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BGC Construction’s HEART - a new cultural precinct in Margaret River. (Read more on page 5)
Issue 14 - Dec 2019
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Luxury Vantage Apartments
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Luxury Vantage Apartments completed ahead of schedule
Christmas Message from the CEO
I would like to thank all our valued employees, customers and supply partners for your incredible efforts throughout another challenging year. The Perth market remains at historic lows and we have all had to work that much harder to ensure a stable future. I see great opportunity for BGC. While we are at the bottom of the building cycle, when the market slows, strong businesses take the opportunity to reshape themselves. They drive the change necessary to be even more competitive when the market turns. BGC is grasping this opportunity with both hands. We’ve sold several businesses and assets including BGC Contracting, the Westin & Aloft Hotels and the BGC Centre that now place BGC in an even stronger financial position. We thank those who have worked so hard to deliver this great outcome. Going forward, our future is focused on our core – BGC’s vertically integrated building materials and residential construction business. The goal is to improve our efficiency and build a stronger BGC. We are taking advantage of the current opportunity and we already have runs on the board including: • Safety – a renewed focus on safety and drive to eliminate injuries • BGC Housing Group – merged J-Corp and BGC Residential under one roof in Osborne Park. • Display Centres – invested in industry leading Residential Display Centres at Ventura and BGC Housing Group • Display Homes – rationalised our display home portfolio - improving our customer offering and freeing up capital for redeployment
Perth’s luxury residential market has received a further boost in confidence, with the recent completion by BGC Construction of Vantage Apartments in Burswood.
• Residential IT – made a multi-million dollar investment to deliver a single residential IT system by July 2020. • CMG and RCG Excos – created forums for coordinated strategic thinking and cooperation between construction materials (CMG) and residential (RCG) business units.
The luxury resort-style destination is set on the banks of the picturesque Swan River and boasts state-of-the-art facilities that are comparative to a 5-star hotel.
• Continuous Improvement – launched a program to identify, prioritise, fund and deliver the multitude of improvement ideas that exist in the business.
The project is a collaboration between BGC Construction and Edge Visionary Living, marking it the third time the two companies have worked together.
• Winning Share – established new cement operations in Kalgoorlie (Cement) and a concrete batching plant in Bassendean (Concrete) to grow our market share.
With 18 levels and 212 apartments, the building encapsulates perfectly-designed amenities including a roof top terrace with outdoor cinema, infinity pool, fitness centre and sauna.
Change is hard, but worth it. Activity levels are up, and workloads have increased as we seek to drive these improvements. Thank you for your efforts. Together we have an enormous opportunity to build a stronger BGC, to delight our current customers and win new ones. There is no better time for us to drive change.
BGC Construction Senior Construction Manager Brian Marinovich said the collaboration resulted in a fantastic outcome with the project being completed ahead of schedule.
Our success is based on ensuring the safety of our people and those we work with; high performance in everything we do; and working to delight our customers.
“I would like to personally thank the team at BGC Construction, as well as the team at Edge Visionary Living,” said Brian. “It’s not always possible to finish projects on time, let alone ahead of schedule, so I am very proud of this project.”
With the holiday period fast approaching, I wish you all a safe and happy Christmas and hope you enjoy some time together with family and friends. I look forward to seeing you back in 2020, ready for what will be an exciting period for our company.
Construction
Vantage Apartments sets a new standard for residential apartment developments on the Burswood Peninsula, with sweeping views of the Swan River and Perth CBD, and just moments away from Crown Perth and Optus Stadium.
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Construction
BGC Construction over 55s community village The Green The first residents have moved into The Green, a master-planned Fairway Villages community for over 55s located in Gnangara. The BGC Construction development was a joint BGC effort, with divisions Automated Surveys, Envirotechnics, BGC Plumbing, BGC Concrete, Brikmakers, Affinity Windows, BGC Metal Roofing, BGC Insulation and BGC Builders Supplies also contributing towards the build. The Green, aptly name due to its location alongside the Lakelands Country Club, will offer a total of 208 home sites and 82 apartments on completion. BGC Construction Retirement and Unit Development Manager John Irvine said the development has been met with considerable praise.
