Baulderstone, formerly Baulderstone Hornibrook, was an Australian construction company.

History

MR Hornibrook

In 1926,

Manuel Hornibrook Sir Manuel Richard Hornibrook OBE (7 August 1893 – 30 May 1970) was an Australian builder and civil engineer. He founded the firm M R Hornibrook Pty Ltd that after merger with Baulderstone became one of the largest Australian civil engineer ...

founded a construction company in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

. Amongst its notable projects were the

Story Bridge The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River that carries vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the long ...

and

William Jolly Bridge The William Jolly Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge over the Brisbane River between North Quay in the Brisbane central business district and Grey Street in South Brisbane, within City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was design ...

. In the 1970s, it built the Sydney Opera House.History
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AW Baulderstone

In 1946, Bert Baulderstone founded a construction company in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. In 1984, Societe Auxiliaire d'Entreprises became a major shareholder in AW Baulderstone.

Baulderstone Hornibrook

In 1985 the two companies merged to form Baulderstone Hornibrook, with operations expanded overseas into Asia. In 1993 it was acquired by

Bilfinger Berger Bilfinger SE (previously named Bilfinger Berger AG) is a German company specialized in civil and industrial construction, engineering and services based in Mannheim, Germany. History Bilfinger dates back to 1880 when August Bernatz founded Be ...

. In October 2008 it was rebranded as Baulderstone. In December 2010 it was included in the sale of Bilfinger Berger Australia to

Lendlease Lendlease is a globally integrated real estate company that creates and invests in communities, workplaces, retail, and infrastructure projects, headquartered in Barangaroo, New South Wales, Australia. History Founding The company was estab ...

. The brand was retired in 2013 as part of a restructure of Lendlease's construction business units.Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2013
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Major projects

Major projects undertaken included:

References

External links

Company website
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