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BULLETINBuckeridge Group of Companies - BGC news and reviews Issue 12 - Q4 2018
BGC Construction’s St Ives Carine wins national award (Read more on page 5)
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Message from Neil Hamilton, Independent Non-Executive Director
In the weeks since my appointment as independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of BGC, it has become clear to me that the BGC Group is a great business with fantastic people. I’d like to thank everyone I’ve spoken to for making me feel so welcome, and I look forward to continuing to work with you in 2019.
In our recent message to employees, the Board
provided an update on the process to sell the
Group. While this work progresses, our focus
remains on continuing to deliver market-leading
products and services to our customers,
investing in our operating businesses and
providing great opportunities for our people.
There is no denying that we’re operating in a
tough market. However, thanks to the unrivalled
strength of the BGC Group, we are uniquely
placed to maintain our preeminent position in
the market.
I hope you have a fantastic break and come
back refreshed and ready to tackle the year
ahead.
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BGC Cement supports leading industry competition
October saw BGC Cement throw its support behind the 2018 Chamber of Minerals and Energy’s (CME) Underground Mine Emergency Response Competition, a significant industry event among the Goldfield’s major mining companies.
Participating teams tackled a number of
challenging events, testing their skills in search
and rescue, fire-fighting, breathing apparatus,
rope rescue and firstaid. They also competed in
an incident management scenario and a theory
assessment.
Kalgoorlie Regional Manager Chris Sefton said
the company was pleased to be involved in the
popular mining industry event after BGC
Cement’s commitment to establish a depot in
Kalgoorlie, due to be operating in 2019.
“The CME Emergency Response Competition
demonstrates the high safety standards across
the Goldfields mining industry,” Chris said.
“With our new Kalgoorlie depot breaking ground in November, BGC Cement is proud to support our fellow industry operators in the Goldfields and the region in general.”
BGC Cement’s Kalgoorlie depot is the
company’s latest regional operation,
complementing existing facilities at Port
Hedland, Karratha and Darwin.
Underground Mine Emergency Response Competition
Christmas Message from the Directors of BGC
BGC’s Directors would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our clients, suppliers, BGC colleagues and all our stakeholders for your continued support over the past 12 months.
In a challenging market, BGC continues to be
one of the largest and most successful private
companies in Australia and that achievement is
a testament to our people. We would like to
acknowledge their hard work, dedication and
loyalty as they continue to build on our proud
commercial track record spanning five decades.
Some of the highlights for 2018 include:
• BGC Contracting ramping up its five-year
mining contract at Boggabri in New South
Wales;
• BGC Residential receiving three awards from
the Master Builders Association for display
home excellence;
• BGC Asphalt commissioning not one, but two
new asphalt plants, doubling production
capacity; and
• BGC completing the construction of the
Westin Hotel and adjacent Hibernian Place
retail precinct, winning the Urban
Development Institute of Australia’s Russel
Perry Award for Urban Development
Excellence.
Earlier this year, we announced our intention to
sell the BGC Group, and to help us do so we
have appointed three independent Non-Executive
Directors: Neil Hamilton, Jenny Seabrook and
Matthew Bungey. Below is a short message
from Neil.
With the holiday period fast approaching,
we wish you all a safe and happy Christmas.
We hope you enjoy some time together with
family and friends and look forward to continuing
to work with you in the new year.
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BGC Construction has received national recognition for its excellence in construction, with the St Ives Carine project winning the MBA National Lifestyle Housing for Seniors: Retirement Villages award.
The MBA national awards showcase
the best of Australia’s construction
projects in the residential, commercial,
resource and industrial sectors.
Recognising excellence in
workmanship and construction, they
are considered the most prestigious
accolade in Australia’s construction
industry.
This national award follows the project’s win at the Master Builders Association WA awards. St Ives Carine won the MBA WA Best Seniors/Aged Persons Multi-Unit Development award for its resort-style retirement living development.
The $40 million project includes 63
contemporary apartments, all with two
bedrooms and two bathrooms and
most with a study or third bedroom.
The apartments include basement car
parking, an entry plaza, restaurant,
café, clubhouse, bar, library and a
separate health pavilion.
Congratulations to all those involved in
the construction of this highly
regarded development.
BGC Construction’s St Ives Carine wins national award
St Ives Carine wins national award
Contracting
Construction
Above left to right: Clinton McCarthy and Mark Stringer receive the inaugural award from Belinda Murray, Jacques du Toit and Greg Heylen.
BGC Contracting’s inaugural Len Buckeridge Transformation Award winners announced
Len Buckeridge Transformation Award winners
BGC Contracting has announced the inaugural winners of the Len Buckeridge Transformation Award, named in honour of the late Len Buckeridge, founder of the Buckeridge Group of Companies.
