Bartlett Blinds
Factory Extension
New staff amenities, a mezzanine and a lunch room, designed and constructed by MKM Building Group within Bartlett Blinds’ working factory in Wendouree.
LOCATION
Ballarat, Victoria
COMPLETION DATE
July 2025
TYPE OF PROJECT
Factory Extension
PROJECT VALUE
AUD$680k
STATUS
Complete
CLIENT
Bartlett Blinds
The project was delivered under a design and construct model, with MKM managing the extension from design through to handover. As the work took place inside an operating factory, construction was staged so Bartlett’s team could keep production running for the length of the build.
Project Overview
MKM Building Group designed and constructed a factory extension for Bartlett Blinds at its Ring Road site in Wendouree. A family-owned company, which has operated out of Ballarat since 1956, Bartlett manufactures blinds alongside a wide range of industrial canvas and textile products.
The works formed part of Bartlett’s broader three-stage expansion, supported by the Victorian Government, which created 22 jobs at CE Bartlett’s Wendouree Factory.
On the ground floor, MKM built a new amenities area with male and female toilets, an accessible WC and a first aid room, designed to current accessibility standards. Above it, a new steel mezzanine connects to the existing mezzanine and adds storage space to the factory floor, with a steel staircase linking the two levels. Upstairs, the mezzanine houses a new staff lunch room with a full kitchenette, and sliding doors open onto an outdoor area with a bar bench along the screened edge.
The existing amenities stayed in use until the new facilities were complete, so staff were never without them during construction.
Project Success & Impact
Bartlett’s growing workforce now has modern amenities, a dedicated first aid room and a lunch room with space for the whole team. The new mezzanine gives the business more usable floor area within its existing building, without the need to expand its footprint.
For a manufacturer with deep roots in Ballarat, the extension supports the next stage of growth on the same site the team has worked from for years.
