BULLETINBuckeridge Group of Companies - BGC news and reviews Issue 12 - Q4 2018

BGC Construction’s St Ives Carine wins national award (Read more on page 5)

Message from Neil Hamilton, Independent Non-Executive Director

In the weeks since my appointment as independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of BGC, it has become clear to me that the BGC Group is a great business with fantastic people. I’d like to thank everyone I’ve spoken to for making me feel so welcome, and I look forward to continuing to work with you in 2019.

In our recent message to employees, the Board

provided an update on the process to sell the

Group. While this work progresses, our focus

remains on continuing to deliver market-leading

products and services to our customers,

investing in our operating businesses and

providing great opportunities for our people.

There is no denying that we’re operating in a

tough market. However, thanks to the unrivalled

strength of the BGC Group, we are uniquely

placed to maintain our preeminent position in

the market.

I hope you have a fantastic break and come

back refreshed and ready to tackle the year

ahead.

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BGC Cement supports leading industry competition

October saw BGC Cement throw its support behind the 2018 Chamber of Minerals and Energy’s (CME) Underground Mine Emergency Response Competition, a significant industry event among the Goldfield’s major mining companies.

Participating teams tackled a number of

challenging events, testing their skills in search

and rescue, fire-fighting, breathing apparatus,

rope rescue and firstaid. They also competed in

an incident management scenario and a theory

assessment.

Kalgoorlie Regional Manager Chris Sefton said

the company was pleased to be involved in the

popular mining industry event after BGC

Cement’s commitment to establish a depot in

Kalgoorlie, due to be operating in 2019.

“The CME Emergency Response Competition

demonstrates the high safety standards across

the Goldfields mining industry,” Chris said.

“With our new Kalgoorlie depot breaking ground in November, BGC Cement is proud to support our fellow industry operators in the Goldfields and the region in general.”

BGC Cement’s Kalgoorlie depot is the

company’s latest regional operation,

complementing existing facilities at Port

Hedland, Karratha and Darwin.

Underground Mine Emergency Response Competition

Christmas Message from the Directors of BGC

BGC’s Directors would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our clients, suppliers, BGC colleagues and all our stakeholders for your continued support over the past 12 months.

In a challenging market, BGC continues to be

one of the largest and most successful private

companies in Australia and that achievement is

a testament to our people. We would like to

acknowledge their hard work, dedication and

loyalty as they continue to build on our proud

commercial track record spanning five decades.

Some of the highlights for 2018 include:

• BGC Contracting ramping up its five-year

mining contract at Boggabri in New South

Wales;

• BGC Residential receiving three awards from

the Master Builders Association for display

home excellence;

• BGC Asphalt commissioning not one, but two

new asphalt plants, doubling production

capacity; and

• BGC completing the construction of the

Westin Hotel and adjacent Hibernian Place

retail precinct, winning the Urban

Development Institute of Australia’s Russel

Perry Award for Urban Development

Excellence.

Earlier this year, we announced our intention to

sell the BGC Group, and to help us do so we

have appointed three independent Non-Executive

Directors: Neil Hamilton, Jenny Seabrook and

Matthew Bungey. Below is a short message

from Neil.

With the holiday period fast approaching,

we wish you all a safe and happy Christmas.

We hope you enjoy some time together with

family and friends and look forward to continuing

to work with you in the new year.

BGC Construction has received national recognition for its excellence in construction, with the St Ives Carine project winning the MBA National Lifestyle Housing for Seniors: Retirement Villages award.

The MBA national awards showcase

the best of Australia’s construction

projects in the residential, commercial,

resource and industrial sectors.

Recognising excellence in

workmanship and construction, they

are considered the most prestigious

accolade in Australia’s construction

industry.

This national award follows the project’s win at the Master Builders Association WA awards. St Ives Carine won the MBA WA Best Seniors/Aged Persons Multi-Unit Development award for its resort-style retirement living development.

The $40 million project includes 63

contemporary apartments, all with two

bedrooms and two bathrooms and

most with a study or third bedroom.

The apartments include basement car

parking, an entry plaza, restaurant,

café, clubhouse, bar, library and a

separate health pavilion.

Congratulations to all those involved in

the construction of this highly

regarded development.

BGC Construction’s St Ives Carine wins national award

St Ives Carine wins national award

Contracting

Construction

Above left to right: Clinton McCarthy and Mark Stringer receive the inaugural award from Belinda Murray, Jacques du Toit and Greg Heylen.

BGC Contracting’s inaugural Len Buckeridge Transformation Award winners announced

Len Buckeridge Transformation Award winners

BGC Contracting has announced the inaugural winners of the Len Buckeridge Transformation Award, named in honour of the late Len Buckeridge, founder of the Buckeridge Group of Companies.