The award, inspired by the legacy of Len Buckeridge, recognises people and projects exemplifying BGC Contracting’s vision and values which make up the BGC CHARTER.
The award was presented to Safety
and Training Coordinator Mark
Stringer and Mining Superintendent
Clinton McCarthy from BGC
Contracting’s Phosphate Hill project,
as part of BGC Contracting’s 2018
Senior Leadership Summit on
September 18.
BGC General Counsel, BGC
Contracting Director and Executive
Belinda Murray, and BGC Contracting
CEO Greg Heylen presented the award
to Mark and Clinton for their
outstanding commitment to the BGC
Contracting values of Safety and
Teamwork.
While investigating an engulfment
incident in the fertiliser shed at
Phosphate Hill, they proposed that a
long-reach excavator would greatly
reduce the likelihood of a workplace
injury or damaged loader.
“After briefing the client, we assembled
an investigation team to review the
incident,” Mark said.
“We quickly determined that the issue
was the ‘fall zone’. After considering
possible solutions, we decided to trial a
long-reach excavator. We found that
the machine was able to pull the
material down much faster and more
securely, eliminating any potential
engulfment issue.
“Having identified the safety and
productivity benefits, we advised the
client to invest in the EX450 excavator
and rewrote the procedure manual.”
Clinton said that the investigation and
subsequent implementation of the new
excavator was a great outcome for
the team.
“Everything we do is based on
improving efficiency and safety,”
he said.
“This is a great example of a safety
outcome that has provided an initiative
for us To Transform Tomorrow – we
have taken our people out of the line of
fire and provided a safer work
environment.”
Each winner received a trophy and a
$3,000 gift voucher from Flight
Centre.
Congratulations to Clinton and Mark
for their commitment in prioritising
their team’s safety and contributing to
the culture of BGC Contracting.
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Above: St Ives Carine Retirement Village. Below: The separate resort-style health pavilion.
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Now Living Realty has once again taken out the Top Office Residential Project Marketing Award at this year’s Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) Awards. Held in August, the event marked the second consecutive year the company has won the award, cementing Now Living Realty’s reputation as a leading WA agency.
All of Now Living Realty’s sales
consultants were recognised at the
awards, which celebrate top talent in
the WA real estate industry.
Tracy McDonagh was awarded the Top
Salesperson Residential Project
Marketing Award, with Now Living
Realty’s Keilan Powell and Brian
Anthony completing the clean sweep by
taking out second and third place
respectively. Tracy McDonagh also
received the Master Salesperson
award, a prestigious accolade awarded
to accomplished agents with over 70
properties sold or with a total of $35
million in sales across the financial year.
Now Living Realty agents were also
recognised for their sales successes,
with Brian Anthony entered into the
$16-20 million-dollar club and Josef
Schmidt entered into the $5 million-
dollar club.
Now Living Realty Manager and
Licensee David Gillon said he was
pleased to lead a team of property
experts who provide the best level of
service to their clients.
“With a number of new projects coming up this year, we are excited to continue to build strong relationships with our current and future partners,” David said.
Residential
Above left to right: Bruce Landlow from Core Logic with Keilan Powell, Tracy McDonagh and Brian Anthony from Now Living Realty.
Residential
Above: Now Living Realty won the Top Office Residential Project Marketing Award.
Now Living partners to deliver WA’s first award winning micro-lot homes
Now Living’s “Verge” Project, have won the 2018 Urban Development Institute of Australia WA’s (UDIA WA) Excellence in Small Scale Infill Development award. With homes built on green-title lots sized at 80sqm, the Verge precinct is a strategic initiative to meet the demands of Perth’s changing housing market.
Judges described the precinct as “a
quality, practical and functioning
demonstration of how the ‘missing
middle’ can be delivered successfully
to assist with providing more diverse
housing solutions in Perth”.
The micro-lots were also a finalist in
the Affordable Development category,
a proud achievement given the project
had a primary objective of delivering
housing at a price point of $299,000.
The award wins recognise Now Living’s
achievements as a built-form
innovator, working in partnership with
the development industry.
The Verge project was a successful
collaboration between Now Living, the
Department of Communities and LWP
Property Group to introduce the micro-
lot concept to Perth. The micro-lots
offer housing options for those looking
for an alternative to apartment-style
living, providing a similar lock up and
leave lifestyle with no ongoing strata fees.
Micro-lot houses are suitable for first
home buyers, downsizers and
investors who don’t want the additional
maintenance that comes with owning
a traditional block, at an affordable
price point.
Now Living Executive General Manager
Troy Gorton said that as the home of
WA’s first green-titled blocks under
100sqm, the Verge micro-lot precinct
delivered innovation, diversity and
affordability.
