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Probuild
Probuild was an Australian construction company that traded from 1987 until 2022. History Probuild was founded in 1987 by Phil Mehtren. In 2000 it was purchased by Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon. An attempt to sell the business to the China Communications Construction Company in 2021 was blocked by the Government of Australia on national security grounds. In February 2022, it was placed in voluntary administration by Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon with Deloitte appointed administrator. Roberts & Co took over five projects in Melbourne, while the Western Australian business was sold to SRG Global. Hutchinson Builders took over the 443 Queen Street, Brisbane project. Notable projects Notable projects completed by Probuild included: *Aurora Melbourne Central Aurora Melbourne Central is a high residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia. It is Melbourne's third-tallest building and the fifth tallest building in Australia. Developed by Malaysian–based UEM Sunrise and desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
443 Queen Street, Brisbane
443 Queen Street is a residential skyscraper constructed at 443 Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia. The site is the last riverfront location in the Brisbane central business district. The 47 storey tower includes 106 one bedroom, 106 two bedroom and 54 four bedroom apartments. All 264 apartments will have views of the Brisbane River. Due to its unique design the tower is described as a high rise Queenslander. A development application for the project was lodged with the Brisbane City Council in October 2015. The University of Queensland, that owned the adjoining Customs House, unsuccessfully appealed the approval. Demolition of the former office building commenced in October 2017, with construction of the footings for the new building commencing in May 2018. Construction was suspended in February 2022 after contractor Probuild was placed in administration. The building was completed by Hutchinson Builders. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ribbon, Sydney
The Ribbon is a hotel, apartment building, retail store and movie theatre located in Darling Harbour, Sydney. It contains the W Sydney hotel and IMAX Sydney, the third-largest operating movie theatre screen in the world. The building is named The Ribbon due to its unusual ribbon-like appearance. On its northern and southern sides, the building is flanked by two carriageways of the Western Distributor. History The Ribbon is built upon the site of the old IMAX theatre which was built in 1996 and was demolished after closing in 2016. Construction on the new building started in 2017, was finished in 2022 and opened on 12 October 2023. The Ribbon was originally scheduled to be completed in 2020 but was delayed due by the bankruptcy of two of its builders, Grocon and Probuild, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. It was completed by Multiplex opening in October 2023. Design The building has 588 rooms and suites and includes a rooftop heated infinity pool and wet deck with a two-stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Side Place
West Side Place is a completed A$2.4 billion complex of four buildings, located on 250 Spencer Street, Melbourne. The complex The tallest of the buildings within the complex, Tower A, will comprise 600 apartments spanning across 81 levels. At a height of 268.7 metres, it will become the fourth-tallest building in Melbourne, and one of the tallest buildings in Australia. In addition to the apartments, a 5-star hotel of 263 rooms and a 500-seat ballroom will occupy the building.Dragomir, Lawrence. (21 November 2013)"The Dawn of a New Age... and Melbourne's new tallest building?" ''UrbanMelbourne.info''. Retrieved 28 January 2015250 Spencer Complex - The Skyscraper Center '' |
Aurora Melbourne Central
Aurora Melbourne Central is a high residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia. It is Melbourne's third-tallest building and the fifth tallest building in Australia. Developed by Malaysian–based UEM Sunrise and designed by Elenberg Fraser, the project was first proposed in 2014, and received approval by then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy in October 2014. Previously named 224-252 La Trobe Street La Trobe Street (also Latrobe Street) is a major street and thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. It runs roughly east–west and forms the northern boundary of the central business district. The street ..., after the address of the site, the project was later renamed to Aurora Melbourne Central after the natural light display aurora australis, and the shopping centre of the same name. In 2019, when the tower was completed, it was the second-tallest building in Melbourne, at the time behind the Eureka Tower. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hutchinson Builders
