Probuild

This article is about the former Australian construction company. For the former American building materials supplier, see ProBuild.

Probuild was an Australian construction company that traded from 1987 until 2022.

Probuild

Industry	Construction
Founded	1987
Founder	Phil Mehtren
Defunct	February 2022
Headquarters	St Kilda Road, Melbourne , Australia
Area served	Australia
Revenue	$1.4 billion (2021)
Number of employees	750 (2022)
Parent	Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon
Website	www.probuild.com.au

History

Probuild was founded in 1987 by Phil Mehtren.^[1] In 2000 it was purchased by Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon.^[2] An attempt to sell the business to the China Communications Construction Company in 2021 was blocked by the Government of Australia on national security grounds.^[3][4] In February 2022, it was placed in voluntary administration by Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon with Deloitte appointed administrator.^[5][6][7]

Roberts & Co took over five projects in Melbourne, while the Western Australian business was sold to SRG Global.^[8][9] Hutchinson Builders took over the 443 Queen Street, Brisbane project.^[10]

Notable projects

Notable projects completed by Probuild included:

• Aurora Melbourne Central^[11]
• Greenland Centre, Sydney^[12][13]
• Marina Tower Melbourne^[14]
• Netball Central, Sydney^[15]
• Victoria One^[16]

At the time of its cessation, Probuild was involved in the construction of The Ribbon, Sydney, West Side Place and 443 Queen Street, Brisbane.^{[17][18][19][20]}