resume production at its Mount Webber mine in the Pilbara in July after negotiating a deal with BGC Contracting that is markedly different to earlier agreements with contractors at its two other mines.

Atlas Iron plans to resume production at its two closed iron ore mines after striking an innovative profit sharing deal with its contractors, but it is also seeking to complete a big capital raising to ensure its longer-term viability.

Home builders have given an overwhelmingly positive response to the state budget, but other major players in the property sector have criticised the scrapping of the $3,000 first home buyers grant

Perth-based contractor NRW Holdings, which is best known for its work on Pilbara iron ore projects, is the only local company in three consortiums that have been short-listed to bid for the $2 billion Forrestfield-Airport rail link.

The commercial construction sector is emerging as a bright spot amid all the doom and gloom in WA. Click through to see the special report, with details of Perth's biggest construction jobs.