The award, inspired by the legacy of Len Buckeridge, recognises people and projects exemplifying BGC Contracting’s vision and values which make up the BGC CHARTER.

The award was presented to Safety

and Training Coordinator Mark

Stringer and Mining Superintendent

Clinton McCarthy from BGC

Contracting’s Phosphate Hill project,

as part of BGC Contracting’s 2018

Senior Leadership Summit on

September 18.

BGC General Counsel, BGC

Contracting Director and Executive

Belinda Murray, and BGC Contracting

CEO Greg Heylen presented the award

to Mark and Clinton for their

outstanding commitment to the BGC

Contracting values of Safety and

Teamwork.

While investigating an engulfment

incident in the fertiliser shed at

Phosphate Hill, they proposed that a

long-reach excavator would greatly

reduce the likelihood of a workplace

injury or damaged loader.

“After briefing the client, we assembled

an investigation team to review the

incident,” Mark said.

“We quickly determined that the issue

was the ‘fall zone’. After considering

possible solutions, we decided to trial a

long-reach excavator. We found that

the machine was able to pull the

material down much faster and more

securely, eliminating any potential

engulfment issue.

“Having identified the safety and

productivity benefits, we advised the

client to invest in the EX450 excavator

and rewrote the procedure manual.”

Clinton said that the investigation and

subsequent implementation of the new

excavator was a great outcome for

the team.

“Everything we do is based on

improving efficiency and safety,”

he said.

“This is a great example of a safety

outcome that has provided an initiative

for us To Transform Tomorrow – we

have taken our people out of the line of

fire and provided a safer work

environment.”

Each winner received a trophy and a

$3,000 gift voucher from Flight

Centre.

Congratulations to Clinton and Mark

for their commitment in prioritising

their team’s safety and contributing to

the culture of BGC Contracting.

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Above: St Ives Carine Retirement Village. Below: The separate resort-style health pavilion.

Now Living Realty has once again taken out the Top Office Residential Project Marketing Award at this year’s Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) Awards. Held in August, the event marked the second consecutive year the company has won the award, cementing Now Living Realty’s reputation as a leading WA agency.

All of Now Living Realty’s sales

consultants were recognised at the

awards, which celebrate top talent in

the WA real estate industry.

Tracy McDonagh was awarded the Top

Salesperson Residential Project

Marketing Award, with Now Living

Realty’s Keilan Powell and Brian

Anthony completing the clean sweep by

taking out second and third place

respectively. Tracy McDonagh also

received the Master Salesperson

award, a prestigious accolade awarded

to accomplished agents with over 70

properties sold or with a total of $35

million in sales across the financial year.

Now Living Realty agents were also

recognised for their sales successes,

with Brian Anthony entered into the

$16-20 million-dollar club and Josef

Schmidt entered into the $5 million-

dollar club.

Now Living Realty Manager and

Licensee David Gillon said he was

pleased to lead a team of property

experts who provide the best level of

service to their clients.

“With a number of new projects coming up this year, we are excited to continue to build strong relationships with our current and future partners,” David said.

Residential

Above left to right: Bruce Landlow from Core Logic with Keilan Powell, Tracy McDonagh and Brian Anthony from Now Living Realty.

Residential

Above: Now Living Realty won the Top Office Residential Project Marketing Award.

Now Living partners to deliver WA’s first award winning micro-lot homes

Now Living’s “Verge” Project, have won the 2018 Urban Development Institute of Australia WA’s (UDIA WA) Excellence in Small Scale Infill Development award. With homes built on green-title lots sized at 80sqm, the Verge precinct is a strategic initiative to meet the demands of Perth’s changing housing market.

Judges described the precinct as “a

quality, practical and functioning

demonstration of how the ‘missing

middle’ can be delivered successfully

to assist with providing more diverse

housing solutions in Perth”.

The micro-lots were also a finalist in

the Affordable Development category,

a proud achievement given the project

had a primary objective of delivering

housing at a price point of $299,000.

The award wins recognise Now Living’s

achievements as a built-form

innovator, working in partnership with

the development industry.

The Verge project was a successful

collaboration between Now Living, the

Department of Communities and LWP

Property Group to introduce the micro-

lot concept to Perth. The micro-lots

offer housing options for those looking

for an alternative to apartment-style

living, providing a similar lock up and

leave lifestyle with no ongoing strata fees.

Micro-lot houses are suitable for first

home buyers, downsizers and

investors who don’t want the additional

maintenance that comes with owning

a traditional block, at an affordable

price point.

Now Living Executive General Manager

Troy Gorton said that as the home of

WA’s first green-titled blocks under

100sqm, the Verge micro-lot precinct

delivered innovation, diversity and

affordability.

