BUILDER COLLAPSES: Subbies owed $500m | Bogus deals | 'It's fraud'

50 builder collapses, subbies owed $500m

More than 50 building companies have collapsed in Queensland since 2013 leaving more than 7000 subbies unpaid to the tune of $500 million, and more developers could collapse this year if urg...

Subbies lured into $80m bogus deals

Unpaid Queensland subcontractors left $80 million out of pocket following the collapse of three major builders are up in arms at the handling of the cases by the state’s Financial and Cybe...

Reality of our builder collapse crisis: ‘It’s fraud’

One of Australia’s most experienced construction industry executives, who knows the Australian construction industry inside out, has looked into the reasons for Queensland’s 50 builder c...

How builders reach the point of collapse

In a business world where multiple contracts tie multiple people into a major project, cashflow and time are critical. But, with so many moving parts, it’s easy for things to fall apart, s...

Empire constructions director launches another company

The director of a Gold Coast building company under a cloud for alleged illegal phoenix activities has co-launched another construction company.

Subbie’s fight to reclaim $330k from collapsed builder

A Brisbane stonemason is in a desperate fight to reclaim $330,000 from collapsed builder JM Kelly after failing to convince the Queensland building regulator he was owed the money despite pr...