Latest Construction Industry News

BauMart Holdings reports progress in AI-driven international recruitment and sustainable building materials development, alongside a $180,000 capital raise to support growth initiatives.

Big River Industries reported a modest revenue decline in FY25 amid tough market conditions but demonstrated operational improvements and efficiency gains, setting the stage for a cautiously optimistic FY26.

Johns Lyng Group’s acquisition by Sherwood BidCo has been legally approved, triggering a suspension of JLG shares on the ASX. Shareholders are set to receive $4 per share or scrip consideration by late October.

Zeotech Limited has signed a non-binding MOU with Cement Australia to collaborate on advancing AusPozz™, a high-reactivity metakaolin product aimed at reducing carbon emissions in concrete production.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the scheme for Pacific Equity Partners to acquire Johns Lyng Group, setting the stage for a significant ownership change and trading suspension on the ASX.

PARKD Limited has successfully raised A$0.78 million through a placement oversubscribed by investors including construction giant McNab Group, to fund its strategic expansion into the East Coast prefabrication market.

Zeotech Limited has signed a non-binding MOU with construction giant Laing O’Rourke to trial its innovative low-carbon AusPozz™ metakaolin in live infrastructure projects, aiming to validate and accelerate the commercial adoption of sustainable building materials.

PARKD Limited has clinched exclusive national rights to prefabricate key modular building components from Fielders, positioning itself to capitalize on booming construction sectors like data centres and self-storage across Australia.

First Graphene’s UK partner Vector Group has filed patents for novel fire-resistant materials enhanced with PureGRAPH graphene, showing 100% self-extinguishing performance and improved safety for construction.

Freehill Mining has overcome delays to commission a second processing site in Chile, initiating customer deliveries and signaling a turnaround in its aggregates business.

Acrow Limited reports a record FY25 with sales up 23%, driven by an 83% jump in its Industrial Access division, now half of group revenue. Despite soft formwork markets, strategic acquisitions and growth initiatives underpin a confident outlook.

Acrow Limited reported a 23% revenue increase to $265.1 million for FY25, driven by strong growth in its Industrial Access division and key acquisitions. Despite a slight dip in earnings per share, the company declared a fully franked final dividend of 2.95 cents per share.