From cyclone-damaged classrooms to family homes and island health centres, Friendly Building Contractors has spent two decades building the places Fiji learns, heals and lives in — with our own tradespeople, from the first site visit to handover.
Mutual respect and hard work is the foundation of our success.
Sachin Deo built his first house in 2000. Friendly Building Contractors Limited took its formal shape in 2006, growing from five employees to a team of more than sixty — and from one small residential job to a portfolio that includes Australian Aid–funded school reconstructions, Japanese Embassy–funded rehabilitation works, and projects for the Ministry of Education across the Fiji Islands.
We're an employee-owned company. Atish Goundar, our General Manager, brings more than 30 years of experience in accounting and management to FBCL's day-to-day operations, working alongside a long-serving team of site foremen, a licensed electrician and plumber, and an OHS officer who keeps every site accountable.
What hasn't changed is the approach: we go to site, we listen to the people who'll use the building, and we stay involved from the first material list to the final walkthrough — whether that's a five-classroom block in Tailevu or a family home in Nausori.
To remain reliable and efficient at the forefront of the Fijian construction industry through quality, honesty and hard work.
To be an innovative, steadfast and continuously developing construction company, providing quality construction expertise to every client we serve.
As a full-service contractor, FBCL assists clients from the very outset of a project to its completion — we don't just build, we partner.
Schools, health centres, residential and community buildings, designed and built to the National Building Code of Fiji from the ground up.
From cyclone-damaged classrooms to roof and structural upgrades, we rehabilitate existing buildings without disrupting the people who rely on them.
Ongoing upkeep and minor works that keep schools, clinics and buildings safe, dry and operating — long after the handover photo is taken.
We confirm what's being built, where, and for whom — visiting site and presenting sevusevu to the local community where relevant.
Scheduling, phasing, budgeting and subcontractor qualification, mapped out before a single block is laid.
On-site execution with quality control, safety management and status reporting throughout.
Continuous review against budget, specification and timeframe, with clients informed at every stage.
Defect-free handover with as-built documentation, and clients trained on maintaining their new space.
A selection of completed and current work across education, health, residential and community sectors — every figure below as recorded in our own project files.
TC Winston Rebuild
New Construction
Rehabilitation
Civil Works
TC Winston Rebuild
International Aid
Rehabilitation
Healthcare
Healthcare
Residential
Residential
Residential
Residential
In Progress
Community Housing
Civil Works
When Tropical Cyclone Winston tore through Fiji, FBCL was engaged by Palladium Group — an Australian-based company operating as AQEP (Access to Quality Education Programme) in joint venture with the Ministry of Education, Heritage & Arts — to design, repair and reconstruct primary school buildings across the Ra District, from Naroko and Madhuvani to Vatukacevaceva and Tokaimalo, restoring classrooms across the Western Division.
Every site we run operates under the same four commitments — written into how we plan, staff and close out every job.
Every accident is preventable through planning, training and cooperation — so every site runs on identified, implemented preventative measures.
KPIs, job process sheets and regular client surveys keep us accountable, with as-built documentation handed over on every project.
Pollution prevention and waste minimisation are written into daily operations, with a named environmental representative on every job.
We train and employ local tradespeople on every village and island project — building skills and income that outlast the build itself.
Over 35 years of hands-on construction experience, dating back to FBCL's earliest days in the 1980s. Sachin still leads client relationships personally on FBCL's major projects.
Over 30 years of experience in accounting and management at FBCL, now leading the company's day-to-day operations as General Manager.
