just a construction company. It was conceived as an integrated business that fused engineering excellence with high-quality construction delivery. This combination became one of the company’s greatest strengths and a key differentiator in a highly competitive market. While many builders rely on external engineers or consultants, TQM brought those disciplines in-house, ensuring that engineering considerations were tightly integrated with design and construction from the very beginning of any project. Over the years, the company evolved and expanded, eventually forming the TQM Group, which today includes multiple complementary arms. TQM Design & Construct remains the contracting division, while TQM Living manages the asset development and asset management aspects of the business. The group also includes TQM Develop, its property development division, and TQM Engineering, which continues to be a critical part of the company’s DNA. Together, these divisions give the business end-to-end capabilities that few competitors can match. Throughout its 26-year history, TQM has successfully navigated the ups and downs that come with the construction industry. Mark reflects on the challenges they’ve overcome, from the Asian currency crisis in the late nineties to the introduction of exit taxes, the boom and strain leading up to the Sydney Olympics, the Global Financial Crisis, and, most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic combined with unprecedented cost escalations and supply chain pressures. Through it all, the company has not only endured but strengthened its position. One of the key reasons for that resilience has been an unwavering THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AUSTRALIA
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