Metricon

Metricon informed its staff via a Microsoft Teams video chat on Monday that it would eliminate 15 trainee sales consultants from its NSW sales team, which ...

We are working to restructure our front-end of the business in light of the current situation and the requirement to proceed effectively. According to news.com.au, Mr. Shorten stated, “We have undertaken an important review of the sales team in order to better accommodate and reflect the requirements of the current market and ensure the most appropriate deployment of resources.” David Shorten, the NSW state sales manager for Metricon, is said to have read a statement to staff explaining that the choice was “not made lightly” but was made in consideration of the organization’s short- and long-term objectives.

Metricon has unceremoniously sacked the majority of its NSW sales staff via Microsoft Teams in the latest grim sign for the struggling firm.

We are committed to looking after any of our people who may be impacted by these proposed changes, and they will continue to have ongoing access to the company’s support and mental health services.” “Our future construction pipeline shows no sign of slowing with more than 600 site-starts scheduled for 2023,” he said. “We have commenced a consultation process with our people. The review was not undertaken lightly and has resulted in proposed changes to the current structure of the team. “This is necessary to ensure we remain competitive in both the short and long term. Stream more business news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. Under the proposed structure, the number of new home advisors will be reduced to 18.” “We have previously said that our company has a proven history of success and remains profitable and viable, with the full support of our key stakeholders – this remains the case today,” he said. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. “To better accommodate and reflect the requirements of the current market and ensure the most appropriate deployment of resources, Metricon is working to appropriately reduce its sales and marketing capability while it focuses on the construction and delivery of more than 6000 homes,” a spokeswoman said in a statement to news.com.au. “With the current headwinds buffeting the industry, specifically labour costs due to competition for skills, combined with present global material cost hikes and with our very strong existing pipeline of work, we need to carefully balance the pipeline of new builds with the construction side of the business,” Mr Langfelder said in the statement. “To better accommodate and reflect the requirements of the current market and ensure the most appropriate deployment of resources, we have undertaken an important review of the sales team,” Mr Shorten said in a statement read out in the Teams meeting.

Metricon acting CEO Pete Langfelder confirmed that the building giant is undergoing an internal restructure of its business, The Australian reported. The ...

We are committed to looking after any of our people who may be impacted by these proposed changes, and they will continue to have ongoing access to the company’s support and mental health services.” Metricon acting CEO Pete Langfelder confirmed that the building giant is undergoing an internal restructure of its business, The Australian reported. Several companies, including household names such as Probuild, have collapsed.

Hardship continues for Australia's largest home-builder Metricon, which has revealed plans to cut 9% of its workforce as inflationary pressures batter the ...

The whole purpose of the Australian Building and Construction Commission was to lift productivity in the construction sector. Given the tidal wave of new building projects launched through 2020 and 2021, “we need to carefully balance the pipeline of new builds with the construction side of the business”, Langfelder said. Langfelder cited a trio of factors for the decision: the cost of labour in an incredibly tight jobs market, the soaring price of essential building materials, and a “very strong” pipeline of work in the future.