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On Saturday 20th August, the Master Builders-Bankwest South West Building Excellence Awards were held in Bunbury, celebrating the very best of the South West’s building and construction industry.  Perkins Builders are delighted to announce our success:

Our commitment to training the next generation of builders was recognised with the Employer Trainer of the Year Award and the Employer Safety Award; we are extremely proud of our apprenticeship and training program and to be recognised by our industry peers is the highest compliment.

At Perkins, we are dedicated to creating a safe work environment for all who enter a our sites and this was formally recognised with the Excellence in Workplace Health and Safety Award for our Australind Senior High School project which is currently under construction.

We were awarded with Best Industrial Building $5-10M for Koolinup Emergency Services Centre in Collie and Best Aged Care Building $20-50M for Capecare Dunsborough. These awards are fantastic recognition of Perkins’ commitment to our clients and bringing each project to life with the attention to detail and quality a Perkins project is renound for.

The culmination of the night was our Capecare Dunsborough project being awarded the 2022 Bankwest Best Regional Project – South West Region.

Thank you to our valued subcontractors and suppliers for your efforts and thank you to the whole Perkins Team, from the those working on site and directly on the project, to our support teams in safety, finance, HR and admin. It is the dedication and hard work from all that makes these outstanding results possible.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Perkins Builders are pleased to announce our success at the Master Builders Association of Western Australia Excellence in Construction Awards, being awarded Best Public Use Building $20-$50m for our Perth Airport International Gate Upgrade Project. Following on from our win last year for Workplace Health and Safety, this even further outstanding recognition of the commitment and hard work by all involved on this project.

Perkins would like to thank our valued client, Perth Airport and the team of subcontractors, suppliers and consultants for their efforts. Congratulations!

Safety is at the core of every Perkins Group project, not only for our staff and our subcontractors but for their loved ones and the communities in which they live and work.

This year, for our company calendars we’ve done something a little different to reflect our safety culture; we asked the children, nieces, nephews of the Perkins’ Group employees to draw what Safety, Health and Environment meant to them and we turned their drawings into our calendar.

From COVID-19 safety, to wearing the correct PPE and following safety practices, utilising crosswalks, correct disposal of waste and even Dogman rescuing Petey the Cat’s victim, the drawings depict just how important HSE is, not only on site, but in our everyday life.

Through the eyes of children, the world looks a bit different, but the message is still the same. Nothing you do today is more important than you going home tonight.

2021 | Taking a moment to look back at the year that was, we’re proud of the achievements and milestones reached throughout some uncertain and interesting times.

Over $120M in projects delivered, over 15 projects commenced, five awards won including two very prestigious safety awards, celebrations for 10, 15 20 and a 25 years of service milestones, four farewelled into retirement and many more welcomed to the business!

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our clients, sub-contractors, suppliers and our teams for their support, efforts and dedication for the year.

Our staff will be taking a well deserved rest as our offices close from COB today, and re-open on Thursday 6^th January.

From all the team at Perkins Builders, we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

DUNSBOROUGH CELEBRATES AS WORK GETS UNDERWAY AT ICONIC SITE

Community groups gathered with the City of Busselton and other key stakeholders to celebrate the break-ground of 61 Dunn Bay Road on Friday 10th December.

City of Busselton Mayor, Grant Henley joined site owners Peter & George Atzemis and hospitality operator, Miles Hull, alongside representatives from the Dunsborough Progress Association to applaud the commencement of construction for the project located on the corner of Dunn Bay & Cape Naturaliste Road in Dunsborough’s town centre.

Unanimously approved by the City of Busselton Council in May this year, the development has been well-received by the local community with Perkins Builders appointed last month for the $18million project.

Designed by highly-acclaimed WA architects FINESPUN, the new destination will comprise microbrewery, coffee roastery, kitchen and relaxed dining and will blend indoor and outdoor spaces including a substantial green-scaped alfresco – all catering for the local Dunsborough community and tourism market.

The project will also assist with a current shortfall of accommodation in Dunsborough town centre, delivering 18 private and low-lying cabins that will sit amongst the already established vegetation on site, providing unique and experience-led stays.

“We are thrilled to see a development taking the right approach in fitting in with the town’s village character,” said DPA President Jacquie Happ.

City of Busselton Mayor, Grant Henley was also thrilled to see works get underway. “We look forward to seeing this exciting addition to Dunsborough’s town centre come to fruition.”

Site owners Peter & George Atzemis said they were determined to create an authentic South-West experience in the centre of town and having local & reputable builders Perkins begin work in achieving this vision was a significant milestone.

“Our family has had a long association with Dunsborough and we were intent on creating a destination that embraces the local culture and allows visitors and locals alike to experience an ‘escape’ while still in walking distance of the town centre and amenity,” said Peter. “We appreciate how special the site is, acting as an entrance statement to the town centre, and as such understood the importance of a character conducive to the native, South-West feel.

“Many aspects of 61 Dunn Bay Road exist individually throughout the region – microbrewery, coffee roastery and boutique accommodation – but are not accessible without transportation between venues. We have looked to overcome this by instead offering all of these attractive components in a central, town centre location.