“This innovative project is leading the industry by example, and demonstrating how to solve some of the housing challenges we currently face in WA,” Troy said.
“The high level of research and development completed by all parties involved was paramount to achieving project outcomes.
“The streetscape aesthetic and
functional design that maximises
space and useability were critical
considerations.”
The Verge Precinct launched on April
11, and the first release of house and
land packages – Terrace Squared by
TERRACE – has already sold out. Nine
ready-built homes are under
construction to be offered through the
Department of Communities Opening
Doors program, and multiple homes
are still available for purchase through
Now Living Realty.
Now Living Verge micro lots win UDIA award
Now Living Realty success at 2018 REIWA awards
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Now Living Realty victorious again at leading industry awards
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BGC Asphalt’s new Neerabup Plant
BGC Concrete’s new Batch Plant
Asphalt
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BGC Asphalt has expanded its metropolitan offering to meet major project and market needs with the opening of the Almix asphalt plant in the northern suburb of Neerabup, on the corner of Avery Street and Turnbull Road.
Commissioned in July 2018, the plant reinforces
BGC Asphalt’s market strength by increasing its
tonnage production capabilities over a wider part of
the metropolitan area.
The plant contributes 150 to 180 tonnes per hour to the total combined production of 600 tonnes per hour from the three BGC Asphalt plants in the metropolitan region.
BGC Concrete’s recently opened Bassendean Concrete Batch Plant has expanded the scope of the division’s offering across the Perth metropolitan area.
The plant was manufactured by Parker Plant in the
UK, and combines the latest Command Alkon
computerised technology with a peak output capacity
of 120m3 per hour. It has 300-tonne overhead
material storage and five silos, which minimise
inward truck movement during peak periods,
increasing the efficiency and productivity of the plant.
Latest front-end technology for admixture delivery
allows seamless communication with the concrete
batching process.
Located on Tonkin Highway just 8km from the Perth
CBD, the plant is ideally positioned between the new
Northlink corridor, Reid Highway and the Perth
International Airport.
The plant has been carefully designed to work
compatibly with all BGC Concrete plants in the Perth
metropolitan area, ensuring that BGC Concrete can
continue to service the growing demands of the city.
Congratulations to Tony Mato, Rod Cushen, the BGC
Concrete team and its contractors in making this a
successful installation.
New BGC Asphalt plant in growing industrial hub
BGC Concrete expands Perth metropolitan offering
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LEADERS IN FOCUS
Western Australia’s residential building industry is coming to terms with the new norm of housing starts, which are now at around 18,000 from a high of 32,000 just 3-4 years ago. As a result, we’re now seeing more businesses turn to innovation to give themselves an edge in the market – and a key focus is the emergence of what’s known as ‘small-lot housing’. This is a growing area, and one in which our businesses are recognised as leaders in the field.
BGC Residential businesses have recently delivered two innovative new projects in this space.
Initially launched in March 2017 as a demonstration project in Ellenbrook, our TERRACE brand offers terrace-style housing in over 20 locations across the Perth metropolitan area.
We’ve also recently launched our Verge project by Now Living, which showcases Western Australia’s first housing lots under 100sqm. Sitting at just 80sqm, these homes demonstrate clever design and out-of-the-box thinking.
Together, these projects are ensuring our businesses continue to lead the way in innovation and affordability.
Housing affordability continues to be one of the biggest challenges in our sector, together with achieving density targets to avoid further urban sprawl – which is a key policy focus for the State Government.
As Government policy shifts, and consumers needs evolve, our industry will need to continue to look at new ways to deliver a range of housing choices in a changing landscape.
Through our partnerships with Government and the private sector, we have an important role to play. The Verge precinct, delivered in partnership with LWP Property Group and Department of Communities, is a great example of successfully working together to realise a vision which has introduced a first to the WA market in terms of housing options.
Now Living was originally asked to deliver a 450-home project in 2011. Over the past seven years, we’ve now been contracted to provide 2,800 homes.
Going forward, there will be a continued push to innovate and deliver more affordable housing options – that could mean new ways of doing things, like robotics and automation, as well as new designs and different thinking about the way we live.
As leaders in this field, we will have a real opportunity to work closely with industry, suppliers and manufacturers to bring more diversity and new ways of delivering a range of different housing options to support our growing population.
Residential
BGC Residential maintains tops position in WA Builder list
BGC Residential has maintained its top position on the WA Builder list with a total of 2,051 starts in the 2017/2018 financial year.
BGC Residential Director Julian
Ambrose said he was pleased to
see his team continuing to set the
benchmark in the WA building
industry.
“I’d like to thank our many customers for recognising the outstanding quality
and service delivered by our team at BGC Residential,” he said.
