Developments/Projects in SA

[overloaded]

Must be a few bloke like yourself around too. Good luck with everything

[southee]

Must be a few bloke like yourself around too. Good luck with everything

Cheers mate

Fingers crossed.

[Sojourner]

I had a few mates in the industry working on new work and they dried up and some packed it in to go up to the mines, some others just got out of it. Lot of undercutting out there that hurt me alot. I tried do the right thing like be insuranced, licenced and always do the right things on the job but its the guy that comes in and does it cheap that wins no matter what. Pretty sad really and Im just sick of it really.

Sad thing is Southee, that there are at least two contractors that I am aware of that were bringing in workers from the Phillipine Islands, doing it all on the cheap and dodgy and even they have not lasted in this current environment!

[Booney]

I had a few mates in the industry working on new work and they dried up and some packed it in to go up to the mines, some others just got out of it. Lot of undercutting out there that hurt me alot. I tried do the right thing like be insuranced, licenced and always do the right things on the job but its the guy that comes in and does it cheap that wins no matter what. Pretty sad really and Im just sick of it really.

Sad thing is Southee, that there are at least two contractors that I am aware of that were bringing in workers from the Phillipine Islands, doing it all on the cheap and dodgy and even they have not lasted in this current environment!

Plenty of shortcuts being taken in all industries at the moment.

Builders / clients screwing everyone down.

[White Line Fever]

I had a few mates in the industry working on new work and they dried up and some packed it in to go up to the mines, some others just got out of it. Lot of undercutting out there that hurt me alot. I tried do the right thing like be insuranced, licenced and always do the right things on the job but its the guy that comes in and does it cheap that wins no matter what. Pretty sad really and Im just sick of it really.

Sad thing is Southee, that there are at least two contractors that I am aware of that were bringing in workers from the Phillipine Islands, doing it all on the cheap and dodgy and even they have not lasted in this current environment!

Plenty of shortcuts being taken in all industries at the moment.

Builders / clients screwing everyone down.

Dog eat dog.
Worst it's been in years and to make matters worse right when all the EBAs are coming around.
Expect a long to summer with plenty of union action.
Predict a few big boys will go under...

[southee]

Yeah agree white line fever .

Funny I remember when the Labor government actually looking after the worker but now the 2 parties don't have much difference in them on this issue .

[tigerland09]

SA WATER customers will pay $30 million to finish building a desalination plant water pipeline which may never be used.

The $400 million pipeline was only required to transfer water between the north and south of Adelaide after the construction of the now-mothballed Port Stanvac desalination plant.
SA Water confirmed yesterday the pipe would be completed, with $30 million of works still to go.
Adelaidenow revealed on Thursday the mothballing of the desalination plant after a compulsory warranty period from 2015 until the next Murray Darling drought, with an ongoing annual running cost of $30 million, prompting criticism of the State Government and SA Water.

[Sojourner]

Yeah agree white line fever .

Funny I remember when the Labor government actually looking after the worker but now the 2 parties don't have much difference in them on this issue .

I remember Bob Hawke getting elected and actually doing something about unemployment and getting people into jobs.... The ALP of today are not his bootlace IMO.

[Bully]

just go to the local supermarket and buy some bottled water

then we can all go back to the 18th century, and when the water runs out in adelaide in 20 years time or however long, then wash your clothes by hand out of a bucket with bottled water

typical with the government down there...

[Sojourner]

Nu-Steel Homes and Ian Wood Homes now in Administration. Must be great to be one of their customers and have your home sittlng there not completed because tradies are not being paid to do the work?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-10/h ... n=business

[Johno6]

i heard whispers Hindmarsh Plumbing are letting a shit load of people go between now and xmas?

[heater31]

Nu-Steel Homes and Ian Wood Homes now in Administration. Must be great to be one of their customers and have your home sittlng there not completed because tradies are not being paid to do the work?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-10/h ... n=business

Builders to take out insurance to allow the work to be completed in the event of bankruptcy.

That is 3 builders gone inside 3 months that I know of

[The Ash Man]

Nu-Steel Homes and Ian Wood Homes now in Administration. Must be great to be one of their customers and have your home sittlng there not completed because tradies are not being paid to do the work?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-10/h ... n=business

Builders to take out insurance to allow the work to be completed in the event of bankruptcy.

That is 3 builders gone inside 3 months that I know of

Nu-steel
IWH
Red Ochre
Beechwood

That I can think of.

Then you add Hastie, Adciv, KCS, Dave Jack, Candetti

That's in the last few months!

[scottroo]

Talladira Homes have also gone bankrupt, hence why the houses on the corner of sturt and diagonal roads are still not finished!

[The Ash Man]

Talladira Homes have also gone bankrupt, hence why the houses on the corner of sturt and diagonal roads are still not finished!

That's not the first time

[Ian]

Nu-Steel Homes and Ian Wood Homes now in Administration. Must be great to be one of their customers and have your home sittlng there not completed because tradies are not being paid to do the work?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-10/h ... n=business

A mate was telling me the company he works for had big supply contracts with both of them, they have a lot of orders not delivered yet but are owed thousands on goods already gone, they doubt they will see any of it, pretty tough for a smallish family business to have to carry someone else's debt

[CENTURION]

Nu-Steel Homes and Ian Wood Homes now in Administration. Must be great to be one of their customers and have your home sittlng there not completed because tradies are not being paid to do the work?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-10/h ... n=business

Scarce is making himself scarce!

[southee]

I see the Labor/Greens "optimistic" people have stayed away from this thread like a fart in an elevator!!!

[Booney]

I see the Labor/Greens "optimistic" people have stayed away from this thread like a fart in an elevator!!!

*ahem*

How do you stay away from a fart in an elevator?

[southee]

I see the Labor/Greens "optimistic" people have stayed away from this thread like a fart in an elevator!!!

*ahem*

How do you stay away from a fart in an elevator?

ummm...before the doors shut on you...you bail out!!