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Eastern Suburbs & Lower North Shore, Sydney

The builders and trades we would trust with our own homes.

A small, capped register of Sydney builders and trades — each licence-checked, insurance-checked, reference-checked and inspected on site by a construction manager.

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Founding members are being selected. The register opens February 2027.

  1. The standard, 1 of 4Licence, insurance and HBCF eligibility verified before anyone is listed.
  2. The standard, 2 of 4Three completed projects, reviewed by a construction manager.
  3. The standard, 3 of 4Three client references, each one checked by phone.
  4. The standard, 4 of 4One live site visit. Then all of it again, every twelve months.Request an introduction
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The standard

The same checks for every member. Again every year.

3
client references, checked by phone
3
completed projects, reviewed by a construction manager
1
live site visit, on a job in progress
12
months, then every member is vetted again
Licence · insurance · references · site
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Why it matters

Insurance won't save a $3M build. Choosing the right builder will.

Builders fail more often than most homeowners realise. When one stops trading part-way through a job, home building compensation insurance steps in — but it is capped, and it was never designed for a home at this scale.

24.5%

of all Australian company insolvencies in 2025–26 were in construction.1

$340,000

is the most NSW home building compensation pays on any one policy.2

  1. Master Builders NSW analysis of ASIC insolvency data, 2025–26.
  2. icare, Home Building Compensation insurance fact sheet.
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The register

Few names. Each one checked.

Every tier and every trade has a fixed number of places. A place opens only when a member leaves or is removed.

A contemporary house of sandstone and timber at dusk, its windows lit from inside
BuildersFive tiers, from kitchen and bathroom fit-outs to architect-designed new homes.View builders
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TradesElectricians, plumbers, joiners, tilers, painters, landscapers, roofers and air-conditioning.View trades
An architect-designed house of concrete and glass on a coastal headland at dusk
The Prestige CollectionBy invitation only

For homes designed by architects, and built by very few.

Architect-designed homes from four million dollars. Builders join the Prestige Collection by invitation only, after meeting the full standard.

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Why I started the register

I've spent more than twenty years running building sites across Sydney — a theatre, heritage hotels, a harbourside hostel built over First Fleet archaeology. I started on the tools as a cabinet maker.

I know what good work looks like before the plaster goes on. And I've managed a contractor going under in the middle of a job. This is the list I would want for my own home.

GlenFounder. Senior site manager.

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Begin with an introduction.

Tell us about your home and your project. We suggest the right members and make the introduction ourselves — usually within one business day.

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