About us
Blackett Homes was incorporated and commenced operations in March of 1981. Over the past 33 years we have grown from a very small company to one of the Canberra region’s most successful and long standing residential building companies.
A family owned business Blackett Homes has a strong commitment to Canberra and the surrounding region. Employing over 22 fulltime staff members along with a large team of reliable subcontractors, Blackett Homes supports local trades, suppliers and consultants with many of these relationships spanning over twenty years. Blackett Homes is a forward thinking company with a strong financial base utilising the latest technologies and processes.
Blackett Homes has a wealth of experience having built over 2000 houses, townhouses and apartments since 1981. Working with a variety of clients including private, government and semi government authorities such as Defence Housing Australia and Community Housing Canberra, Blackett Homes continues to enjoy a high percentage of repeat business from all sectors.
Blackett Homes places the highest importance on Occupational Health and Safety to ensure the safety of our workforce and clients. Operating at one of the highest levels of OH&S compliance in Australia for residential builders and we are accredited to AS/NZ 4801 and the Federal Safety Commission for Occupational Health and Safety.
Blackett Homes has been honoured with over 40 national and local industry awards by the Master Builders Association (MBA) and Housing Industry Association (HIA).
Some of our major awards are as follows
MBA National Residential Builder of the Year
MBA National Contract Housing under One Million
MBA ACT Home of the Year
MBA Medium Density Project of the Year
HIA Apartment Project of the Year
A more comprehensive list can be found on the awards page of this website
At Blackett Homes we are continually looking at our product and process innovation on our path to continual improvement.
David Howarth
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