Alex Mitchell

With 20 years experience in the Construction Industry, Alex is the Managing Director of both Nulex Construction and Backyard Grannys.Since completing a Bachelor of Construction Management at the University of Newcastle, Alex has worked in wide range of Project Management roles in both Sydney and Newcastle. During this time, Alex developed a strong background in the commercial construction sector – working a diverse scope of projects including fit outs, major club refurbishment and construction projects, retirement villages and nursing homes. Alex started Backyard Grannys in 2011, after identifying a growing market demand for secondary residential dwellings. Having built in excess of 900 granny flats in just under a decade, Backyard Grannys is now the leading granny flat builder in Newcastle and the Central Coast..In 2014 Alex won the Young Entrepreneur Award with Lake Macquarie Business Excellence Awards and in 2015 received the Hunter Business Chamber Young Business Person of the Year Merit Award.Alex is passionate about the building industry, the local Newcastle community and business in general. He enjoys developing his team and creating an enjoyable work culture, always with the goal to create quality projects and outcomes for the Nulex and Backyard Grannys clients.