“This innovative project is leading the industry by example, and demonstrating how to solve some of the housing challenges we currently face in WA,” Troy said.

“The high level of research and development completed by all parties involved was paramount to achieving project outcomes.

“The streetscape aesthetic and

functional design that maximises

space and useability were critical

considerations.”

The Verge Precinct launched on April

11, and the first release of house and

land packages – Terrace Squared by

TERRACE – has already sold out. Nine

ready-built homes are under

construction to be offered through the

Department of Communities Opening

Doors program, and multiple homes

are still available for purchase through

Now Living Realty.

Now Living Verge micro lots win UDIA award

Now Living Realty success at 2018 REIWA awards

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Now Living Realty victorious again at leading industry awards

BGC Asphalt’s new Neerabup Plant

BGC Concrete’s new Batch Plant

Asphalt

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BGC Asphalt has expanded its metropolitan offering to meet major project and market needs with the opening of the Almix asphalt plant in the northern suburb of Neerabup, on the corner of Avery Street and Turnbull Road.

Commissioned in July 2018, the plant reinforces

BGC Asphalt’s market strength by increasing its

tonnage production capabilities over a wider part of

the metropolitan area.

The plant contributes 150 to 180 tonnes per hour to the total combined production of 600 tonnes per hour from the three BGC Asphalt plants in the metropolitan region.

BGC Concrete’s recently opened Bassendean Concrete Batch Plant has expanded the scope of the division’s offering across the Perth metropolitan area.

The plant was manufactured by Parker Plant in the

UK, and combines the latest Command Alkon

computerised technology with a peak output capacity

of 120m3 per hour. It has 300-tonne overhead

material storage and five silos, which minimise

inward truck movement during peak periods,

increasing the efficiency and productivity of the plant.

Latest front-end technology for admixture delivery

allows seamless communication with the concrete

batching process.

Located on Tonkin Highway just 8km from the Perth

CBD, the plant is ideally positioned between the new

Northlink corridor, Reid Highway and the Perth

International Airport.

The plant has been carefully designed to work

compatibly with all BGC Concrete plants in the Perth

metropolitan area, ensuring that BGC Concrete can

continue to service the growing demands of the city.

Congratulations to Tony Mato, Rod Cushen, the BGC

Concrete team and its contractors in making this a

successful installation.

New BGC Asphalt plant in growing industrial hub

BGC Concrete expands Perth metropolitan offering

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LEADERS IN FOCUS

Western Australia’s residential building industry is coming to terms with the new norm of housing starts, which are now at around 18,000 from a high of 32,000 just 3-4 years ago. As a result, we’re now seeing more businesses turn to innovation to give themselves an edge in the market – and a key focus is the emergence of what’s known as ‘small-lot housing’. This is a growing area, and one in which our businesses are recognised as leaders in the field.

BGC Residential businesses have recently delivered two innovative new projects in this space.

Initially launched in March 2017 as a demonstration project in Ellenbrook, our TERRACE brand offers terrace-style housing in over 20 locations across the Perth metropolitan area.

We’ve also recently launched our Verge project by Now Living, which showcases Western Australia’s first housing lots under 100sqm. Sitting at just 80sqm, these homes demonstrate clever design and out-of-the-box thinking.

Together, these projects are ensuring our businesses continue to lead the way in innovation and affordability.

Housing affordability continues to be one of the biggest challenges in our sector, together with achieving density targets to avoid further urban sprawl – which is a key policy focus for the State Government.

As Government policy shifts, and consumers needs evolve, our industry will need to continue to look at new ways to deliver a range of housing choices in a changing landscape.

Through our partnerships with Government and the private sector, we have an important role to play. The Verge precinct, delivered in partnership with LWP Property Group and Department of Communities, is a great example of successfully working together to realise a vision which has introduced a first to the WA market in terms of housing options.

Now Living was originally asked to deliver a 450-home project in 2011. Over the past seven years, we’ve now been contracted to provide 2,800 homes.

Going forward, there will be a continued push to innovate and deliver more affordable housing options – that could mean new ways of doing things, like robotics and automation, as well as new designs and different thinking about the way we live.

As leaders in this field, we will have a real opportunity to work closely with industry, suppliers and manufacturers to bring more diversity and new ways of delivering a range of different housing options to support our growing population.

Residential

BGC Residential maintains tops position in WA Builder list

BGC Residential has maintained its top position on the WA Builder list with a total of 2,051 starts in the 2017/2018 financial year.

BGC Residential Director Julian

Ambrose said he was pleased to

see his team continuing to set the

benchmark in the WA building

industry.

