ConstructionClare BurnettTue 03 Nov 26
Hutchies Rewrites Build Playbook to Drive Construction’s Future
Prolific Tier-1 builder Hutchies has its fingers in many pies—no, it is taking the initiative with modern methods of construction.
Hutchies contract administrator Oliver Macklin told the Blueprint podcast the builder prided itself on its ability accommadate projects of almost any scale.
“We do 250-plus projects a year and ... although we’re probably moving away from it a little bit with scale, we could do a back deck on someone’s house all the way up to the highrises and multi-res,” Macklin says.
The contractor has diversified above and beyond the scale of projects as it grows its knowledge across methods of construction thanks to projects such as the cross-laminated timber Maryborough Fire and Rescue Station.
“That job was a grassroots one, that people bought into and were interested in,” Macklin said.
“Hutchies really empowers their people to ... chase opportunities. That’s why that Maryborough project, three-and-a-half hours out of Brisbane, using this new method of construction, was really a no-brainer for us to pursue.”
Hutchies has also been investing in expanding its experience around prefab, working with 850 bathroom pods for a PBSA adaptive reuse project at 41 George Street in Brisbane.
“We weren’t craning the bathroom pods in as the structure was going up, we cut openings that were suitable size for the pods, and basically planted a materials hoist on the side of the building and then pushed them straight through that opening,” Macklin said.
“Then when we were done and the hoist was coming down, that opening became a window.”
Find out more about how one of Australia’s multibillion-dollar builders is leaning into modern methods of construction on the Blueprint podcast, available now on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.