First residents move into The Green
“We have loved to hear the feedback so far from the new residents at the Green, who have all been impressed with the quality of the finished units,” said John.
Margaret River’s HEART officially opened BGC Construction completes construction of HEART precinct
More information on The Green can be found at www.fairwaythegreen.com.au
Above clockwise: The recently completed building and grounds of the HEART cultural precinct in Margaret River. The 448-seat theatre. Interior view of the exhibition space.
BGC Contracting’s Len Buckeridge 2019 Transformation Award winners announced September saw BGC Contracting announce the winners of the 2019 Len Buckeridge Transformation Award, named in honour of the late Len Buckeridge, founder of the Buckeridge Group of Companies. The award was presented to Matt Powell, Lance Jones, Norman Raath and Chris Matthews from BGC Contracting’s Mt Webber project, for improving the safety and performance of the site’s Ore Handling Plant (OHP).
The award, inspired by the legacy of Len Buckeridge, recognises people and projects exemplifying BGC’s Vision and Values which make up the BGC CHARTER.
The Mt Webber OHP team identified 12 opportunities to improve safety and performance across the OHP, with their solutions to the CV28 Tail Drive to Head Drive Conversion and the Lokotrack Spillage Conveyor earning them the prestigious company award. Mt Webber Project Manager Clint Moxham said the Mt Weber OHP team had gone above and beyond to prioritise the safety of their colleagues. “The OHP team’s modifications to the CV28 conveyor eliminated unwanted stoppages which posed potential
safety risks to the maintenance team, and also increased productivity of the conveyor,” said Clint. “The award was also attributed to their innovative solution to improve the efficiency and maintenance safety of the Lokotrack Spillage Conveyor, resulting in a saving of approximately 120 hours per year of 100 per cent plant downtime.” Congratulations to the Mt Webber OHP Team for their outstanding commitment to the BGC values of Safety and Teamwork.
BGC Construction is proud to have completed the construction of HEART – a new cultural precinct in Margaret River, developed in collaboration with the Shire of Augusta Margaret River and Bollig Design Group. BGC Construction was awarded the work after a highly competitive tender process and delivered the project under contract with the Shire of Augusta Margaret River. The facilities at the HEART complex include a 448-seat theatre, multipurpose room, exhibition spaces,
cinema screens, and an outdoor grassed area and sound shell. BGC Construction Regional Manager Ross Marshall said he was extremely proud of the professional delivery and relationships built during the project.
“Despite starting the project in winter, and working in clay foundations, HEART showcases exceptional quality and the effort of
the BGC regional delivery team and our subcontractors,” said Ross. “We are extremely proud of this new facility and sincerely grateful to everyone involved.” It’s expected that HEART will bring more events and conferences to the region, supporting tourism and benefiting the local community and economy.
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BGC Plumbing Apprentice takes out industry award
BGC shows strength across Group with awards Above: The TERRACE homes recognised at the 2019 UDIA WA Awards for Excellence.
BGC Plumbing apprentice Aaron Beven has been recognised at the Housing Industry Association WA Stratco Apprentice awards, after taking out the 3rd Year Plumbing Apprentice award and placing as a finalist for the 3rd Year Apprentice of the Year award. The winners were announced in July at a prestigious cocktail event held at Perth Arena to celebrate the achievements of the future tradespeople of Western Australia. BGC Plumbing General Manager Ian Warne said that in his role Aaron completes a variety of tasks covering every aspect of plumbing from pre-lays through to handover, including gas and maintenance.
“Having had many apprentices pass through my door, I would have to say he is by far the most enthusiastic I have had, always performing every task set to him to the best of his ability,” said Ian. “I have no doubt Aaron will do well in whatever direction he chooses in the plumbing or building industry.” BGC is proud of its ongoing contribution to developing talent for the future of the building industry.
