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neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message abn group native name alcock brown neaves group type private industry construction founded 1978 headquarters osborne park western australia perth australia number of locations western australia and victoria area served western australia victoria key people garry brown neaves founding partner & non executive director dale alcock founding partner and managing director products homes building materials real estate services building property and finance revenue au 1.4 billion fy2015 1 website www.abngroup.com.au abn group formerly alcock brown neaves group is a privately owned construction conglomerate with diversified business units focusing on building property and finance . the group comprises 22 companies and is based in perth western australia and melbourne victoria . 2 3 the abn group has built more than 62 000 homes nationally since the group was established in 1978 . the group has grown to become the second largest builder in australia with 4 608 housing starts across western australia and victoria in 2014 15 . 4 contents 1 history 2 property market downturn 3 governance 4 abn group businesses 4.1 home builders 4.2 commercial construction 4.3 support services 4.4 property 4.5 finance 5 references 6 external links history edit the group was established in 1978 by abn group s garry brown neaves who started out as a bricklayer before forming his own company webb & brown neaves with business partner john webb . dale alcock who also started his career as bricklayer joined the company as a two way operator in 1983 . a second building company dale alcock homes was established in 1987 . dale alcock was later brought in as partner and abn group managing director when john webb retired two years later . 5 in 2008 damien eves became the abn group s first ceo and the group successfully expanded into the melbourne market where a year later aidan hooper was appointed managing director . in early 2016 founding partner dale alcock bought out garry brown neaves share of the business to make him the sole founding owner of the enterprise . 6 property market downturn edit in recent time the construction industry has suffered signifianftley due to a contraction in demand for new built housing whilst an ever competitive landscape on the supply side . this has caused financial constraints on the abn group s operations as evident with continued staff redundancies on multiple occasions across it s various business units . 7 8 9 the groups investment arm of investorassist operating under abn realty has also suffered from high staff turnover and lower property sales due to weaker demand from investors who are cautious with overpriced property and concern with the risk of a potential australian housing bubble . 10 11 with record low interest rates set by the rba property prices have accelerated due to cheaper borrowing costs on mortgages . the investorassist also offer complimentary consultations and free of charge regular seminars to promote its business and stimulate demand for investment properties constructed by the group . 12 governance edit dale alcock as managing director aidan hooper as managing director in victoria damien eves as chief executive officer jeff miller as chief financial officer 13 abn group businesses edit home builders edit apg homes affordable two storey homebuilder serving wa established in 1997 . boutique homes contemporary homebuilder serving victoria . celebration homes quality inspired affordable home builder serving wa established in 2002 . dale alcock homes flagship homebuilder serving wa established in 1987 . homebuyers centre budget homebuilder focusing on the first home buyer market . investor assist property investment service offering free consultations with non pushy salesman acting as property specialists . webb & brown neaves fine luxury homebuilder serving wa established in 1978 . 14 commercial construction edit pact construction design construction and project management services for multi level commercial and residential projects . support services edit axiom conveyancing professional conveyancing service for residential property buyers and sellers . boeing plumbing plumbing services for commercial residential and general maintenance work serving wa . ceiling solutions residential wall and ceiling fixing companies serving wa established in 1992 . concretus concrete solutions established in 2003 . hi point roofing wa metal roofing solutions established in 2004 . the maker designer kitchens custom made designer kitchens . property edit abn realty licensed real estate agency dealing only with abn group constructed properties . finance edit resolve finance home and construction finance solutions established in 1997 . bluebay home loans alternative finance service . references edit http www.abngroup.com.au abn story https web.archive.org web 20081208082609 http www.abngroup.com.au company profile . archived from the original on december 8 2008 . retrieved december 15 2008 . missing or empty title help beyer mark 2007 03 06 . buoyant times but issues remain . online edition . western australian business news . retrieved 2009 06 24 . dale jharley 23 september 2015 . housing industry association . retrieved january 5 2016 . https web.archive.org web 20090131062502 http abngroup.com.au news webb and brown neaves celebrates 30 years . archived from the original on january 31 2009 . retrieved december 15 2008 . missing or empty title help https au.news.yahoo.com thewest wa a 31155336 dale alcock buys out partner page1 https au.news.yahoo.com thewest wa a 30190641 abn cuts building jobs page1 http www.abc.net.au news 2015 05 05 builder dale alcock sheds jobs in wa as new homes numbers drop 6446902 https www.businessnews.com.au article builders adjust to market plunge http www.news.com.au finance real estate economists claim australia in midst of largest housing bubble on record news story d857a00e9d90c9f4c8d663f7a72b2e18 http www.news.com.au finance real estate buying will housing bubble pop in 2017 news story 4fe05fed1c277a096df33242a26caf6c http www.investorassist.com.au http www.abngroup.com.au people abn http www.abngroup.com.au wa companies external links edit abn group website http www.abngroup.com.au official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title abn group & oldid 738964807 categories real estate companies of australiacompanies established in 1978companies based in perth western australiahidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsarticles with a promotional tone from march 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from march 2016all articles needing additional referencesorphaned articles from june 2009all orphaned articleswikipedia 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