Rob Doust

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Rob Doust

Rob Doust, Managing Director, Mainbrace Constructions Mainbrace is Australia’s leading retail construction company. Since 1989, Mainbrace has delivered more than 1,500 projects valued at more than $4 billion including high-profile projects like Narellan Town Centre in western Sydney, Yamanto Central in Queensland and the $200 million redevelopment of the iconic David Jones Sydney CBD store. Mainbrace’s specialist retail expertise includes Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) and covers the breadth of retail construction, from supermarket upgrades, interiors, bulky goods rollouts, logistics facilities, national rebrands and refurbishments, to the construction of major retail infrastructure on greenfield sites.

Builders: Enablers of collaboration
Builders: Enablers of collaboration
The days of ‘us and them’ are truly gone in the world of shopping centre design and construction. No longer can the owner be at loggerheads with the builder. No...
Opportunity amid volatility: What’s next for construction?
Opportunity amid volatility: What’s next for construction?
Mainbrace has established itself as one of Australia’s leading shopping centre construction companies. Although it’s not our business, what happens in the construction industry, what affects it, the challenges it...
Mainbrace: leading retail construction
Mainbrace: leading retail construction
This article by Rob Doust, Managing Director, Mainbrace Constructions, was first published as part of a special feature in SCN’s July/August edition We’ve been capturing rich project cost data for years, and while...
Different Data Interpretations
Different Data Interpretations
A ‘must read’ for Development and Project Managers. Data interpretation can save a tonne of money in shopping centre construction. Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), is key – the figures are...
Construction: cheaper, faster and with less risk
Construction: cheaper, faster and with less risk
Mainbrace is one of Australia’s leading shopping centre construction companies with an in-depth knowledge of shopping centre and retail construction. In an age in which we need to cut costs,...
Building the illusion of business as usual
Building the illusion of business as usual
The current state of the retail construction market is categorised by a greater focus on refurbishments, extensions and interior re-purposing projects, as opposed to new greenfield developments. These types of...
Supermarkets and the ability to evolve en masse
Supermarkets and the ability to evolve en masse
Walk into the major supermarket that anchors your local shopping centre today, and it’s most likely a vastly changed environment than it was ten years ago. And the trends in...
Minimising construction waste to maximise the customer experience
Minimising construction waste to maximise the customer experience
Developing a shopping centre is a team effort. The architect doesn’t know what to design without a market research input. The retail plan can’t be finalised without the leasing input....

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