The food, beverage and accommodation will be operated by hospitality heavyweight, Miles Hull, of Little Creatures, Alex Hotel and Quarter Acre fame. Hull said the new precinct would feed a desire for an active day and evening precinct within the town centre.

“Our intent is to create a place that enhances the town’s options for morning, noon and night food, beverage and accommodation options. Ultimately, we want to increase vibrancy and visitation within the town centre by delivering a precinct with a distinct ‘down-south’ vibe – somewhere you can visit straight from the beach, walk or cycle to – to enjoy a quality hospitality experience be it
coffee, lunch, dinner or a late evening drink,” he said.

Completion is scheduled for Summer 2022.

Place Development also confirmed negotiations were underway with a handful of iconic brands for the remaining retail tenancy, with an announcement expected early 2022.

L-R: Joe D’Alessandro of Place Development, Patrick Miller of FINESPUN Architecture, Grant Henley City of Busselton Mayor, Peter Atzemis, George Atzemis & Jack Stewart Land Developers/Land Owners, Miles Hull the Venue & Accommodation Operator and Brent Rowe of Perkins Builders.

About 61 Dunn Bay Road
Owner: GPA Pty Ltd
Development Management: Place Development Australia
Architecture: FINESPUN Architecture
Food, beverage & accommodation operator: Dark Horse Hospitality
Construction: Perkins Builders

On Wednesday, the Official Turning of the Sod Ceremony was held at our new Catholic Homes Belmont site. The event was attended by local dignitaries, representatives from Catholic Homes, Perkins Builders and T&Z Architects.

The new residence on Lapage Street Belmont will feature 96 beds over three levels: a ground floor 16-bed memory support unit with adjoining outdoor sensory gardens and courtyards; and a day therapy centre and garden for home care package clients living in their own homes. The first and second floor levels comprise two wings of 20 beds each.
The dedicated landscaped garden has been specifically designed for residents living with dementia so people can gather with families to enjoy the outdoors in an attractive, secure space. Other amenities include a hairdressing salon; training and meeting rooms; large light filled courtyards and balconies; and a chapel and reflection space.

Designed by T&Z Architects, the new residence is planned for completion in April 2023.

Please see the full media release below.

WA Premier Mark McGowan was in Collie on Friday to open the Koolinup Emergency Services Centre constructed by Perkins Builders. The centre will act as a training school and manage major emergencies in the South West. The hub will function as the state’s first regionally-based level three incident control centre, during major emergencies in the South West, and the facility will also be a base for an emergency driving training school for DFES staff and other volunteers. Twelve DFES staff will now be based at the Collie complex and even more jobs are set to be created with a modern firefighting appliance manufacturing facility soon opening nearby.

To see the full press release please visit the Premier’s website here or our project page here.

Perkins Builders is committed to the philosophy of striving to maintain an injury free workplace in all of our operations. Perkins Builders recognises that effective management of safety, health and environmental protection requires the commitment and dedication of our employees to identify any potential workplace hazards, assess the associated risks and implement, and review control measures to ensure they are effective in eliminating the hazard or reducing the risk.

As such, further to receiving the 2021 MBA WA Excellence in Workplace Health and Safety Performance Award for the Perth Airport International Gate Upgrade project, Perkins Builders are extremely pleased to announce that we are a Finalist for the 2021 National Master Builders Australia Excellence in Workplace Health and Safety Performance Award. This award is the pinnacle of honours for the commercial construction industry nationally and serves as fantastic recognition of both Perkins’ and Perth Airport’s commitment to workplace health and safety, zero harm philosophy, the effective management of WHS and specifically the underpinning collaborative approach between the Perkins and Perth Airport HSE Teams, notably Matthew Stafford and Brian Dargie, for the duration of the project.

Perth Airport International Gate Upgrade project was an extremely complex project, completed within a highly operational and high-risk working environment; whilst working airside and abiding to all security and sterile requirements. COVID-19 increased the level of complexity and restrictions for the duration of the project. Perkins Builders are exceptionally proud of its project team and their extraordinary commitment and effort in completing and delivering such a complex and operationally high-risk project, with no serious or reportable injuries sustained for the duration of the project.

October is National Work Safe Month, and there is no better time for the official launch of Perkins’ Safety Campaign

‘who is waiting at home for you’

It doesn’t get simpler than just this one question! Who or what is the reason for you to work safely and leave work every day? This is the key and sole purpose of our safety campaign. Your answer is our single most important reason!

Nothing you do today or tomorrow on the job site, at the office or your place of work is more important than you leaving work in the same shape as when you arrived.

We all have somewhere better to be, someone waiting for us, depending on us. Something or someone that we love. It could be your wife, partner, child, parents, siblings, friends, a pet, your cherished car or motorbike, a favourite place / your happy place.

We go to work for many reasons, we don’t go to work with the intention of getting hurt or hurting someone else; slow down, look out for one another and please work safely.

Nothing you do today is more important than you going home tonight.

On each of our Perkins sites you will see the above sign, encouraging everyone on site and who passes by our sites to take a moment and think about their who or what, to remember why they are working safely.  You will also see a series of posters, designed to keep the conversation going, prompting more thought and to demonstrate our Managing Director’s commitment to health and safety at Perkins.