The collapse of one of Perth’s best-known residential building companies is being blamed on mounting pressure on the home construction industry, as one lobby group tips more local builders will go under.
Collier Homes, first established in 1959 and more recently operated by veteran builder Dario Amara, was placed into liquidation earlier this week.
It is the latest in a series of building company collapses that have plagued the industry nationwide since the COVID pandemic.
Collier Homes is the latest WA building company to go into liquidation. (Facebook: Collier Homes)
Housing Industry Association executive director Michael McGowan said the loss of the company was significant.
“Many in the industry have either worked for or had a home built by Collier Homes over the last 60 years,” he told ABC Radio Perth.
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Mr McGowan said a surge in costs post-COVID combined with fixed-price…
