Thousands of Australian tradies have gone broke in recent times as building firms collapse - with the entire industry on the brink of a huge crisis amid ...
They're going to feel the pain a lot sooner and a lot more harshly.' Pictured is a Probuild site at Darling Harbour in Sydney 'The work they have paid for has been completed. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. The trickle-down effect of surging costs mean Australian tradies are forced to cover the difference, with the country on the verge of a major crisis. Brisbane-based Probuild is one of the building companies to collapse in Australia in 2022.
Gold Coast construction company Pivotal Homes, which has built more than 1,500 homes during its 15 years of operation, has been placed into liquidation.
"It's really going to affect clients of builders, home owners and would-be home owners and the construction industry generally. Mr Cronin said it was reflective of the state of the industry. Derek Cronin of Cronin Miller Litigation, which is acting on behalf of the company, said Pivotal had 103 contracts under construction and another 177 pending council approval.
One of Queensland's biggest home builders has gone into liquidation, leaving the future uncertain for more than 200 new home builds in the state's ...
“REMI apologises for any lack of communication in recent weeks. “All purchasers are in a net gain position, meaning the work they have paid for has been completed. Mark Prestige, who had been managing partner at REMI Capital for close to four years, acknowledged there had been a “lack of communication” from the company in recent weeks. One of Queensland’s biggest home builders has gone into liquidation, leaving the future uncertain for more than 200 new home builds in the state’s south-east. One of Queensland’s biggest home builders is in liquidation, leaving the future uncertain for more than 200 new home builds and 16 staff. “In my 30 years’ experience I have never seen a set of circumstances like this and obviously we are not alone in these unfortunate conditions facing the industry,” he told the Courier Mail.
Another major Australian building company has collapsed, leaving an uncertain future for 280 homes. Surfers Paradise builder Pivotal Homes, one.
They’re going to feel the pain a lot sooner and a lot more harshly.’ ‘The work they have paid for has been completed. The trickle-down effect of surging costs mean Australian tradies are forced to cover the difference, with the country on the verge of a major crisis. Supply chain issues and lack of stock from national and international sources has led to a spike in demand and prices for materials. The company, which is a former sponsor of the Gold Coast Titans, said increased labour and construction costs meant the business was no longer viable. In a statement, Pivotal Homes said it had 103 houses under construction, in various stages from slab pours to turnkey, and 177 homes waiting on building approval from councils.
The collapse of Gold Coast builder Pivotal came on the same day as building giant Metricon talked to the NSW government about possible support.
He is based in Melbourne. Connect with Michael on While it had stayed mostly up to date with creditors, surging costs meant it could not keep functioning, Mr Irwin’s lawyer Derek Cronin said. The collapse of Pivotal, which Mr Cronin said owed suppliers and subcontractors “more than” $2 million, came on the same day as Metricon, the country’s largest home builder, talked to the NSW government about possible support for its operations in the country’s largest state. “Everyone in the room is aligned with the fact that Australia needs a sustainable and prosperous building industry.” Mr Irwin said the 103 buyers of unfinished homes were in a “net gain position”, meaning the work they had paid for so far had been completed. “What he has recognised ... is the company is likely to be insolvent at some stage in the future because of the huge increase in prices,” Mr Cronin told The Australian Financial Review.
Surfers Paradise based Pivotal Homes confirmed on Thursday that had been placed into liquidation. The company has operated for 15 years, building more than 1500 ...
The demise of Pivotal Homes follows the collapse of Condev and Probuild earlier this year “Sadly, this is a result of a whole range of factors which are quite prominent in the industry at the moment,” lawyer Derek Cronin said. “In my 30 years’ experience, I have never seen a set of circumstances like this and obviously we are not alone in these unfortunate conditions facing the industry.”