The John Holland Group is an infrastructure, building, rail and transport business operating in Australia and New Zealand. Headquartered in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, it is a subsidiary of China Communications Construction.

History

The company was founded in 1949 by John Holland. In 1991 the business was purchased by

Janet Holmes à Court Janet Holmes à Court, AC, HonFAHA, HonFAIB (born Janet Lee Ranford on 29 November 1943 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian businesswoman and one of Australia's wealthiest women. She is the Chairperson of one of Australia's largest ...

Heytesbury Pty Ltd Heytesbury Pty. Ltd. is the privately owned company of the Holmes à Court family in Western Australia. Originally called Heytesbury Holdings, the company was formed by Robert Holmes à Court in the 1970s as the holding company of his rapidly e ...

. In 2000,

Leighton Holdings CIMIC Group Limited (formerly Leighton Holdings) is an Australian construction contractor. It is active in the telecommunications, engineering and infrastructure, building and property, mining and resources, and environmental services industries ...

bought a 70% stake in the company, this was increased to 99% in 2004 and 100% in December 2007. In December 2002, the construction assets of

Transfield Holdings Transfield Holdings is a privately owned Australian investment company with experience in industrial services, infrastructure, and renewable energy. History Transfield Holdings's origins can be traced to 1956 when an Italian-born immigrant ele ...

were acquired. In November 2012, John Holland Tunnelling was awarded the International Tunnelling Contractor of the Year, for the Northern Sewerage Project in Melbourne. In December 2014, Leighton Holdings agreed terms with China Communications Construction to sell John Holland. The transaction was completed in April 2015 after the Federal Government approved the sale.

Major projects

Major projects include:

Transport

As part of the consortium selected to build the Alice Springs to Darwin railway line, John Holland took a 7.5% shareholding in the

Asia Pacific Transport Consortium The Asia Pacific Transport Consortium was established in 1999 to: Under a concession deed by the AustralAsia Railway Corporation, it was also contracted for performance of the project. The consortium performed all rail safety, marketing, o ...

in 2000. John Holland has interests in

Metro Trains Melbourne Metro Trains Melbourne, often known simply as Metro, is the franchise operator of the electrified suburban passenger service on the Melbourne rail network. Metro Trains Melbourne is a joint venture between Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation (60% ...

and

Metro Trains Sydney Metro Trains Sydney Pty Ltd (MTS) is the operator of the Sydney Metro. It is a joint venture between Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation, John Holland Group and UGL Rail formed in September 2014. It operates the network with a fleet of 22 Alstom Met ...

that operate the Melbourne suburban train network and Sydney Metro respectively. In January 2012, John Holland commenced the operation and maintenance of the New South Wales Regional Network under a ten-year contract with

Transport for NSW Transport for NSW, sometimes abbreviated to TfNSW, and pronounced as Transport for New South Wales, is an agency of the New South Wales Government established on 1 November 2011, and is the leading transport and roads agency in New South Wales, ...

, comprising 2,400 route kilometres of operational passenger and freight rail lines and 3,100 route kilometres of non-operational lines. This ceased at the end of 2021 with the contract passing to

UGL Rail UGL Rail is an Australian rail company specialising in building, maintaining and refurbishing diesel locomotives, diesel and electric multiple units and freight wagons. It is a subsidiary of UGL Limited and is based in Melbourne, with a staff of ...

. In April 2019, John Holland commenced the operation and maintenance of the Canberra Light Rail through its Canberra Metro Operations (CMET) joint venture. In July 2020, John Holland became responsible for maintenance of the

Glenelg tram line The Glenelg tram line is a tram/ light rail line in Adelaide. Apart from a short street-running section in Glenelg, the line has its own reservation, with minimal interference from road traffic. The service is free in the city centre and a ...

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

as part of the

Torrens Connect Torrens Connect is a public transport operator in Adelaide, Australia that commenced operating bus and tram services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure in July 2020. It is ...

consortium. In April 2022,

Transdev John Holland Transdev John Holland Buses is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A joint venture between Transdev and John Holland, it operates services in Sydney Bus Region 9 in the Eastern Suburbs under contract to Transport for NSW. It is a separate comp ...

commenced operating Sydney Bus Region 9 in the

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under contract to

.Sydney Region 9 bus contract secured: John Holland-Transdev
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References

External links

Company website
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