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Metricon

Metricon is a home construction company in Australia. The company has been the largest home builder in Australia since 2016.[1][2] Metricon currently runs its operation from its headquarters in Mount Waverley. Metricon also builds in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. As at May 2022, it had 2,500 employees.[3]

History

Metricon was founded by Mario Biasin and George Kline in Caulfield, Melbourne in 1976 to build homes, develop land, sell house and land packages and construct commercial buildings.[4]

In September 2024, Sumitomo Forestry Group announced it would acquire a 51 per cent stake in Metricon for A$115 million.[5]

Sponsorships

From 2011 until 2022, Metricon was the naming rights of Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, the home stadium of the Gold Coast Suns.[6][7] From 2018 until 2022, Metricon was shirt sponsor of the Melbourne Victory.[8][9][10] In 2019, Metricon became naming rights sponsor of the South Sydney Rabbitohs high performance centre at Redfern Oval.[11]

References

  1. Metricon takes top spot for the eighth consecutive time on HIA's Top 100 Australian Builders The Property Tribune 20 September 2023^
  2. Australia's top homebuilders revealed Business News 22 September 2023^
  3. Metricon denies solvency issues as it prepares for government talks The Age 18 May 2022^
  4. Mario Biasin experienced mental health issues, Metricon says Australian Financial Review, 2022-05-17, retrieved 2025-09-15^
  5. Nathan Mawby. Metricon Homes in $115m takeover bid from Japanese firm Sumitomo Forestry realestate.com.au, 2024-09-30, retrieved 2024-10-14^
  6. Metricon announced as naming rights partner Metricon^
  7. Metricon Stadium to change its name after builder fails to renew Gold Coast Suns sponsorship deal Gold Coast Bulletin 21 October 2022^
  8. Victory right at home with Metricon Melbourne Victory, retrieved 2025-09-15^
  9. Metricon extends principal partnership with Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 1 October 2019^
  10. Record financial loss at Melbourne Victory as US ownership looms Sydney Morning Herald 1 January 2023^
  11. Rabbitohs and Metricon to continue partnership in 2019 and beyond South Sydney Rabbitohs, 2019-01-10, retrieved 2025-09-15^