Our mission
Our mission is to deliver your expected outcomes and gain your trust through exceptional performance from every member of the construction team.
We’re a Melbourne-based construction company, with wide-ranging experience in healthcare, commercial, church and aged-care projects. Started by Des Nixon and now owned and run by Chris Bato, Des’ son-in-law, DNA Construction in its current form has been operating in Melbourne since 1996.
At DNA construction we believe that the most important thing we can build is relationships. That’s why our business is thriving after 25 years. We believe that the people who make up DNA – our project managers, supervisors, carpenters, labourers, estimators, and support team – are our biggest asset. Working together, we’re committed to excellence in our work, safety on our sites and to building great relationships.
At DNA Construction, we are committed to achieving excellent results for our customers. We pride ourselves on the principles of honesty, quality, efficiency and reliability.
Chris has over 20 years of trade-qualified construction experience, with over 15 years experience in project mangement roles, primarily within Healthcare. Chris is the managing director of DNA Construction.
Des established the company that is now DNA Construction in 1997 after 20 years of working within the Building Industries in Sydney and Melbourne. He ran the company until retiring in 2016.
Jason has over 20 years of ICT and business operations management experience in customer-facing project management, process and business development roles.
Stuart has over 25 years of trade-qualified construction experience, and over 10 years in project management roles leading commercial fit out and refurbishment projects.
Trevor has over 40 years of construction and management experience in a variety of roles including as Construction Manager, Senior Project Manager, Site Manager and Services Co-ordinator in Victoria and interstate.