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About Our Company and Our People 

Cordell Information is the leading authority on project activity and building cost information in Australia. This information is used extensively in a wide range of industries including building, property and insurance by a variety of professionals who appreciate the value of reliable, timely and comprehensive information.

The company is split into three divisions Cordell Construction Projects, Cordell Costing Solutions and Cordell Tenders Online.

Our Projects division concentrates on researching and tracking construction projects from early planning right through to when construction actually commences. Our researchers find out about projects which cover the entire life cycle of a construction development from early planning right through to the construction stage. This information is then made available through many flexible delivery options including printed reports, PDF email or using our web-based lead manager - Cordell Connect. This ensures that you always have access to our information in a format and time that suits you. Our project information can be tailored exclusively for your needs, which ensures that you only receive leads that are relevant to your business, saving you countless hours and potentially increasing your profits!

The Costing group provides the latest building cost information on a vast range of building materials, labour and equipment hire. Supply and fix costings form the backbone of this division and enable users to estimate efficiently and accurately. We also provide flexible delivery options such as printed books and fully functional online estimating solutions with take-off tools. Our web-based estimating software saves users time and money and helps to manage estimating requirements more effectively.

We also produce a range of insurance-related products that interrogate and interpret our building cost
data. This allows users who are unfamiliar with the specialised area of building estimating to produce an insurance valuation or claims estimates quickly and accurately.

Our third division Cordell Tenders Online keeps our customers informed of the latest tender opportunities across nearly every industry sector. Tender notification gives you access to a huge array of potential opportunities from small local jobs right through to some of the largest Government contracts.

Cordell Information has 160 dedicated and committed employees with offices in Sydney (Head Office), Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

We are owned by the global Reed Elsevier Group, which has major operations in North America, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Other Reed Elsevier companies include LexisNexis, Harcourt, Reed Exhibitions, Elsevier and Reed Business Information.



Our Mission, Vision & Values



Our Mission

  • To deliver relevant, timely, accurate and highly useful information so that our customers can maximise market opportunities available to them.
  • To foster a work environment that, with the customer in mind, encourages creative thinking, innovative solutions, responsibility and accountability at every level.
  • To never lose sight of the importance of the local market. But to make sure our customers benefit from our international network of associated companies by giving them access to global markets and world best practices.
  • To maintain community awareness and ensure we never lose sight of the value of the individual.

Our Vision

  • To be recognised as an integral part of our customer's operations by providing useful researched information and innovative business tools that add value to their business.
  • To achieve this through a clear company focus that encourages creative thinking and customer service from all our employees.

Our Values

Throughout the Reed Elsevier group across the world, we live by 5 values:
  • Customer Focus - everything we do is driven by customer needs. We want to be your indispensable partner. We have a passion for understanding and exceeding your expectations and we are committed to providing demonstrably superior products with the highest levels of quality and excellence.
  • Innovation - we welcome and push change; we challenge the status quo. We constantly look for new ideas, we are ready to make bold moves and decisions, we encourage our people to be entrepreneurial, to take some risks and to learn from our mistakes. And we keep things simple and minimise bureaucracy.
  • Valuing our People - We put the highest priority on developing and retaining outstanding people. We enjoy what we do and we celebrate success. We respect our people and practice open, honest and direct communication. We behave in an ethical, professional and principled manner.
  • Passion for Winning - We always want to be the best and are determined to outperform and beat our competition. We are a high energy, fast moving, decisive organization. We like action! We execute well and deliver.
  • Boundarylessness - We enjoy the global nature of our business and encourage our people to work collaboratively across business units, hierarchy and functions. Our people are supportive of each other and we seek partnership with customers, suppliers and contacts.