Multiplex scion Andrew Roberts is set to shake up the construction industry again with the launch of a new company in joint venture with Italian family-owned construction group Impresa Pizzarotti & C.

Six months in the making, the new company called Roberts Pizzarotti, will be led by former Multiplex and Lendlease executive Alison Mirams, who will seek to tap into growing commercial and residential construction work available on the Australian eastern seaboard.