Australia’s modular and prefabricated construction sectors are facing fresh uncertainty as the nation’s Anti-Dumping Commission launches an investigation into light gauge steel stud and track (LGST) imports from China. The inquiry, announced on 30 June 2025, follows...
In a time of rising costs, labour shortages and increasing customer expectations, the builders who will thrive are those who embrace collaboration not just in their teams, but across their entire supply chain. One of the biggest shifts happening across the Tier 1 and...
In today’s building market, speed and reputation are paramount, particularly for Tier 1 builders operating at scale. Yet one area that continues to create inefficiencies and risk is the traditional approach to cladding and external wall systems. The typical process,...
Straight off the back of the Cyclone Alfred news cycle, everyone is talking about the steel and aluminium tariffs. But more so, Trump, the comments of former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and the shock exclusion of Australia from US tariff exemptions via...
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The monthly housing numbers went backwards. The annual trend went forwards. And the fastest growing competition for trades is not residential at all. Total dwellings approved in Australia fell 3.6 per cent in July to 17,687, according to seasonally adjusted figures...
The managing director of a floor heating business in its 26th year argues the industry is not losing these sales. It is never making the offer, on a decision that expires the day the floor covering goes down. There is one number at the centre of Rick Florence’s...
Building Commission NSW reviewed the certification work behind 728 new homes. The findings are about certifiers, but the file they were looking at is the same file a builder reaches for when a defect claim lands five years later. Building Commission NSW audited 427...
Planning for Bush Fire Protection governs every development on bush fire prone land in New South Wales. The first full rewrite since 2019 is on public exhibition until 3 September, and several of the changes land directly on residential work. The NSW Rural Fire...