Congratulations to Aaron Beven on this fantastic achievement.
BGC Chairman received prestigious award
Above: Now Living Realty at the 2019 reiwa.com Awards Ball.
Above: Now Living, in partnership with TERRACE Homes WA and Mirvac, accepts the 2019 UDIA WA Excellence in Marketing award.
BGC Group - High calibre of BGC projects and services recognised across industry awards A slew of industry awards have highlighted the strength of the BGC Group in 2019, with TERRACE Homes WA, BGC Residential South West, BGC Construction, Now Living and Now Living Realty, BGC Development, and The Loan Company all receiving recognition. The Loan Company was a standout performer at the PLAN Australia 2019 National Awards Conference, bringing home a colossal seven awards. The business took out both the WA and National Business of the Year (>10 Loan Consultants) awards, as well as the highly coveted Excellence in Business (Customer Service) awards at both the state and national levels. Simon Smith was awarded the Gold Excellence in Finance award, and Ashton Young took out both the WA Broker of the Year (Insurance & General Risk) and the WA Best Newcomer to PLAN Australia. Now Living Realty were also well placed at the 2019 reiwa.com Awards Ball, taking out the Top Office (Residential
Project Marketing) award for the third year in a row after closing 243 project sales in the financial year. Each of Now Living Realty’s consultants were also recognised at the Ball, with Tracy McDonagh, Keilan Powell and Brian Anthony taking first, second and third place respectively for the Top Salesperson (Residential Project Marketing) award. Tracy McDonagh also took out the Master Salesperson award. BGC Construction’s Opal Carine project took out the Best Aged Care Building ($20-50 million) at the Master Builders Bankwest Excellence in Construction Awards in July, for the resort-style 145bed home which provides care for permanent residents, short-term respite care and specialist dementia care. Now Living, in partnership with TERRACE Homes WA and Mirvac, was also recognised at the 2019 UDIA WA Awards for Excellence, after coming home with the Excellence in Marketing Award for the innovative Verge MicroLot Housing project.
Now Living’s Cambria Apartments project was a finalist for both the Excellence in Medium Density Development Award and the Excellence in Affordable Housing Award, with BGC Development’s The Residences Tribeca North also placing as a finalist for the Excellence in Medium Density Development Award. BGC Residential South West were recognised in two categories at the 2019 HIA Regional Housing Awards, after being named a finalist for the Excellence in Service Medium Builder and the Specialist Housing awards. BGC Chief Executive Officer Daniel Cooper said that the accolades were a sound recognition of the high-quality products and services BGC divisions provide for their clients each day. “Congratulations to the teams at TERRACE Homes WA, BGC Residential South West, BGC Construction, Now Living and Now Living Realty, BGC Development, and The Loan Company,” said Daniel.
BGC Chairman Neil Hamilton was recognised by the Australian Institute of Company Directors WA in October after being awarded the 26th Annual Gold Medal Award.
“The chairperson of a board must pull together a group of disparate people with different experiences, skill bases, backgrounds, genders, and ask them to consider, debate and resolve matters of great importance to the corporation that they represent,” said Neil. “Through fostering a sense of collegiality, together they can work towards a collective outcome for the company that is better than the sum of its parts. “I believe the greatest contribution that members of a board can make is the preparedness to challenge the conventional norm.
Aaron being presented his award from Cath Hart from Housing Industry Assoc.
Team BGC Rides Against Domestic Violence Team BGC included Director Sam Buckeridge, Gene Berry from Brikmakers, Nathan Saunders from The Loan Company and Anthony Richardson from BGC Contracting.
The award celebrates leaders within the Western Australian director community who display excellence in directorship and make significant contributions to corporate governance. Receiving the award at the AICD 2019 Annual Dinner at the prestigious Crown Towers, Neil Hamilton said the role of a company director is the ultimate team sport.