Hutchinson Builders, is a privately-owned construction company headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. History Hutchinson Builders was established as J. Hutchinson in Brisbane, Queensland on 29 January 1912, with its first project being the construction of a new kitchen at Fort Lytton for the Government of Queensland. Recognition In 2023, Hutchinson was recognised as Australia’s largest builder in the BCI Construction League Report. According to research firm IBISWorld, as of 2019, Hutchinson was Australia’s sixth-largest private company by revenue, and the largest privately-owned builder in Australia. In 2024, chairman of the company Scott Hutchinson was named as a Queensland Great in recognition of his philanthropy and cultural advocacy. Notable projects * Brisbane Skytower * Four Points by Sheraton Brisbane *Hobart Airport terminal expansion * Rockhampton Town Hall * Santos Place * Springfield Central Stadium * 443 Queen Street, Brisbane [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball Central, Sydney
Netball Central is an Australian netball venue located in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales. Between 2016 and 2018, due to a naming rights arrangement, it was known as the Genea Netball Centre. The venue is owned by Netball New South Wales. It serves as their headquarters and as the main training base for New South Wales Swifts and Giants Netball. It was a host venue for the 2015 Netball World Cup and the 2018 Invictus Games. As well as netball, Netball Central regularly hosts martial arts, volleyball, table tennis, badminton and basketball tournaments and competitions. History Construction In February 2011, Netball New South Wales announced their plans to build a new ''Netball Centre of Excellence'' in Sydney Olympic Park. Construction work began on the projection in 2013, with the "turning of the sod" taking place on Sunday, 17 February 2013. The architects were Scott Carver Architects and the builder was Probuild, while the Arup Group acted as consultants. Netball Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Tower Melbourne
Marina Tower Melbourne is a residential development in Melbourne Docklands, Australia, featuring a 43-storey inclined tower and a 36-storey inclined tower that are conjoined to the 21st floor and then diverge at five degree angles. The development also includes a seven-storey Four Points by Sheraton hotel. See also *List of tallest buildings in Melbourne *Inclined building An inclined building is a building that was intentionally built at an incline. Buildings are built with an incline primarily for aesthetics, offering a unique feature to a city's skyline, as well as framing other buildings and structures between ... References Inclined buildings Apartment buildings in Melbourne Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA) Residential buildings completed in 2017 Skyscrapers in Melbourne Hotels in Melbourne Sheraton hotels Residential skyscrapers in Australia Neomodern architecture in Australia {{VictoriaAU-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenland Centre, Sydney
The Greenland Centre is a 68-storey residential skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located on the corner of Bathurst and Pitt Street. At a height of , it is the seventh-tallest building in Sydney as of 2024. Construction The project was developed by Greenland Group and was designed by BVN and Woods Bagot. The initial stages of the project involved the gutting and conversion of the Sydney Water Board tower which previously occupied the site, before progressing to the construction of further storeys on top, resulting in a residential tower with 470 apartments and six penthouses across 67 levels. The adjoining heritage-listed, Art Deco style former Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board building was converted into the Primus Hotel, a boutique 180-bed, five-star hotel as part of the same project. The Primus Hotel is part of a hotel chain owned by the municipal government of Shanghai. Demolition on the site began in early 2015, and construction on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Construction
Construction are processes involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure, industrial facilities, and associated activities through to the end of their life. It typically starts with planning, financing, and design that continues until the asset is built and ready for use. Construction also covers repairs and maintenance work, any works to expand, extend and improve the asset, and its eventual demolition, dismantling or wikt:decommission, decommissioning. The construction industry contributes significantly to many countries' gross domestic products (Gross domestic product, GDP). Global expenditure on construction activities was about $4 trillion in 2012. In 2022, expenditure on the construction industry exceeded $11 trillion a year, equivalent to about 13 percent of global Gross domestic product, GDP. This spending was forecasted to rise to around $14.8 trillion in 2030. The construction industry promotes economic development and brings many non-monetary benefits to many cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companies Based In Melbourne
A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether Natural person, natural, Juridical person, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Over time, companies have evolved to have the following features: "separate legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, investor ownership, and a managerial hierarchy". The company, as an entity, was created by the State (polity), state which granted the privilege of incorporation. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * List of legal entity types by country, business entities, whose aim is to generate sales, revenue, and For-profit, profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
