BALMAIN & CO

FROM OUR CORE, THIS IS WHAT WE STAND FOR

SERVICE
We’re determined to: Provide the BEST service to our communities and clients, be open and transparent, understand the deliverables, and develop positive relationships.

TEAMWORK
We are a team that: Demonstrates unselfish commitment, creates a collaborative culture, leverages collective genius, supports career growth and progression, and rewards success.

RESPECT
We enforce: Treating every person with respect, being courteous, listening, encouraging others, valuing relationships, rewarding performance and valuable ideas.

INTEGRITY
We take pride in: Staying positive, taking pride in every task completed, striving for the best, being committed and creating a magnitude of energy and strength.

EXCELLENCE
We deliver: Excellence in quality, a transparent and reliable service, an outcome that surpasses expectations and is delivered to the highest of standards.

PROFESSIONAL, MOTIVATED, AND HIGHLY VALUED
At Balmain & Co we continue to invest in our people, systems, and training, offering a dynamic work environment and culture. As a result, our flexible, specialist teams have the capacity to take on multiple complex projects.

Each member of the team has been handpicked by the company’s senior management for sharing their commitment to delivering absolute quality on every project. The diverse backgrounds and skillsets allow Balmain & Co to offer a comprehensive range of specialist services in-house.

End-to-End ServicesCONSTRUCTION | DEVELOPMENT | EARLY WORKS SERVICES
Balmain & Co has the service offering and the accreditations to successfully deliver complex commercial and mixed-use residential, Educational, civil and infrastructure type projects across Melbourne.

Construction
OUR PASSION AND OUR SPECIALTY
As an established builder operating across both Melbourne and Queensland, Balmain & Co has a reputation for delivering high quality, bespoke projects within tight deadlines with a commitment to quality control.

At Balmain & Co we set ourselves apart from others by taking control of key activities in the construction process, maintaining quality throughout the construction process and remaining competitive in the marketplace. We continually invest in our people, systems and training, offering a dynamic work environment and culture. As a result, our flexible, specialist teams have the capacity to take on multiple complex projects, including the delivery of substructure, superstructure and facade installation in-house.

Balmain & Co delivers an efficient and cost-effective end-to-end service, through the design, build and afterlife of every project. Our reputation for professionalism extends on-site with a strong emphasis on quality control and safety. Stemming from our company-wide IMS, all Balmain & Co projects are designed efficiently so that expectations on quality and cost are achieved.

As a major presence across the construction industry in Melbourne and Queensland, the team at Balmain & Co are;

- Trained in the latest CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and BIM (Building Information Management) software.
- Licensed BIM Trimble Global accredited company
- Members of the Concrete Institute of Australia, Master Builders Association of Victoria, Registered Building Practitioner (Commercial and Domestic Unlimited)
- Accredited Construction Professionals

Balmain & Co offers an end-to-end construction solution across all major sectors. Their key services include:

- Risk identification and management
- Design management
- Value engineering
- Development management
- Project management
- Basement construction and retention systems
- Structures
- Facade Design and construction
- Hydraulic design and construction

Development
A COMPLETE SERVICE
Balmain & Co has the service offering and the accreditation to successfully deliver Melbourne’s most complex residential mixed-use development projects.

Along with our comprehensive construction services, Balmain & Co is also recognised for our high-quality residential development projects. Our developments benefit from years of industry experience, combined with highly valued industry connections with leading architects, consultants and contractors trusted by our team.

As with construction, Balmain & Co offer a complete development process from:

- Site Acquisition
- Cost Analysis
- Design & Value Engineering
- Marketing, Sales & Settlement

Our in-house project management and construction teams are engaged in all development projects, which ensures that each project is;

- Cost-efficient
- Consistent & Crafted to Perfection

External Works Services
CIVIL AND LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION
In 2019 Balmain & Co launched our Civil Construction division and has since become a major presence in the industry.

Offering the market a wider range of services and deliverable scope, we provide our clients with greater efficiencies from cost and program across all construction and civil construction projects. Not only does the Balmain & Co brand represent construction excellence, but our clients find confidence in the end result delivered through our company-wide IMS.

Led by our Civil Construction Manager, Diarmid Hayter, Balmain & Co Civil currently has a variety of contracts within the Local Government sector, infrastructure, retail and commercial residential projects across Melbourne.

Industry Leading Professionals
OUR COMMITMENT TO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
At Balmain & Co we are accredited, construction professionals. We currently hold and maintain various accreditations for our Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems.

AS/NZS 4801 & AS/NZS ISO 45001 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems:

The AS/NZS 4801 & AS/NZS ISO 45001 certifications reflect Balmain & Co’s commitment to providing a safe environment, leadership, systems, and disciplines that can deliver consistent safe work practices.

The OHS standards AS/NZS 4801 & AS/NZS ISO 45001 provide a company-wide framework, that will identify hazards, quantify risk, and allow us to put calculated procedures in place to eliminate, reduce or control these risks.

AS/NZS ISO 14000 – Environmental Management Systems:

AS/NZS ISO 14000 is a series of environmental management standards developed to provide a guideline or framework for systematising and improving environmental management efforts.

AS/NZS ISO 9001 – Quality Management Systems:
Our AS/ NZS ISO 9001 certification reflects Balmain & Co’s commitment to quality, leadership, systems and sound and stable processes that can deliver consistently safe services that meet our customer’s expectations.

