What Perkins Builders does

Perkins Builders is a Western Australian commercial construction company established in 1964, headquartered in Bunbury with a metropolitan office in Balcatta/Perth. The firm delivers design-build, construct-only, and early contractor involvement services across a deliberately diversified project portfolio spanning commercial buildings, retail developments, industrial facilities, mining and energy infrastructure, education institutions, health and aged care facilities, civil infrastructure, aviation terminals, sports and recreation venues, and community projects. Across its 61-year history the company has completed 665 projects with a cumulative value of AUD 4,542 million and has been recognised with 164 industry awards, predominantly through the Master Builders Association at regional, state, and national level.

The company's underlying capability is conventional commercial construction delivery augmented by an in-house aquatic construction subsidiary, Commercial Aquatics, which forms part of The Perkins Group of Companies and enables bundled aquatic and general construction delivery (for example, school aquatic precincts, aquatic centres, and stadium works). Its core technology is project management and design-build delivery rather than proprietary software or platform technology; there is no disclosed AI/ML capability, no patents, and no API or product platform. Project delivery frequently requires maintaining client operations during staged works, evidenced by projects such as the Australind Senior High School, Bunbury Plaza refurbishment, and Perth Airport International Departures Upgrade.

Perkins Builders earns revenue through fixed-price construction contracts secured via competitive tendering, early contractor involvement arrangements, and negotiated design-build engagements with government agencies, institutional clients, and private enterprises. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base includes state government bodies (Building Management & Works, DFES, Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup), large enterprises (Perth Airport, Coles, Catholic Homes, BP Australia, Western Power, UWA, Roy Hill, ALDI, West Coast Eagles, Adventure World), and healthcare providers (South West Health Campus). Marketing and distribution rely primarily on the company website, LinkedIn presence, and industry award recognition as third-party validation.

Name

Perkins Builders

Legal name

Perkins Builders

Website

https://perkinsbuilders.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Perkins Builders is a Western Australian commercial construction company founded in 1964, delivering design-build and construct-only projects across education, health, retail, industrial, aviation, civil, and aged care sectors for government and enterprise clients throughout Western Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Residential Building Construction (2361), Construction of Buildings (236)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Design-build construction
• Civil infrastructure construction
• Aged care construction
• Education facility construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Bunbury

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Revenue: Perkins Builders generates revenue through fixed-price construction contracts for commercial, industrial, education, health, residential/aged care, retail, sports/recreation, aviation, fuel, civil/infrastructure, and community projects. Revenue is project-based, one-time, and derived from competitive tenders and negotiated design-build engagements with government agencies, institutions, and private sector clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Perkins Builders is a full-service commercial construction company that designs, builds, and delivers projects across commercial, industrial, education, health, civil/infrastructure, residential/aged care, retail, sports/recreation, aviation, fuel, and community sectors throughout Western Australia. The company secures work through competitive tenders, early contractor involvement (ECI), design-build arrangements, and negotiated contracts, delivering projects as the prime builder with self-perform construction capabilities.

Product overview

Perkins Builders is a commercial construction company offering a unified set of construction services rather than a modular software product. The company operates as a full-service commercial construction partner delivering an award-winning, diverse range of project types across Western Australia, including commercial buildings, industrial facilities, education institutions, health and aged care facilities, civil infrastructure, residential developments, retail centres, and sports/recreation venues. Projects range from small alterations and additions to major multi-million dollar developments, with the company noted for completing 665 projects worth over $454 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Commercial Aquatics: Part of The Perkins Group of Companies, specializing in aquatics construction projects.

Products and services

• Commercial Construction Services
• Industrial Construction
• Education Facilities Construction
• Health Facilities Construction
• Civil and Infrastructure Construction
• Residential and Aged Care Construction
• Retail Development Construction
• Sports and Recreation Facilities Construction
• Aviation Facilities Construction
• Fuel and Service Station Construction
• Heritage Restoration and Adaptive Reuse

Quantifiable outcome

• 665 completed projects worth over $4.5 billion
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Commercial AquaticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommercial Aquatics is part of the Perkins Group of Companies, providing complementary aquatic construction and installation services. This integrated relationship allows Perkins Builders to deliver complete aquatic facility solutions including pools, water features, and water play equipment as part of broader construction projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BGC (Australia): WA-headquartered construction group with a commercial construction division delivering industrial, commercial, civil and resource-sector projects throughout Western Australia. Direct regional competitor with vertically integrated materials supply as a differentiator.
• ADCO Constructions: ADCO is a large Australian commercial builder delivering commercial, industrial, education, health, retail and aged care projects nationally with a similar generalist commercial-contracting model. Comparable in delivery method (design-and-construct, construct-only, managing contractor) and sector mix to Perkins, though at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Georgiou Group: WA-based commercial and civil contractor delivering transport, buildings and resources projects across WA and nationally. Comparable regional scale and sector mix, frequently bidding against Perkins on WA government and infrastructure work.
• McMahon Services: Australian contractor delivering civil, industrial, commercial, health and resource-sector projects across WA and other states. Similar scale to Perkins with a comparable multi-sector, design-build delivery model.
• Pindan Constructions: Western Australia-based commercial builder delivering commercial, education, health, aged care and civil projects across Perth and regional WA. Closest head-to-head geographic peer to Perkins, competing for the same WA government and private enterprise tender pool.

Broad incumbents

• Lendlease Construction: Global contractor with a large Australian commercial construction arm delivering commercial, health, education and infrastructure projects. Competes for major WA government and institutional tenders of the scale Perkins bids on.
• Built Group: Australian commercial, residential and mixed-use construction group with national delivery capability across commercial, health, education and aged care sectors. Overlaps with Perkins on institutional and aged care tenders, particularly in the WA market.
• John Holland: Major Australian contractor delivering civil, commercial, rail, health and infrastructure projects with significant WA operations. Bidder on large-scale WA infrastructure and health tenders where Perkins also competes.
• CPB Contractors: Major Australian infrastructure and non-residential construction contractor delivering transport, health, education and civil projects. Encroaches on the WA mid-tier commercial market for larger-scale government and resource-sector work.
• Multiplex (Brookfield Multiplex): Major national and international commercial construction contractor with significant WA presence delivering large-scale commercial, health, education and aviation projects. Frequently bids against Perkins on larger institutional and government tenders in Western Australia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/perkins-builders-wa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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