In 1957 Ronald Thompson opened a sawmill on the Darling Downs. From that mill grew a building company, and from the building company a family of companies that has been building in Queensland ever since.
Today the third generation, Brendan and Brad Thompson, lead the group from the Sunshine Coast. Thompson Commercial is its commercial construction division, launched in 2026 and run by a team with over $200M in delivered projects behind them.
For a client that means the systems and discipline of a major builder, with the accountability of a family business whose name is on the fence.
Thompson family sawmill · Darling Downs, 1957Carpenter, then contracts administrator, then project manager, now General Manager. Over 20 years in construction, most recently as Project Manager of Bianco, Caloundra, the 2026 Master Builders Sunshine Coast Project of the Year.
B. Urban Development (Construction Management) Hons, QUT. Cert III Carpentry.
Site manager with 17 years in construction, the last 10 of them working hand in hand with Mitchell. Has run sites across apartments, townhouses, retail refurbishment and education.
Cert III Carpentry / Joinery. High Risk Work licence.
Civil engineer by training with over 12 years in estimating, from precast panels for high-rise residential towers to commercial new build and fit-out. Runs pricing in CostX, Excel and MS Project.
B. Engineering (Civil), Structures major.
Construction management degree plus a mechanical services trade, so services scopes are administered by someone who has installed them.
B. Construction Management, UniSA. Cert III Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration.
The parent company, founded on the Darling Downs in 1957.
Commercial construction, multi-residential and pre-construction.
Small-lot and energy-efficient home design, based in Mooloolaba.
The development arm, from acquisition and feasibility to delivery.
Supporting vulnerable communities on the Sunshine Coast.