Industrial Sheds, Delivered End-to-End Across NSW

A builder typically joins the project once design and approvals are already done. While the terms are interchangeable and we do act as a builder as well at times, as your Delivery Partner, Asset Building Systems is involved from planning and feasibility through design, approvals, procurement and construction — under one contract and one accountable team, rather than being handed a finished design after the important decisions are already locked in.

PDC (Planning, Design & Construction) is the right model when your project needs to go through council — we run planning, design and approvals, then carry the same project into construction with full continuity. EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) suits projects where the brief and scope are already defined, and the priority is efficient, well-managed execution from engineering through to completion. We’ll recommend the right model for your project on the first call.

Almost certainly, yes. Industrial and commercial buildings sit well outside exempt development thresholds. Your project will go through either a CDC (private certifier, faster, only if fully compliant) or a DA/CC (council assessment, then Construction Certificate). Which one applies depends on zoning, floor space, height, setbacks, and site constraints like flooding, bushfire and heritage. We work out the right pathway early, before design money is spent, and manage the whole process on your behalf.

Approvals are usually the bigger variable, not construction. A CDC pathway typically moves faster than a DA/CC, which can take considerably longer depending on the council and site complexity. Construction time then depends on size and scope. We’ll give you a realistic program based on your actual site and pathway, not a best-case estimate.

No genuine builder can honestly promise a fixed number before a project has been through design and council — construction is too complex, and site conditions and approval requirements only fully reveal themselves as the project progresses. What we do provide is a single contract, one accountable party, and a price that’s transparent and firmed up in stages as the project moves through design and approvals — so you’re never caught out by an unexplained number at the end.

In practice the terms overlap. “Industrial shed” usually implies a working building — workshop, manufacturing, processing, plant maintenance. “Warehouse” implies storage and distribution. They’re generally the same family of building structurally, but the fit-out differs: warehouses are designed around racking, aisle widths and dock access; industrial sheds are designed around machinery, services, floor loading and workflow.

Yes. Site conditions get assessed at feasibility stage so they’re priced in, not discovered later. We regularly deal with rock, fill, contamination, existing structures needing demolition, and live operational sites.

Yes. Civil works, earthworks, drainage, footings and slab all sit within our scope, coordinated under the same contract. You don’t need to run a separate arrangement with a concreter.

Yes, we can – we coordinate the full path from design through fabrication, supply and installation — drawing on our own capability as an in-house fabricator, as well as a trusted network of fabricators and suppliers, matched to what each project needs. The result you get is the same either way: a single point of accountability for the finished structure.

Yes. Integrated offices, showrooms, mezzanine floors, staff amenities, wash-down bays and full fit-outs are routine inclusions in our delivered projects.

Structure alone typically runs $600–$900/m². Add slab and basic electrical and you’re at $900–$1,200/m². A fully delivered design-and-construct build generally sits between $1,300 and $1,800/m². Height, structure type, location, site conditions and inclusions all move that number — talk to us early and we’ll give you a realistic range for your project.

Yes — it’s one of our specialties. We work on live mine sites, power stations, water treatment plants and schools, with the WHS systems, inductions, clearances and methodology those environments demand.

No — NSW is where we focus, and it’s where our delivery network, local council relationships and site experience are strongest. Our core coverage is the Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong corridor, alongside regional and remote NSW.