Financial strain has hit just about every industry during the pandemic, and while there’s been a number of buildings seen on the up and up, the requirements of self isolation and the subsequent delays are being felt hard in the construction industry.
The owners of major construction company ProBuild have admitted the firm should have been shut down years ago after the business went into administration owing $14million to workers.
More than 1000 directly employed workers livelihoods are in jeopardy - along with contractors and sub-contractors - after the firm was put into administration last week.
The collapse of national construction firm Probuild is part of a trend that without urgent reform will continue to rob tradies of livelihoods, contractors warn.