Baulderstone
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| Formerly | Baulderstone Hornibrook |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Number of employees | 1,400 (December 2009) |
| Parent | Lendlease |
| Website | www.baulderstone.com.au |
Baulderstone, formerly Baulderstone Hornibrook, was an Australian construction company.
History
[edit]MR Hornibrook
[edit]In 1926, Manuel Hornibrook founded a construction company in Brisbane. Amongst its notable projects were the Story Bridge and William Jolly Bridge. In the 1970s, it built the Sydney Opera House.[1][2]
AW Baulderstone
[edit]In 1946, Albert (Bert) William Baulderstone (born on 18 June 1906 in Longwood, Adelaide Hills) founded a construction company in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1984, Societe Auxiliaire d'Entreprises became a major shareholder in AW Baulderstone.[1][2]
Baulderstone Hornibrook
[edit]In 1985 the two companies merged to form Baulderstone Hornibrook, with operations expanded overseas into Asia. In 1993 it was acquired by Bilfinger Berger.[1][2] In October 2008 it was rebranded as Baulderstone.[3] In December 2010 it was included in the sale of Bilfinger Berger Australia to Lendlease.[4] The brand was retired in 2013 as part of a restructure of Lendlease's construction business units.[5][6]
Major projects
[edit]Major projects undertaken included:
- William Jolly Bridge, completed in 1932[7]
- Story Bridge, completed in 1940[8]
- Sydney Opera House, completed in 1973[9]
- Emerson Crossing, completed in 1983[10]
- Adelaide Convention Centre, completed in 1987[11]
- State Bank Building, completed in 1988[12]
- Anzac Bridge, completed in 1995[13]
- Bolte Bridge, completed in 1999[14]
- Mỹ Thuận Bridge, Vietnam, completed in 2000[15]
- Docklands Stadium, completed in 2000[16]
- Graham Farmer Freeway, completed in 2000[17]
- Melbourne Museum, completed in 2000[18]
- M5 Motorway East, completed in 2001[19]
- Christmas Island Detention Centre, completed in 2003[20]
- Cross City Tunnel, completed 2005[21]
- Royal Women's Hospital, completed in 2008[22]
- Phú Mỹ Bridge, Vietnam, completed in 2009[23]
- Kurilpa Bridge, completed in 2009[24]
- Clem Jones Tunnel, completed in 2010[25]
- Southern Queensland Correctional Centre, completed in 2012[26]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c History Baulderstone
- ^ a b c Valemus Limited Prospectus Valemus June 2010 page 76
- ^ Baulderstone Hornibrook Becomes Baulderstone Baulderstone 9 October 2008
- ^ Lend Lease to acquire leading Australian engineering and construction businesses Lend Lease 21 December 2010
- ^ Abigroup and Baulderstone brand names disappear into restructured Lend Lease Property Observer 2 August 2013
- ^ Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2013 Lend Lease
- ^ "MR Hornibrook". Your Brisbane Past and Present. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Bridge builder cemented into history books". QUT Business School. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Anton Enus: The indisputable masterpiece that is the Sydney Opera House". SBS News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "South Road overpass construction". National Library of Australia. 1984. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Baulderstone wins $350 million Adelaide Convention Centre contract". Australian Leisure Magazine. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Westpac House". Skyscraper center. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Anzac Bridge at Structurae
- ^ "Flashback: Building the Bolte Bridge". Roads on Line. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Design and Construction of the My Thuan Bridge, Vietnam". Rail Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Stadium Precinct". Development Victoria. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Graham Farmer Freeway - Perth". Australian Tunnelling Society. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Melbourne Museum". Structurae. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ History M5 East
- ^ "Construction of the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre" (PDF). Auditor-General. 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Cross City Tunnel Contract" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Melbourne Health Media Release Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine 11 April 2005. Accessed 9 June 2010
- ^ "Ho Chi Minh City pushes ahead with Thu Thiêm Bridge 4 project". World Highways. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ The finalists for the 2010 Australian Construction Achievement Award Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Clem Jones Tunnel - an engineering feat Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
