Save This Christmas
Supporting UnitingSA's 2024 Christmas Appeal
A highlight for our team each year is the annual toy run to UnitingSA in Port Adelaide, filling 2 “Kennett sleighs” with newly purchased presents for children and families in…
Grant High School Students Visit Live Construction Site
Year 9 students from Grant High in Mt Gambier visit the Kennett construction site for APCO Service Stations.
Kennett staff Scott Patching and Caloan Buckley facilitated the tour and walked the students through the current site activities, which included formwork and concreting preparation. The team discussed the project…
Supporting the Future of Construction in Mt. Gambier
The Kennett team hosts the Year 10's from Tenison Woods College.
Recently the Concept to Construction class from Tenison Woods College in Mt. Gambier were invited to attend the Kennett APCO Service Station construction site for an in depth look at…
New Project Announcement – Limestone Coast Technical College, Mt Gambier.
With a design inspired by the Mount Gambier Region and its iconic Blue Lake and sinkholes, the technical college will start enrolments in 2026.
Designed by architects, Russell & Yelland, the building’s super structure consists of locally sourced CLT and GLT (cross laminated timber and glue laminated timber) as well local limestone block cladding…
Project Completion – Barry Maney Ford
Completion of major refurbishments have delivered a brand new showroom for the Mt. Gambier dealership.
A major refurbishment of the automotive showroom, sales and servicing areas was undertaken, including the external facade. Works were carefully planned in close coordination with stakeholders to enable the facility…
Project Completion – Morphettville Track & Maintenance Shed
The Morphettville team settles into the new facility in time to prepare for the Spring Racing Carnival.
After the successful delivery of the Wolf Blass ‘The Man’ Event Centre project for the South Australian Jockey Club, Kennett was engaged to construct the new maintenance sheds and amenities…
Building a Greener Future
Kennett has become Australia’s first construction company to open a ‘material bank’ of building resources that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower the cost of future buildings.
The ‘material bank’ catalogues building materials so they can be identified, re-certified, and re-used in a new building, at the end of the building’s life. Structural materials such as steel…
Commercial Builder of the Year 2024
Kennett wins MBA(SA) top Business Excellence Award: Master Builder of the Year - Commercial Builder 2024
Kennett has proudly accepted the top honour for the 4th time at the recent award ceremony, with wins across 3 separate categories to secure the overall title. Winning categories included:…
Kennett’s Leadership Team Grows
Anthony Carbone has been appointed to the newly created General Manager (SA) position at Kennett Builders.
In the role, Anthony will oversee Kennett’s South Australian projects, support directors James and Scott Kennett in driving strategic growth, and reinforce the company’s strong workplace culture. “Kennett is one…
A Christmas Tradition: 2023 UnitingSA Christmas Appeal
Kennett donates $3,000 worth of brand new toys to UnitingSA for their 2023 Christmas Appeal
Each year, in the spirit of Christmas, Kennett makes a donation to the UnitingSA Christmas Appeal. This time of year allows us all time to reflect and be grateful, and…
Unley Oval Community Hub Wins
Kennett's redevelopment of the Unley Oval Community Hub has recently won both a Master Business Association (SA) Business Excellence Award as well as the SANFL Community Football Facility of the Year for 2023.
The Unley Oval Community Hub project for Sturt Football Club and the City of Unley has created a modern community sporting hub for this historic club. With a state-of-the-art facility…
Supporting Local Industry
Kennett Wins 2023 Master Builders Association (SA) award for supporting local industry in Mt. Gambier.
Kennett is a fourth-generation family business which started in Adelaide in 1914 by brothers Charles and Clifford Kennett. As stonemasons and home builders, the brother’s reputation for quality steadily grew…
