Privately owned companies

Privately owned building companies vary in size and in the type of work they do. Many employ large numbers of professionally qualified people, project and site managers (with or without university qualifications), tradespeople and subcontractors.

These companies get work by bidding on government contracts, subcontracting to corporates or focusing on their own construction projects. Some privately owned companies in Australia include:

• Meriton (New South Wales and Queensland)
• Grocon (New South Wales and Victoria)
• Wright Developments (Queensland)
• BGC (Western Australia)
• Hutchison Builders (Queensland)
• Transfield (national)
• Hansen Yuncken (national)
• BMD Group (national)

Other employers:
Corporates
Government
Privately owned companies
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