A NATIONAL BRAND WITH A UNIFIED VISION

Balmain & Co Queensland is registered with the Queensland Building & Construction Commission holding an open construction license. Despite operating in a different state, we follow the same principles as our Victorian division, upholding the same standards, accredited management systems and utilising the same successful methodology.
We are one brand, known collectively for delivering excellence with every project we deliver.

DIVISION MANAGEMENT

Balmain & Co’s Queensland Division is run by Stuart Schneider, a competent and driven construction professional. Stuart works closely with the Directors and the Queensland team, covering all aspects of Balmain & Co Queensland’s operations. 

CREATING LONG-TERM POSITIVE IMPACTS ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES

What is Balmain & Community
PRODUCTION, PEOPLE AND PARTICIPATION
Balmain & Community is an initiative that aims to create a long-term positive impact on the communities that we are building. We believe true value is achieved by not just providing a product but by collaborating with the local communities and allowing them to be a part of the process. Through Balmain & Community, we aim to help educate, provide support, raise awareness, and ultimately make a difference.

Production is our commitment to the environment and quality through innovative construction methods.

We recruit and retain a high calibre of People, supporting both our direct employees and the wider workforce.

Encouraging Participation, by engaging local communities on all projects.

People are at the heart of our strategy. We aim to provide a diverse, inclusive, and safe working environment for our team. In addition, we are committed to encouraging young, talented people into the industry through work experience, apprenticeship and graduate programs, and attending industry events at all levels from grassroots through to universities.

Each project we work on requires an individualised community plan. This outlines our site-specific targets based on community engagement and local employment opportunities. We also aim to provide transparency to the stakeholders and an opportunity for both themselves and us and a business to learning from one another throughout the project’s lifecycle.

Balmain & Co are dedicated to maintaining our Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety accreditations however we want to go beyond this during the delivery of each project by understanding the long-term goals of the local community. This includes providing support to our sub-contractors so they can achieve the same high standards of practice.

"Driving change for a brighter future for everyone"

Our Commitment
INITIATIVES DRIVING CHANGE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE
We are committed to creating long-term positive impacts on the local communities through mental health support, advocating for workplace equality, sustainability and environmental responsibility, volunteering and providing career opportunities for students and graduates.

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
Not just for our team, but for the wider community by participating in events and fundraisers for charities such as RUOK? Day and Beyond Blue.

WORKPLACE EQUALITY
Our team support the Victorian Equal Opportunities and Human Rights Commission and has made reasonable adjustments and opportunities for people with disabilities.

SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Balmain & Co are committed to seeking a better understanding of our environmental impact and endeavours to implement modern methods of construction (MMC) in all our projects.

FIRST NATIONS COMMITMENT
Above our own internal social inclusion policy, we aim to partner with First Nations suppliers and traders through non-for-profit organisations such as Supply Nation.

WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
Balmain & Co are passionate about encouraging women into the construction industry through our relationships with girls’ schools and providing mentoring to young women.

EDUCATION
We believe learning never ends. That is why we encourage all our staff to further their education through additional courses and vocational training.

LEARNERS PROGRAM
Balmain & Co provide several opportunities to get young people involved in the workforce through work experience, graduate programs, and apprenticeships.

VOLUNTEERING
Supporting our local communities through volunteer work not only provides us with an opportunity to give back but it allows us to connect with local groups on a fundamental level.

Social Procurement Initiatives
ENCOURAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Within Balmain & Co’s social procurement framework we are committed to setting project-specific targets to increase opportunities for employment, support, and encourage diversity and inclusion across our sites and within the company.

Some of these initiatives include commitments toward creating opportunities for employment for Victorians of Aboriginal heritage and Victorians with a disability, advocating for women’s equality and safety, supporting the provision of safe and fair working environments, environmentally sustainable business practices and providing opportunities for entry into the construction industry through graduate and apprenticeship programs.

Balmain & Co partners with several reputable organisations to support our social procurement initiatives. We recognize and support companies with a robust governance framework and a strategy that supports strong foundations for social procurement success. This is focused on:

- Governance and accountability
- High standard of transparency and integrity
- Procurement as an end-to-end activity
- Early and thorough market analysis
- Interactive market engagement
- Proactive management of procurement risk
- Performance management and continued improvements

The Green Edition
WORKING TOWARDS A GREENER FUTURE
At Balmain & Co we take sustainability seriously and endeavour to maintain and enforce a more sustainable business practice. Our accredited environmental management system provides a framework for measurable sustainability initiatives across our job sites and head office. Some of our initiatives include:

Reduce Meeting Costs
Staff are encouraged to make a phone call rather than hold a meeting, send an email rather than a letter or conduct a virtual meeting to save travel costs and emissions.

Minimise Print Materials
At head office, we are working towards a NO PRINT POLICY (unless absolutely necessary). We utilise our online filing system, advertise via our constantly-updating website and other social media platforms, and distribute marketing materials digitally as much as possible.

Reduce Waste
Staff are encouraged to take a reduced waste option when it comes to food and drink throughout the day. From reusable coffee cups, to drink bottles and reusable lunch containers we strive to reduce the amount of food-related packaging waste.

Reduce It
Did you know that lowering the air conditioner just one degree reduces energy costs by 10%! Our head office has been designed to keep cool in summer and warm in winter, we have plenty of natural light and an abundance of indoor plants throughout.

Modern Methods of Construction (MMS) Targets
As part of our Balmain & Community Initiative, each project has project-specific targets for MMC.

Recycle It
If it can’t be reused, recycle it. We have designated recycle programs for ink and toner cartridges, paper and cardboard waste, office supply recyclables and more.

Switch it Off
Simple but important. Lights, computers, printers and appliances are all switched off when not in use.