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The Ride Against Domestic Violence is an annual charity cycling event that travels more than 220km from the South-West town of Busselton to Perth.
“We must support our up and coming Directors, as it is often they who ask the new questions, who have fresh eyes with the ability to look at a challenge from different perspectives. “The BGC Group boasts an incredibly diverse range of operations and services and I hope to help lead the company towards continued success in the coming years,” said Neil.
BGC is honoured to see Neil Hamilton join the list of many influential and dedicated Western Australian Directors who have received the award.
The ride raises money for women’s refuges located between Busselton and Perth, raises awareness of family and domestic violence, and assists with funding preventive programs. BGC Chief Executive Officer Daniel Cooper said that BGC have participated in the Ride Against Domestic Violence since its inception in 2015, and this year raised more than $17,000. “Congratulations to Sam, Gene, Nathan and Anthony for their fantastic efforts towards a muchneeded cause,” said Daniel.
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TERRACE partners for WA’s most sustainable new development
TERRACE wins tender at East Village precinct
TERRACE WA Homes has won a tender to be the builder partner at DevelopmentWA’s East Village at Knutsford project.
“At TERRACE, we believe that our houses give buyers more than just a home, they support a new way of living,” said Paul.
East Village at Knutsford will be Fremantle’s most sustainable new development, featuring the latest blockchain technology to deliver energy and water savings and renewable energy revenues.
“The next generation of Western Australian buyers are seeking homes closer to where they work and play. Our philosophy is that with good design and clever use of space, your next home can be ideally located without compromising on quality, space and liveability.
TERRACE
TERRACE will be delivering a boutique selection of 36 architecturally-designed town homes for the precinct. General Manager TERRACE Paul Spadanuda said that the partnership between TERRACE and DevelopmentWA’s East Village precinct was a perfect pairing.
“As the builder partner for East Village, we are providing Western Australian’s with greater housing choice within the suburbs they know and love.”
TERRACE
Left: TERRACE Sales, Business Development and Project Delivery Jessica Berry, Development Manager Priya Correia, Synergy General Manager – Retail Kelly Yeats, Keystart Executive Manager – Customer Experience Lisa Di Cesare, The Hon Peter Tinley Minister for Housing, The Hon Rita Saffioti Minister for Planning, Mirvac General Manager – Residential Development Paige Walker and TERRACE General Manager Paul Spadanuda.
TERRACE Innovative housing affordability experiment launches in WA TERRACE Homes WA has partnered with Mirvac to give one Western Australian family a life-changing opportunity to take part in an innovative housing affordability experiment. The 12-month experiment aims to address the challenge of building an affordable home that is also affordable to live in for the long term. As part of the experiment, TERRACE will construct a $415,000 threebedroom, two-bathroom net-zero energy terrace home at Iluma Private Estate in Bennett Springs.
The lucky Western Australian family invited to live in the home for 12-months will have rental payments set aside and saved by Mirvac, which can then be used towards a deposit to purchase the home at the end of the experiment.
The home will be built to a 9.1-star energy rating, taking into account various energy saving initiatives including solar passive design and energy-efficient appliances. The family’s energy, water use and lifestyle will be monitored over the 12-month period to better understand the cost savings that can be achieved by living in an energy-efficient home. The successful family will move into the home in May 2020, when the 12-month study will commence. More information on the experiment can be found here: https://iluma. mirvac.com/affordabilityexperiment
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BGC retains long-held No.1 WA Builder position The latest Top 100 rankings from the Housing Industry Association has confirmed BGC has maintained its position as the largest builder in Western Australia. Announced in the 2018/19 HIA – Colorbond® Steel Housing 100 Report, BGC had a total of 2,521 housing starts between its two separately managed home groups – BGC Housing Group and Ventura Home Group. BGC constructed approximately 50 per cent more homes for West Australian families than its nearest competitor.
