Tradies have stopped work on sites run by one of Australia’s biggest building firms, Probuild, as the company confirms administrators have been appointed.

Probuild is managing at least a dozen major builds across Victoria, NSW, Queensland and Western Australia.

The company builds offices, residential projects, and shopping centres, and was responsible for the expansion of Melbourne’s Chadstone shopping centre.

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At a number of its sites, workers have been told to collect their tools ahead of the projects being locked up indefinitely.

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In Melbourne and Sydney, tradies were seen collecting their equipment at sites early on Thursday morning.

“We are caught up in a set of circumstances not of our making,” a Probuild spokesperson said in a statement.

“We are working closely with the Administrator on a number of plans to protect our clients, subcontractors and employees. The Probuild brand is strong and we intend to keep it that way.

“We have several options for raising the necessary capital to continue as a premium Australian building company. These will all be…