refine.
COMMERCIAL · RESTORATION · RENOVATIONS
Commercial and institutional builder for Geelong, the Bellarine and Surf Coast
Fit-outs, refurbishments and restoration of existing buildings — managed and built by the directors on every project.
Registered Building Practitioner
Commercial Builder (Limited) CCB-L 100026
Domestic Builder (Unlimited) CDB-U 76101
Fully insured
Public liability insurance
10 years commercial PM
Hotels, shopping centres, offices
Geelong based
Bellarine and Surf Coast
What we do
Our Services
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Commercial & institutional
Fit-outs, refurbishments and alterations for businesses, clubs and community organisations.
- Office and retail fit-outs
- Hospitality
- Medical and allied health
- Childcare and education
- Clubs and community facilities
- Change-of-use works
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Commercial property restoration
Repair and remediation of existing and heritage buildings, coordinated with your engineer and heritage advisor.
- Heritage facade and masonry repairs
- Structural timber repair
- Water damage and defect rectification
- Window and door restoration
- Facade and cladding replacement
- Roof, eaves and fascia
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Extensions & renovations
Extensions and major renovations for homes across Geelong, the Bellarine and Surf Coast.
- Home extensions
- Whole-home renovations
- Period and heritage homes
Who we build for
Small-to-mid commercial and institutional projects
Retail & hospitality
Shopfronts, cafés, restaurants, bars
Medical & allied health
Clinics, consulting suites, pharmacies
Childcare & education
Early learning centres, kindergartens, school works
Clubs & community
Sporting, golf and bowls clubs, community halls
Offices & workplaces
Office fit-outs and refurbishments
Heritage & existing buildings
Alterations and repairs to older and heritage-listed buildings
For architects, project managers and developers
Add Refine to your tender list
We price competitively tendered projects, typically $100k–$2M: work too complex for a small residential builder and too small for the large commercial contractors.
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Send the documents
Drawings, specifications, BOQ, tender close date
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Itemised pricing
Trade-by-trade breakdown with clarifications and exclusions listed
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Directors on site
Michael and Satrya manage and build every project
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Handover
Documentation and defects close-out
Experience
The experience behind Refine
10 yrs
Commercial project management
Michael managed the construction of commercial buildings for a decade before founding Refine.
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Commercial sectors
Hotels, shopping centres and office developments.
15+ yrs
On the tools
Satrya is a qualified carpenter who solves buildability problems on site.
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Directors on every job
The people who price your project are the people who build it.
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“We love the collaborative process that goes into completing a build. Seeing a project come together and leaving behind something tangible is incredibly rewarding”
Michael France
About us
Commercial project management. Hands-on building.
Michael France spent 10 years as a project manager building commercial projects: hotels, shopping centres and office developments. Satrya Faesal brings 15+ years as a qualified carpenter. Together they manage and build every Refine project — no hand-offs to a site manager you’ve never met.
Have a project going to tender?
Send the drawings and specifications and we’ll come back with itemised pricing. Planning an extension or major renovation? We do that too.