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Appointments 12 Feb 2018

People Moves February 12, 2018

Strategen Environmental has appointed Kane Moyle senior principal. He will lead the mining, audit, government approvals and strategy team.

Infrastructure 23 Oct 2017

Minor defects in PCH firewalls

An audit of the trouble-plagued Perth Children's Hospital firewalls has found some minor defects but no systemic issues posing an ongoing safety risk.

Education 11 Aug 2017

PCH doors to remain closed for 2017

The state government plans to replace multiple valves in the new Perth Children's Hospital after a report confirmed the cause of ongoing lead contamination at the trouble-plagued project, wth the extra work to push the hospital's opening date beyond this year.

Property 04 Jul 2017

WA audit expanded after London tower fire

The Western Australian Building Commission is expanding its audit of aluminium composite panels following the Grenfell Tower fire in London last month.

Property 27 Jun 2017

Big builders facing insurance hike

Western Australia's biggest builders are facing higher insurance costs, in some cases understood to be as high as 25 per cent more, as the Building Commission moves to reduce the reliance on taxpayers to foot the bill for failures in the sector.

Education 24 Apr 2017

More than single lead source at PCH: Gow

UPDATED: Building commissioner Peter Gow has issued a clarifying statement today (Tuesday), essentially confirming the state government's view that lead leaching directly from brass fittings remains the only significant source of lead at Perth Children's Hospital.

Property 18 Apr 2017

Gow questions builder's financial status

The building commissioner has put out a public warning against a local building company, saying its financial status warrants questioning.

Government 23 Jan 2017

Builton fails, administrator appointed

One of state's biggest residential construction firms, Builton Group, has succumbed to the financial stresses engulfing the sector, appointing an external administrator earlier today after reports of the company's financial troubles emerged last week.

Property 17 Jan 2017

Diploma unable to start new jobs

The Building Commission's Building Services Board has imposed conditions on two Diploma Group subsidiaries, limiting their ability to carry out work, after the parent company fell into the hands of administrators just before Christmas.

Property 16 Jan 2017

$45,000 fine for Osborne Park builder

An Osborne Park-based building company and its nominated supervisor have been fined a combined $45,000 for negligent work that led to the roof of one house blowing off and another being badly damaged during a storm.

Property 13 Jan 2017

Questions over commission process

Consumers and contractors are becoming frustrated with the regulatory regime in residential construction.

Property 11 Jan 2017

Kameleon Homes owner fined for conduct

A now de-registered Perth-based builder has been fined $15,000 and ordered to pay $3,200 in costs after he was found to have engaged in deceptive conduct.

Property 24 Oct 2016

Local builder fined for misconduct

The supervisor of Dianella-based building company Frayson has been fined $15,000 for failing in his duties as a manager and supervisor on work carried out at 20 Perth properties over a 10-year period.

Education 13 Sep 2016

Builder not blamed for hospital asbestos

The builder of the $1.2 billion Perth Children's Hospital has not been blamed for asbestos found in ceiling panels but should have done more to protect the health of workers, an inquiry has found.

Property 13 Sep 2016

High-end builder goes under

Osborne Park-based builder Quattro Homes has been placed into administration, the fourth residential builder in Western Australia to collapse in the past three months.

Property 31 Aug 2016

Builders fined for fraud, unfinished work

Two Perth-based builders have been denied registration and another has been fined, in a busy week for Western Australia's Building Commission.

Property 15 Aug 2016

Failures further insurance woes

Slowing residential construction has claimed more scalps, with the flow-on effects likely to have negative repercussions for the affordability of new housing.

Property 01 Aug 2016

Builder, company fined for malpractice

A Malaga-based window and door furnishing company and its owner has been fined nearly $16,000 by the Mandurah Magistrates Court for malpractice.

Mining 13 Apr 2016

Warning on payment terms

The state's building commissioner says contractors and suppliers need to be paid within 50 days, as controversy over the extension of Rio Tinto's payment terms continues.

Property 08 Jul 2015

Yangebup builder warned by Building Commission

Yangebup building company Bellagio Homes has been formally cautioned by the Building Commission's building services board for falling to comply with State Administrative Tribunal orders.

Property 19 Jun 2015

Building body, insurers compare notes

Building Commission head Peter Gow has called for more checks and balances in Western Australia's housing construction sector to ensure there is no repeat of the collapse of Capital Works Constructions.

Property 15 May 2015

Collapsed builder’s work up for grabs

Builders have been invited to bid for the upcoming and current work of collapsed home builder Capital Works Constructions, in the wake of the company calling in administrators last week.

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