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Multiplex's Glenn Raphael has taken the reins from Michael Van Dongen.

Barriers to innovation and an ageing workforce are impeding productivity in the building sector, with a staggering plummet in the volume of homes built per hour worked.

WA's commercial building sector has experienced a shake-up in the past 12 months.

This year's state property awards recognised the Multiplex WA regional director for his three decades of service as a commercial property developer in Perth.

ANALYSIS: The tier one builder's Victorian arm went into administration on Friday, leading to questions over the company's ability to take on projects in Perth.

Roberts Co and Webuild have been named as the preferred contractors for the $1.8 billion Women's and Babies' Hospital.

ASX-listed SRG Global has acquired $225 million worth of contracts across Australia with existing clients.

Commercial construction companies are discerning about the projects they take on, as the pipeline of work in WA looks strong.

A joint venture between Multiplex Constructions and Perkins Builders has been contracted for main works of the Bunbury Regional Hospital's redevelopment project.

Multiplex has won a $165 million contract to deliver the second stage of the St John of God Subiaco Hospital major expansion project to modernise and upgrade the ageing campus.

One of Perth's largest family offices is marking 30 years in the business.

Contractor Multiplex has secured the tender for the long-delayed Geraldton Health Campus redevelopment, with work to begin two years after the initial completion date.

SRG Global will add another Elizabeth Quay project to its portfolio after being awarded a $25 million contract for work on Multiplex's Nine The Esplanade project.

Industry experts are calling for an overhaul of construction contracting to attract more builders, as rumours of more tier one builders entering the market gain momentum.

Data centre developer GreenSquareDC is looking at building its own renewable energy farm in the Wheatbelt as it presses on with its Belmont project, naming Multiplex as preferred contractor.

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

A hazmat general warning was issued for a section of the Perth CBD after emergency services identified a gas leak from a large pipe fracture at the ECU campus construction site.

The $450 million project reached a milestone today, amid criticisms from the state opposition that it is lagging.

Multiplex has been appointed lead contractor for the Royal Australian Air Force's proposed $224 million redevelopment project in the Kimberley.

Multiplex has awarded a $120 million façades and structures contract to SRG Global for work on the Edith Cowan University city campus project, which broke ground earlier this month.

Sydney-based steakhouse 6HEAD has committed to a 10-year lease at Brookfield Properties' One the Esplanade development, being the first hospitality tenant to sign up.

Three years after being named WA's Innovator of the Year, crane technology company Roborigger is getting commercial traction.

In a rare interview, global chief executive John Flecker outlines his growth plans and virtual approach to running the construction giant.

A platform suspended about seven-storeys high has reportedly tilted two floors, causing the construction site at One Subiaco to be closed off.

Leading developer Nathan Blackburne has painted a more positive picture than many of his peers, saying build costs are expected to decrease and labour availability will improve next year.

Murdoch University has officially named its Building 360 development.

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

Apartment sales in Perth seem to remain strong as developer Blackburne boasts only three vacant penthouses out of its 236 apartments at its One Subiaco development.

The state and federal governments have poured an extra $150 million into the $1.7 billion Perth City Deal to safeguard its projects as costs spike, with Multiplex to build the new ECU CBD campus.

Multiplex heir Andrew Roberts' construction company Roberts Co is set to expand its operations after offering to take over most of the Victorian-based assets of its embattled rival Probuild.

The businesses that dominate the unlisted landscape are very different from 20 years ago.

The CFMMEU has been fined $18,000 after an official contravened right-of-entry laws at the NextDC data centre project in Perth.

Wangara-based Duratec has secured a $110 million contract to build a refuelling centre at the Australian air force base at Tindal, in the Northern Territory.

Fleetwood has won a $36 million subcontract from Multiplex Constructions to help build a quarantine hub in Brisbane.

Engineering and construction company Duratec has secured work on Sydney's new $5.3 billion international airport through a subcontract with Multiplex Constructions.

Perth-based Southern Cross Electrical Engineering has secured its largest contract to date, for work on Sydney's new $5.3 billion international airport.

Perth-based property developer Hesperia has announced multi-national hotel giant Marriott will join its new $200 million Murdoch health precinct, delivering 150 guest rooms.

The construction of Bullsbrook's 1,000-bed quarantine facility has officially begun today, just one month after the federal government abandoned plans to build it at Jandakot.

Western Australia's Fleetwood has been subcontracted for work on a new 1,000-bed quarantine facility in Melbourne.

The federal government has abandoned plans to build WA's 1,000 bed quarantine facility at Jandakot, announcing last night the facility would instead be built in Bullsbrook.