Why you should invite your builder over for dinner

Why you need to invite your builder over for dinner.

You’re probably thinking, why on earth would I invite our builder over for dinner? But think about the people you invite around to your house for dinner, they’re usually friends, family or people that you like. So why is it important that you need to like your builder?
This year, thousands of homeowners will unfortunately fall victim to the spike in many large Australian building companies becoming insolvent. There have been hundreds of building business insolvencies throughout Australia in the last year. The building industry is in a difficult position at the moment. The rising cost of materials, material and trade shortages and COVID-19 delays has created a perfect storm.
The Perway team are a part of a group of builders from around Australia who catch up daily to discuss industry insights and provide building and renovating advice. One group member recently told a story about a larger building business on the East Coast who knew they were becoming insolvent. The salespeople were instructed in that business to sign up as many jobs as possible to keep cash flow coming in. Where do their morals lie? Just because a building business may be bigger, it doesn’t mean that they are smarter, or they care more. They were also offering $5k bonuses to various trades to get things completed by a certain time and poaching the trades away from smaller builders.




Andy is the Director and Registered Builder for Perway Construction Services. He commenced his career in the construction industry almost 20 years ago as a Carpenter. He offers clients his specialized advice and knowledge on their project, what’s best for their long term return on investment and how to achieve their home renovation dreams. He leads his team of tradespeople to complete successful, quality home renovations.