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Baxter Building breaks the business mould

With its 10 year anniversary approaching, award-winning local building company Baxter Building Co (NSW) Pty Ltd has announced a change of name to Baxter O’Hara Building.

Underpinning the change is a major expansion in operations for the company, which in the past has focused on the Central Coast is now establishing a significant presence in commercial, government, industrial and fit-out construction projects throughout New South Wales.

Founding Director Craig Baxter and Director Sean O’Hara, who was appointed to his current position in 2005, emphasised that after extensive market research and analysis, the change in strategy is a major step forward in further strengthening the company’s growth and sustainability.

“Our clients will be quick to recognise that the change we’re undertaking is designed to reflect and capitalise on current market trends,” Mr Baxter said. “The end result for our clients will be a range of services that provide a best-fit for their changing requirements.”

The company is experiencing significant and steady annual financial growth and taking on a more extensive range of project locations. “It’s the combination of those two things that’s opening the door to much larger markets for us – hence the need to refocus our strategy,” said Mr O’Hara.

Cementing this was the recognition received in 2007, when Baxter Building received the New South Wales Master Builders Association Excellence in Building Award for Commercial Projects in the $1-2 million category.
“Sean and I have been in the building industry for 20 years,” Mr Baxter said. “It’s an industry we’ve grown up in and one we intend to be shaping throughout the next 20 years.”

Linx Group awarded Tavervn contract

The Bourne Family Hotel Group has awarded Erina based construction company, Linx Group, a $4.2 million contract for the construction of a new Tavern at Mt Penang Parklands, Kariong.

The project will include a 1,000sqm Tavern with bottle shop, Australia Post outlet, TAB facility, 2 bistros, open gaming area and an al fresco eating area. The development will be off The Avenue adjacent to the Gateway Tourist Information Centre and parallel to the Pacific Highway.Construction will commence in September with completion planned for Easter 2009.

As part of the project Bourne Family Hotel Group will be upgrading fencing along the highway and fencing onto The Avenue as well as upgrading Woy Woy Road intersection as part of the DA conditions.

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