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CSR profit up on housing construction strength
CSR has announced a 13 per cent increase in net profit and predicts that new home building activity will continue to drive growth. AAP reports that profits were $142.3 million for the year ending March 31, and revenue up 14 per cent to $2.3 billion. It was the best result since the divestment of CSR’s … Continue reading CSR profit up on housing construction strength
May 11, 2016 12 comments
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Interim Senate report shares concerns about asbestos imports
An interim senate report tabled last night included concerns about law enforcement agencies being able to deal with the illegal import of building products containing asbestos. The ABC reports that only two have been fined for import breaches since tougher laws came into force in February 2014. “The importation of banned materials, such as asbestos, … Continue reading Interim Senate report shares concerns about asbestos imports
May 5, 2016 1 comment
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Bondor opens door to a new era, creates 50 more jobs
Insulated building products maker Bondor is preparing to both mark its 65th anniversary and announce a new $20 million facility in Melbourne. Brent Balinski spoke to General Manager Geoff Marsdon about what has shaped the company´s diversification and longevity. Handled smartly, tougher standards for building products have presented new opportunities for Bondor in the last … Continue reading Bondor opens door to a new era, creates 50 more jobs
April 28, 2016 0 comment
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Spain to Sydney shipping half the price of Perth to Sydney: Brickworks boss
According to the CEO of Brickworks, it is two times cheaper to send a brick to Sydney from Spain than from Perth.
March 16, 2016 0 comment
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CSR announces share buyback
Construction products company CSR has announced a share buyback, beginning March 21 and worth about a tenth of its market capitalisation.
March 4, 2016 0 comment
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James Hardie expecting to meet profit target
Building materials company James Hardie is on track to deliver a higher annual profit as forecast in spite of uncertainty in the US housing market.
January 13, 2016 0 comment
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James Hardie profit up
Building materials company James Hardie has delivered a first-half net operating profit of $268 million, a rise of 22 per cent from the corresponding period last year.
November 19, 2015 0 comment
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Dulux profit up 7.9pc
Paint maker DuluxGroup has reported net profit of $112.8m for the 12 months to 30 September, an increase of 7.9 per cent over the previous year’s result.
November 11, 2015 0 comment
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Boral happy with first quarter performance
Building products group Boral says it improved its performance during the September quarter and expects to continue to grow through the current financial year.
November 5, 2015 0 comment
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Borg Panels fined $15,000 by NSW EPA
Building product manufacturer Borg Panels has been fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority for breaching an air quality limit at its wood processing plant in Oberon.
October 14, 2015 0 comment
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Brickworks CFO to resign
Brickworks Chief Financial Officer Alex Payne will retire next year after over 30 years with the company, the past 12 years of which he was Chief Financial Officer.
October 13, 2015 12 comments
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Brickworks optimistic despite FY profit drop
Brickworks has announced a 24 per cent drop net profit but is expecting strong growth in 2016 as construction continues to grow in major cities.
September 25, 2015 0 comment
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Boral sues CFMEU over black ban
Building products group Boral is suing the CFMEU for $20.7m over a black ban the union ran in 2013 and 2014.
August 25, 2015 11 comments
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Adelaide Brighton posts record half year profit
Australian-based buildings material maker Adelaide Brighton has posted statutory net profit after tax of $82.6 million for the six months to 30 June 2015.
August 21, 2015 0 comment
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GWA posts loss after sales writedowns
Queensland-based building fitting and fixture supplier GWA Group today posted a net loss of $16.2m for the year ended 30 June 2015. .
August 18, 2015 0 comment
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Asbestos building products still entering Australia
The federal government’s anti-asbestos agency has told a senate inquiry that there was no guarantee all buildings constructed after 2003 were free of the substance.
August 14, 2015 11 comments
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Dubai to feature world’s first 3D printed office building
Dubai has announced that it will build a 3D printed office space for workers at its Museum of The Future.
July 2, 2015 0 comment
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Bundaberg plasterboard plant to go ahead, create ’70-100 jobs’
Gladstone Ports Corporation has approved construction on a new, $70 million Knauf Plasterboard factory at Bundaberg Port.
June 16, 2015 0 comment
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Metro Performance Glass opens new Auckland factory
Glass processor Metro Performance Glass opened a NZD $21.5m ($20m) factory, which it says is the most modern of its type in Australasia, in Auckland yesterday.
June 10, 2015 0 comment
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Carter Holt Harvey delays IPO
Carter Holt Harvey has delayed its plans for an IPO and to list on the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges until the third or fourth quarter of this year.
June 10, 2015 0 comment