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Data centre builders look to other work as opposition grows

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 15, 2026 • 01:00 AM
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Some contractors are raising their earnings forecasts due to work on the AI infrastructure. But even their industry body points to a pause as the sector ‘matures’.

Data centre builders look to other work as opposition grows

NextDC data centre builder Kapitol Group is looking for other sources of work as popular opposition to the digital warehouses grows, policymakers consider tighter rules for new facilities and developer clients increasingly put planned projects on hold .

Melbourne-based Kapitol, an eight-year-old contractor that has grown rapidly on the back of work for clients including NextDC to become one of the country’s largest, is expanding into Queensland from its Melbourne base to tap the demand for construction in housing and infrastructure.

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