News Articles for Midland Brick

One of the state's major builders is critical of the industry's preoccupation with double brick homes, but says it is slowly changing.

BGC Australia and Brickworks have settled a legal dispute in which the latter accused the Len Buckeridge-founded group of predatory pricing.

With the Georgiou family close to selling its namesake company, we look back at major family business sales in WA and how much they raised.

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

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The state's second largest brick maker has reported a half yearly profit of $581 million but says its WA operations are a drag on performance.

Adrian Fini and Ben Lisle led property developer Hesperia has launched its first master-planned community in Viveash, as it signs a zero carbon commitment following the Glasgow climate summit.

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

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

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

Boral boss Mike Kane has announced he is standing down after the company confirmed staff at its North American windows business had inflated earnings figures over a 20-month period.

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Midland Brick is coming back into Western Australian ownership, with a consortium featuring Fini Group, Linc Property and Birchmead acquiring the brickmaker from ASX-listed building products supplier Boral for $86 million.

The six-month Plus Eight accelerator program reached its 2018 culmination last night, as seven startups pitched their growth and expansion plans to a sold-out audience.

Midland Brick founder, the late Ric New, has been honoured for his influence on Western Australia's building industry, receiving the Master Builders Association's Robert Law award.

Building products manufacturer Boral has been dented by the continued weak performance of its Western Australian operations, reporting lower underlying earnings and a $20 million asset impairment for its WA bricks business.

Weakness in Western Australia's residential construction sector is throwing up significant challenges for building product manufacturers, weighing on the profits of ASX-listed outfits Brickworks and Boral.

Opportunistic local players are stepping up as foreign miners take their leave.

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

THE State's two major brick producers say they are not concerned by BGC's planned brickworks operation, which could be up and running in the next couple of years.