BGC CEO Daniel Cooper said BGC made significant preparations to retain its position as WA’s largest builder. “The WA housing market has been challenging, however it has presented an ideal opportunity to reposition the business and ensure BGC was well prepared to leverage the market upturn,” said Daniel. “This year, BGC rationalised J Corp and BGC Residential to form BGC Housing Group with a focus on the growing medium-density sector.
BGC Cement sponsors major industry Golf Day BGC Cement sponsored the Concrete Institute of Australia’s annual Branch Presidents Cup Golf Day in November for the third consecutive year. Taking place at Point Walter Golf Course in Bicton, the event brought together key entities in Western Australia’s construction and manufacturing industries for a day of networking and competition. Over 60 players from WA’s various construction majors competed in an Ambrose style, Nine-hole golfing tournament. BGC Cement Key Accounts and Sales Managaer Rob Turkovic said that the annual event showcases and exemplifies the competitive spirit that helps drive the WA economy.
“While the ultimate objective of the day was a fun game of golf, competitors still brought their best game with some impressive scores as result,” said Rob.
Presidents Cup Golf Day “We’d like to congratulate BGC Concrete, whose team managed to secure the firstplace trophy and we are sure look forward to defending their title next year.”
“BGC is confident in the future of WA housing and has invested in a multimillion-dollar new headquarters and stateof-the-art display centre at our 67 Walters Drive building. “This is on top of a planned $50 million investment in a modern display home program over the next two years.”
BGC Precast begins works for Hollywood Private Hospital
The contract comprised the supply of high-quality decorative wall panels for the building’s exterior, as well as standard grey panels which will be fitted internally for the lift and stair cores. The special molding required for similar projects often has a lead time of four to six weeks prior to delivery. BGC Precast successfully acquired the molds in just two weeks to keep the project to
Georgiou’s schedule, with all panels delivered by August.
Georgiou Group Senior Site Engineer Rob Monaci said he was very pleased with BGC Precast’s Project Manager Dan Jones and the excellent quality of work being delivered by the team.
LEADERS IN FOCUS
Brian Adams – Executive General Manager, Building Products and Group Procurement Joining a new business is always an exciting and challenging journey. As the new Executive General Manager for Building Products and Group Procurement, I am looking forward to joining the team as we work together as we raise the capability of BGC to make us more competitive, to improve our products and to best position the business to service our clients.
BGC Precast’s high-quality decorative exterior wall panels.
Half of my role will be overseeing the productivity and capability of the nine businesses within the building product group, while the other half will involve developing a strategy to best leverage the integrated value chain we have across the organisation. Having arrived in this position from a number of global leadership roles, there were many things that drew me to BGC. Chief among them its reputation as a well-established, local business with a hugely diverse portfolio, a new board and leadership team, and an obvious ambition to continue to achieve great things. Over the next six months, my focus for our manufacturing businesses is to work together to drive productivity, capability, innovation and customer service. Part of that will be rebranding and repositioning our existing product lines, as well as exploring new ones to ensure we continue to deliver industry leading, innovative solutions for our clients.
BGC Precast brings innovation to Mitchell and Kwinana Freeway works
BGC Precast’s noise-controlling wall panels
From a group business standpoint, by strengthening how our divisions work together to collectively procure from each other and externally, BGC will be able to maintain competitiveness and build stronger connections within the Group while offering a family of services to industry that is unparalleled within WA. Having grown up in Perth, it is fantastic to be working with such a successful local business achieving great results for WA – and I am looking forward to bringing a fresh, global perspective to BGC.
BGC Precast is playing an important role in the upgrade of the Mitchell and Kwinana Freeways, supplying the concrete precast noisecontrolling wall panels for these important projects.
a high-quality product in a time and cost-efficient production process.
The contract commenced in March this year, with BGC Precast expecting to deliver approximately 2,000 panels. The last of these panels are scheduled for delivery to Kwinana this month, with the remaining panels for the Mitchell Freeway expected early next year.
