NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC Week will be celebrated from Sunday 8 November to Sunday 15 November in 2020. NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself. This important week is an […]
Fleetwood Challenge Cup equips next generation of built design professionals to solve Australia’s housing affordability challenge
An Australian-first inter-University design competition saw Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) students team up to face the challenge and deliver industry leading built environment design solutions to solve Australia’s housing affordability challenges, with concepts integrating the latest wave of offsite manufacturing industry practices (4.0), the future of construction. The inaugural Fleetwood Challenge Cup was established […]
The Modular Advantage – Fleetwood Australia
Founded in 1964, Fleetwood Corporation Limited started by selling RVs and caravans. The company went public on the Australian stock exchange in 1987 and, with the capital raised, acquired a number of businesses that sold caravans and operated caravan parks. They also acquired some manufacturing companies and started manufacturing RVs, caravans, and parts for caravans. […]
Pushing the Boundaries of Perception: Fairfield Primary School in Melbourne, Australia
MBI member Fleetwood Building Solutions recently constructed and delivered an architectural centrepiece for Fairfield Primary School in Melbourne, Australia. The dedicated Years 5 & 6 learning communities are housed in a contemporary 2-storey building that pushes the boundaries of perception around design for modular construction. The building replaces an existing permanent facility that had reached […]
Rio Tinto – Koodaideri Accommodation Village Expansion
Some great images (pictured below) from the final stages of the recently completed Koodaideri Accommodation Village Expansion from Western Australia. With the team commencing fabrication of the LGS wall frames for the project in early November 2019. And with manufacturing in the yard commencing on the 26th of November – the scheduled completion date of early […]
Lyrebird College – The Countdown Begins
After years of planning for the first stage of Lyrebird College (a proposed specialist school for students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder), the school board is preparing to open in January 2021 subject to Victorian Registration Qualification Authority (VRQA) approval. A team of community volunteers formed the College Board back in 2016 and have worked […]
Sandringham Primary School – Fire Relief
A devastating fire earlier this year in February at Sandringham Primary School in Melbourne’s south east saw Fleetwood rally around the local community to help the school get back on its feet as fast as possible. With over 50 per cent of the school’s class areas affected in some way and the fire causing extensive damage to the library, […]
MBI Awards 2020
Last month our Fleetwood Australia CEO Brad Denison joined hundreds of modular construction professionals for the 37th Annual World of Modular Convention and Trade-show, an International event held by the Modular Building Institute (MBI) in Florida, USA. Shortlisted for several categories, Fleetwood Building Solutions were clear winners at the ‘Modular Awards of Distinction’ evening event […]
Building 4.0 CRC
$28 MILLION GRANT TO TRANSFORM THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF BUILDINGS IN AUSTRALIA Seeking to transform how buildings are designed and manufactured in Australia, Fleetwood Building Solutions along with partners including, Lendlease, Monash University, University of Melbourne, Donovan Group, BlueScope Steel and CSR have been successful in securing funding to establish the Building 4.0 CRC. […]
Fleetwood Australia end of year shutdown
We’d like to acknowledge all Fleetwood employees for their ongoing commitment to ‘Meeting the Challenge” and demonstrating our “PRIDE” values.
Fleetwood and MBS Deliver NRL Premiers New Home Facilities
Built within the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust area adjacent to Allianz Stadium, Fleetwood and MBS have recently delivered a new double storey facility consisting of 31 modules covering over 1500sqm for the Sydney Roosters.
2019 Victorian School Design Awards – Fairfield Primary School
Judged for the innovation, creativity and practicality a project has brought to designing new, or modernising existing, Victorian public schools. Fleetwood were extremely honoured to have been announced as winners for this year’s best Primary School project.
Southport State High School – Weekend Fire Relief Recovery
A devestating blaze gutted several classrooms on October 4th, 2019. Fleetwood worked around the clock providing a range of portable classroom buildings.
Ready Set Mo – Fleetwood’s 2019 Movember Space
Several employees are on board to support Men’s health through the Movember Foundation. Help the Fleetwood Australia Team by donating today.
The Changing Face of Australia – Fleetwood Corporation from then till now
In 1964, a small caravan business started up in the suburbs of Perth, Western Australia; quickly becoming a household name by delivering not only quality and value, but the opportunity for Australian families to experience more of our unique landscape together.
From the Ashes in 3 Days – Upper Mount Gravatt State School
A devastating fire on Friday the 14th of June at 7:06pm at the Upper Mount Gravatt State School in Queensland was the start of an unforgettable weekend not only for our Fleetwood Queensland team but also the local community who had all been touched by the devastating event and were facing the task of rebuilding their school from the ground up.
Warwick East State School – Weekend Fire Relief Recovery
After a devastating blaze tore through Warwick East State School on Queensland’s Southern Downs on July 19th, one of the oldest schools in the state was left with significant damage and loss of vital school facilities.