Four NSW builders and trades face winding-up bids on 27 October

Four NSW construction businesses, two builders and two trades, have had winding-up applications published by ASIC this week, with every one listed for hearing on 27 October 2026. For a developer or head contractor, the practical change is a short window to check who is on site under these names and whether any payments or contracts are exposed.

These are applications, not orders. None of the four companies is in liquidation on the notices, and a court has not yet decided anything. Each application can still be paid out, adjourned, dismissed or granted.

Why it matters

The two creditors tell different stories. The Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer, the NSW scheme fund managed by icare, commenced applications on 22 September against Wollongong Commercial Building Pty Ltd (ACN 678 626 358), SAMA Construction & Developments Group Pty Limited (ACN 658 088 987) and The Brickmen Pty Ltd (ACN 663 586 936). All three will be heard in the Supreme Court of NSW at 9:00am on 27 October. The notices do not state the debt behind them.

The fourth is different. The Deputy Commissioner of Taxation commenced an application on 10 September against Showtime Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd (ACN 157 935 763). It sits in the Federal Court at 9:30am on 27 October, by remote hearing from the Law Courts Building in Sydney. The notice does not give the amount owed.

For site teams, a concrete pumper and a bricklaying business are the kind of subcontractors who turn up on tight pour and wall programmes. If either fails to attend because of a court outcome, the delay can flow straight to the trades that follow. Head contractors with current subcontracts, progress claims or retention held for these businesses should check what they owe and what they are owed before the hearing date.

The two builders matter for a different reason. Anyone who has bought off a builder in this group, or who is waiting on a defects fix, should know where their claim would sit if an order is made. A liquidator, if appointed, takes control of the company’s affairs and creditors would then deal with that person.

The numbers

• 4 winding-up applications published by ASIC, all dated 13 October 2026.
• 3 filed by the Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer on 22 September 2026.
• 1 filed by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation on 10 September 2026.
• 27 October 2026: hearing date for all four, in the Supreme Court of NSW (three) and the Federal Court (one).

The notices cite the statutory ground for the applications but do not publish debt figures. Any number put on the exposure before the hearing would be a guess, so we have not put one on it.

What’s next

The first test is 27 October. If a court makes a winding-up order, a liquidator is appointed and the company’s contracts, receivables and payables come under that person’s control. If the debt is paid, the application can be withdrawn or dismissed, and the company carries on.

Between now and then, subcontractors owed money by any of the four companies, and head contractors who owe them, have a clear reason to document what has been claimed and paid. Developers with projects tied to these businesses should ask their builders for the current position in writing.

We will check the ASIC register after the hearing and report any order or appointment. For wider context on the market, see our Sydney coverage.