“I’d like to thank our many customers for recognising the outstanding quality

and service delivered by our team at BGC Residential,” he said.

Congratulations to everyone at

BGC Residential on a fantastic

achievement in what is currently

a tough home building market.

BGC Residential Director Julian Ambrose.

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Precast

Above: BGC Precast’s work-in-progress at the Civmec Henderson precinct.

BGC Precast wins new contract with Civmec

Brikmakers Lloyd Wright Collection bricks feature in Master Builders and HIA SA Awards

BGC Precast recently won a contract with Civmec to supply precast hollowcore flooring for a new ship-building facility located at the engineering company’s Henderson precinct.

The works are an integral part of the

new warship-building facility for the

Australian Navy and were inspected by

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on his

October visit to Perth.

BGC Precast Business Development

Manager Phil Surridge said the

company’s innovative approach to the

contracted work resulted in significant

cost savings.

“BGC Precast contributed floor slabs

for a three-level car park and the

floors for the main ship assembly

building,” Phil said.

“After consultation with the site’s engineers, BGC Precast integrated the hollowcore planks with the steelwork – a new technique in hollowcore engineering which saved a large amount of unnecessary steelwork.

“Post-tensioning the structural topping

in the upper level of the car park was

another innovative technique used,

which waterproofed the slab and

reduced costs.”

BGC Precast will also be supplying a

large quantity of precast wall panels at

the precinct.

The project, being managed by BGC

Precast Project Manager Mark

Moody, is running to schedule with

completion expected in April 2019.

A McLaren Vale home built using Brikmakers’ Lloyd Wright Collection bricks has won awards in two categories at the Master Builders South Australia Excellence in Construction Awards.

The home, built by Finesse Built, was

crowned the Residential Building

Project of the Year in South Australia

for its design ingenuity and the

incorporation of a vast array of building

products.

The integration of tumbled Brikmakers’

bricks, steel, spotted gum and glass

also saw the project taking out first

place in the Excellence in a Contract

Home in the $1 million to $1.5 million

category.

In addition, the home took out another

coveted prize, winning the Housing

Industry Association’s Contract Home

in the $800,000 - $1,500,000

category.

Brikmakers Sales Executive John

Barile said the distinctive brick format

used in the Collection had been

popular with both local and interstate

builders.

“These awards demonstrate the high calibre of projects that Brikmakers’ products are being incorporated in around the country,” John said.

“The Lloyd Wright Collection is a

striking brick format, inspired by the

acclaimed architecture of Frank Lloyd

Wright, that enables architects and

builders to work seamlessly with

conventional brick courses.”

The Collection is based on the thin

roman brick which can also be

tumbled to give the bricks a rustic,

vintage look.

John said there had been a strong

recent uptake of the tumbled brick

look in homes, with many builders such

as Finesse Built incorporating the look.

“Builders are increasingly looking

towards tumbled bricks for residential

projects where they want to achieve

that striking look,” John said.

“Brikmakers’ recently-launched Revival

Collection, which features newly-

manufactured bricks with the popular

look and feel of recycled bricks, has

also been popular with designers and

homeowners wanting to achieve that

look of older bricks which are full of

character.”

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Above: A McLaren Vale home in South Australia, using Brikmakers’ Lloyd Wright Collection bricks.

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BGC was visited by inaugural West Coast Eagles’ captain Ross Glendinning in November, giving delighted staff the opportunity to see the 2018 Premiership Cup.

BGC has been a valued corporate

partner of the West Coast Eagles

Football Club for several years, dating

back to our sponsorship of the pre-

season guernsey in 1997 -1998.

More recently, BGC became an Official

Partner of the Club for the 2013 and

2014 seasons as the Coach and

Player Media Polo sleeve sponsor.

Congratulations to the West Coast

Eagles on their 2018 Premiership

win. We wish them the best of luck

for the 2019 AFL season.

BGC supporting the West Coast Eagles

Above: BGC Director Julian Ambrose and inaugural West Coast captain Ross Glendinning.

Team BGC rides for MSWA

The BGC team jumped on their bikes in November for the annual MSWA Ocean Ride, pedalling along WA’s picturesque coast from Fremantle to Hillarys to raise money for MSWA, the leading provider of neurological services in WA.

Team BGC was comprised of 41

employees, family members and

friends, who together raised over

$10,000 for the cause.

BGC Marketing Assistant Laura

Dempsey, who coordinated BGC’s

involvement, said it was fantastic to

see the BGC team come together

once again to take part in the MSWA

Ocean Ride.

“Congratulations to everyone who joined in the MSWA Ocean Ride and helped to make a difference for the thousands of Western Australians living with multiple sclerosis and all neurological conditions,” she said.