Congratulations to everyone at
BGC Residential on a fantastic
achievement in what is currently
a tough home building market.
BGC Residential Director Julian Ambrose.
Troy Gorton – Executive General Manager, BGC Residential.C
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Precast
Above: BGC Precast’s work-in-progress at the Civmec Henderson precinct.
BGC Precast wins new contract with Civmec
Brikmakers Lloyd Wright Collection bricks feature in Master Builders and HIA SA Awards
BGC Precast recently won a contract with Civmec to supply precast hollowcore flooring for a new ship-building facility located at the engineering company’s Henderson precinct.
The works are an integral part of the
new warship-building facility for the
Australian Navy and were inspected by
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on his
October visit to Perth.
BGC Precast Business Development
Manager Phil Surridge said the
company’s innovative approach to the
contracted work resulted in significant
cost savings.
“BGC Precast contributed floor slabs
for a three-level car park and the
floors for the main ship assembly
building,” Phil said.
“After consultation with the site’s engineers, BGC Precast integrated the hollowcore planks with the steelwork – a new technique in hollowcore engineering which saved a large amount of unnecessary steelwork.
“Post-tensioning the structural topping
in the upper level of the car park was
another innovative technique used,
which waterproofed the slab and
reduced costs.”
BGC Precast will also be supplying a
large quantity of precast wall panels at
the precinct.
The project, being managed by BGC
Precast Project Manager Mark
Moody, is running to schedule with
completion expected in April 2019.
A McLaren Vale home built using Brikmakers’ Lloyd Wright Collection bricks has won awards in two categories at the Master Builders South Australia Excellence in Construction Awards.
The home, built by Finesse Built, was
crowned the Residential Building
Project of the Year in South Australia
for its design ingenuity and the
incorporation of a vast array of building
products.
The integration of tumbled Brikmakers’
bricks, steel, spotted gum and glass
also saw the project taking out first
place in the Excellence in a Contract
Home in the $1 million to $1.5 million
category.
In addition, the home took out another
coveted prize, winning the Housing
Industry Association’s Contract Home
in the $800,000 - $1,500,000
category.
Brikmakers Sales Executive John
Barile said the distinctive brick format
used in the Collection had been
popular with both local and interstate
builders.
“These awards demonstrate the high calibre of projects that Brikmakers’ products are being incorporated in around the country,” John said.
“The Lloyd Wright Collection is a
striking brick format, inspired by the
acclaimed architecture of Frank Lloyd
Wright, that enables architects and
builders to work seamlessly with
conventional brick courses.”
The Collection is based on the thin
roman brick which can also be
tumbled to give the bricks a rustic,
vintage look.
John said there had been a strong
recent uptake of the tumbled brick
look in homes, with many builders such
as Finesse Built incorporating the look.
“Builders are increasingly looking
towards tumbled bricks for residential
projects where they want to achieve
that striking look,” John said.
“Brikmakers’ recently-launched Revival
Collection, which features newly-
manufactured bricks with the popular
look and feel of recycled bricks, has
also been popular with designers and
homeowners wanting to achieve that
look of older bricks which are full of
character.”
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Brikmaker’s Lloyd Wright Collection
Above: A McLaren Vale home in South Australia, using Brikmakers’ Lloyd Wright Collection bricks.
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BGC was visited by inaugural West Coast Eagles’ captain Ross Glendinning in November, giving delighted staff the opportunity to see the 2018 Premiership Cup.
BGC has been a valued corporate
partner of the West Coast Eagles
Football Club for several years, dating
back to our sponsorship of the pre-
season guernsey in 1997 -1998.
More recently, BGC became an Official
Partner of the Club for the 2013 and
2014 seasons as the Coach and
Player Media Polo sleeve sponsor.
Congratulations to the West Coast
Eagles on their 2018 Premiership
win. We wish them the best of luck
for the 2019 AFL season.
BGC supporting the West Coast Eagles
Above: BGC Director Julian Ambrose and inaugural West Coast captain Ross Glendinning.
Team BGC rides for MSWA
The BGC team jumped on their bikes in November for the annual MSWA Ocean Ride, pedalling along WA’s picturesque coast from Fremantle to Hillarys to raise money for MSWA, the leading provider of neurological services in WA.
Team BGC was comprised of 41
employees, family members and
friends, who together raised over
$10,000 for the cause.
BGC Marketing Assistant Laura
Dempsey, who coordinated BGC’s
involvement, said it was fantastic to
see the BGC team come together
once again to take part in the MSWA
Ocean Ride.
“Congratulations to everyone who joined in the MSWA Ocean Ride and helped to make a difference for the thousands of Western Australians living with multiple sclerosis and all neurological conditions,” she said.