News Articles for BGC Australia

Atlas Iron has announced it will halt all production at its three Pilbara iron ore mines over the next month, a move that is likely to result in the loss of more than 500 jobs.

Home builders are reconfiguring their offering to provide more options at the affordable end of the market, as developers seek to maximise their output by changing the shape of Perth's increasingly smaller residential lots.

Major players in the residential construction sector say building and plumbing reforms announced today by the state government are simply a cash grab that do not adequately address housing affordab

Intense competition among the state's three major brick manufacturers means prices are lower now than they were six years ago, despite record levels of building activity.

The state government is preparing to create a shortlist of contractors for its $2 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link rail project, revealing today it had received five expressions of interest from a

International resorts chain Marriott is to become the latest major global player to put its name on a Perth hotel, with a Wellington Street proposal near Kings Square.

BGC Contracting has appointed Stewart Hart as executive general manager – finance and strategy, and Barry Bloch as executive general manager – project support services.

Builders and land developers are increasing the roll out of ready-built homes to boost affordability and reduce the time between the purchase of a house and land package and the build's readiness for occupation.

Private equity funds are turning into long-term owners of some major WA businesses, after being unable to complete their planned exits.

The Westin Perth hotel at 480 Hay Street has been cleared to start construction, with the City of Perth's development assessment panel giving the tick to BGC Development's $500 million project last

Perth's small bar revolution is expected to extend into the east end of the CBD, driven by a wave of major commercial and hotel developments.

Development at Springs Rivervale is moving into overdrive, despite widespread debate over whether the area already has too many apartments.

Our inaugural Business Dynasties feature analyses WA's oldest family businesses, including some that have been running for more than 100 years, profiles Bob and Gavin Bunning 20 years after their family business was bought by Wesfarmers, and looks at the role of ‘outsiders' like Neil Hamilton, Michael Smith and Ian Cochrane in some of WA's most notable family enterprises. Also, see our new WA Business Dynasties list.

Western Australia's biggest homebuilder and the state's most prolific land developer say the heat has come out of the new house and land market, with home buyers set to reap the rewards of an affordability breakthrough over the next 12 months.

Global audit, tax and advisory firm BDO has appointed Craig Hook to the Perth advisory consulting team as principal.

The state government's latest round of approvals reforms has been hailed by the housing construction industry as a game-changer for affordability and another step towards the ultimate goal of priva

BGC is still WA's largest private company, but Hancock Prospecting looms large.

An interstate developer has launched its first apartment project in Perth, near the banks of the Swan River, joining a long list of multi-residential projects in the City of Belmont.

Our annual Biggest Employers feature has the latest BNiQ data on employment trends in WA, including the companies that are expanding and those that are shrinking, and in-depth analysis of what's happening in mining, construction, health care, accounting, law and other industries.

Vacancy across Perth's suburban office markets contracted slightly over the past six months, in sharp contrast to the CBD commercial property vacancy rate, which has blown out since the middle of last year.

BGC has been knocked off the top spot in a ranking of Australia's largest home builders, but the Perth-based company remains the nation's biggest builder of detached houses.

BGC Contracting has appointed Rohan O'Grady as executive general manager civil.

Hay Street's Criterion Hotel has been bought by a private Singaporean property investment group for $16.5 million.

The state government has streamlined the planning approvals process, rolling out consistent regulations across local governments, introducing online application systems, and removing the requirement for single homes that meet R-Code regulations to have to go through the planning approvals process.

BGC Residential has launched 10 modular homes in Peet's Shorehaven estate in Alkimos as a demonstration of what it can achieve through alternative building techniques.

The sale of LandCorp's large scale residential lots in Onslow has begun, with local residents to be given pre-release preferences.

Deloitte, BGC and FIFO Families have delved into the world of virtual reality technologies in an attempt to break down the distance barrier for families with parents who are fly-in, fly-out workers.

Perth's hotel development boom is continuing to gather steam, with plans submitted for a $30 million, 15-storey hotel to be built at 100 James Street in Northbridge.

Supply has been a major constraint for housing affordability, but are Perth's developers catching up to demand?

The state's biggest home builders are innovating to tackle Perth's housing affordability issues, but they say alternative construction methods are only part of the solution.

BGC's residential division is making its first foray into the eastern states, teaming up with one of Australia's largest home builders to address the nation's housing affordability crisis.

Business News' annual mining services review highlights the large and diverse number of companies exporting their skills and expertise.

FEATURE: Mineral Resources has shown the lengths to which mining services companies are willing to go to secure new work in the current flat market.

BGC Contracting has appointed Hugh Nicol as executive manager commercial.

BGC Contracting has joined forces with Western Australian business FIFO Families to offer its 2,000 fly-in, fly-out workers and their families access to extra support.

Western Australia's leading property industry groups have warned the government not to abolish its Keystart shared equity home loan scheme, arguing it could push thousands of low-income earners into public housing.

Deutsche Bank's latest analysis of Boral has rekindled debate over a potential move on the Buckeridge Group.

SPECIAL REPORT: International contractor Kentz and local companies Monadelphous and NRW Holdings were the big winners among civil and engineering construction contractors over the past 12 months, research by Business News has found.

BGC Development has received approval to go ahead with the third stage of its $97 million Tribeca apartment project at Springs Rivervale.

SPECIAL REPORT: The state's major builders appear unfazed to be operating in what's considered among Western Australia's most competitive and closely monitored business sectors.