“We palletise our panels in our Kwinana premises and then deliver the pallets using a PrefaMAX truck and trailer, which can swiftly offload the pallets and exit the site immediately,” said Ged.
BGC Precast Project Manager Ged Lindsay has utilised the company’s state-of-the-art battery mold, which was originally imported from Italy, to deliver 13km of noise wall panels for Stage 2 of the NorthLink WA project. The battery mold delivers
Ged Lindsay said the project also utilised the PrefaMAX system to ensure timely and smooth delivery of the panels to site.
“This streamlines the delivery process and completely eliminates any risk of extra costs incurred from longer than expected unloading times.” The pallets are unloaded at the convenience of the installer, with the empty pallets collected by BGC Precast at a suitable time.
BGC Precast awarded contract for ground-breaking Waste to Energy plant BGC Precast has been awarded a significant contract from Acciona for the supply of columns, beams and hollow core flooring for its new thermal Waste to Energy plant in the Kwinana Industrial Area.
BGC Precast’s ground-breaking project
The contract win follows a twoyear negotiation process with Acciona, with multiple meetings in Madrid to provide expert advice on best practice for the design and construction of precast elements for the plant. BGC Precast began works in the second half of this year, with all elements expected to be delivered on time by the end of December.
Precast
BGC Precast delivered the first of 180 precast panels in February under a contract for Hollywood Private Hospital’s new extension, a Georgiou Group project.
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The project is another BGC collaboration, with BGC Concrete supplying concrete for the civil works of the plant.
BGC Precast Business Development Manager Phil Surridge said the division was delighted to be working on such an innovative project. “This plant is the first of its type for Australia. Municipal waste is burned at a high temperature to produce steam via a boiler, which then powers turbines to generate electricity,” said Phil. “With talks underway for two years, we are glad to have been given the opportunity to deliver the high-quality precast products needed to support the heavy-duty operations of the plant. “We have heard great feedback from Acciona on the quality of service being delivered by BGC Concrete, and we are eager to continue to raise the bar for such a ground-breaking project in Australia.”
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Cement
BGC Cement to supply WA’s largest lithium manufacturing plant BGC Cement have won the contract to supply approximately 20,000T of cement to Hanson Australia for the Albemarle Group’s Kemerton Lithium development. The cement will be used along with other Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) to produce somewhere in the vicinity of 70,000m3 of concrete, for concrete works to be completed by Hanson.
Above: The mobile plant providing BGC Concrete with their cement.
BGC Cement wins cement supply for Warradarge Wind Farm BGC Cement has won the contract to supply cement for the Warradarge Wind Farm – a project funded and developed by Bright Energy Investments, a partnership between Synergy and the private sector. The works for Warradarge Wind Farm will see the construction and installation of 51 wind turbines. Working alongside Mobile Concreting Solutions, who will be delivering the concrete supply, BGC Cement will provide approximately 11,000 tonnes of Low Heat Cement for the Wind Turbine bases. The Wind Farm will produce an output of 180 megawatts of solar electricity in
The plant, located at the Kemerton Industrial Park 20km north of Bunbury, is expected to have an initial production capacity of 60,000-70,000 metric tonnes of lithium hydroxide with approximately 300 jobs created during construction and 500 jobs at full production which is expected to commence in 2021.
total and is expected to create nearly 200 jobs for local Western Australians. Mobile Concreting Solutions’ Warradarge Batch Plant Manager Shane Kelly expressed genuine appreciation towards BGC Cement’s service to date. “From the office staff to delivery drivers, BGC has consistently met requirements to ensure the smooth delivery of this project. It is the responsiveness of BGC staff that stands out to us here on site,” said Shane. The project has seen 23 turbine bases constructed to date with the remaining 28 to be completed over the next few months.
BGC Group contact information:
Head Office BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd 6th Floor, 22 Mount Street Perth, WA 6000
Phone: +61 8 6220 4800 Facsimile: +61 8 6220 4801 Email: corporate@bgc.com.au
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