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Non conforming building products (NCBPs) can create serious risks on site and long term problems for home owners. Under Queensland law, builders and trade contractors play a critical role in preventing NCBPs from entering the supply chain. This …

The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) has identified three individuals suspected of unlicensed building activity following an audit of building sites across the Maryborough region.  Officers from the QBCC conducted more than 130 …

Tradies have flocked to the Sunshine State over the past 18 months, with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) experiencing its biggest jump in licensee numbers in more than five years. The number of tradies moving from New …

Growing awareness of the potential dangers of unsafe building products has led to a notable increase in the number of products reported to the State’s building industry watchdog. The number of potential Non-Conforming Building Products (NCBP) …

Almost 1,000 Queensland contractors have had conditions applied to their licences that prevent them from providing tenders or quotes, or doing new work until they lodge their financial information with the State’s building industry watchdog. The …

The State’s biggest building companies that have been subject to a debt complaint in the past 12 months are being audited by the building watchdog to ensure their payment practices align with their statutory requirements. The Queensland Building and …

Almost $4 million in outstanding debts was returned to subcontractors and suppliers last financial year, thanks to Queensland’s building industry watchdog. Of the 759 monies owed complaint investigations completed during the 2020/21 financial year …

Queensland building and construction companies have improved their equity by more than a billion dollars since the building watchdog’s annual reporting regime began. The latest action from last month saw two companies issue shares and raise a total …

More than 6,400 recalcitrant building trade licensees may be forced to stop quoting for jobs, until they submit their financial paperwork to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC). QBCC Commissioner Brett Bassett said the total …

More than 100 builders, pool installers, painters, air conditioning services, bricklayers, cabinetmakers, plasterers, concretors, plumbers, roofers and landscapers have had their licences suspended for failing to submit their financial information …