Australia’s Construction Leaders
Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd
Based: NSW/QLD
Established: 1994
Awards: 2006 Engineering Excellence Award for Grahamstown Dam Stage 2 augmentation; 2006 NSW Case Earth Award for Grahamstown Dam Stage 2 augmentation
Major current contracts: Infrastructure Belmont wastewater treatment works Stage 3 for Hunter Water Corporation, Wollongong STPrecycled water system Stage 2, City Road Footbridge, Ropes Creek Bridge at St Marys, design and construct footings for 92 Integral Energy transmission poles, design, construct and maintain landfill tar seep drain 2 at Sydney Olympic Park, replace Erskineville Road railway overbridge at Newtown, NSW; Goodna sewerage pump station, Ipswich
Building -RegentsPark industrial development, NSW; mobile base stations for Total Communication Infrastructure, NSW-QLD
Abigroup Contractors (Bilfinger Berger Australia)
Based:Sydney
Established: 1961 (as Abignano Pty Limited)
Annual revenue: $1.49 billion (2006)
Work in hand: $3 billion (start 2007)
Employees: 1850
Awards: 2006 National Engineering Excellence Award, Sydney Division Bradfield Award, Sydney Division Infrastructure Award, Sydney Division Project Management Award (M7 Motorway); 2006 Prospect Best Contract Miner of the Year Award, Prospect Excellence in Environmental Management Award, Victorian Case Earth Award, National Case Earth Award (Benambra Mine Rehabilitation); 2006 Master Builders Association of Victoria Excellence in Civil Construction Award, MBA National Excellence in Civil and Infrastructure Projects Award (Craigieburn Bypass); 2006 MBA Queensland Regional Construction Award, MBA State Construction Award Health Facilities (Royal Brisbane Hospital Block 7 Redevelopment); 2006 MBA Queensland Regional Construction Award Residential Building (Linear Apartments); 2006 MBA Regional Construction Award Educational Facilities, 2006 Queensland Architecture Award Brisbane Building of the Year (Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland); 2006 MBA Regional Construction Award Health Facilities (Parklands Aged Care Facility, Townsville); 2006 MBA Regional Construction Award Community Service Facilities (Northern Beaches Police Station, Mackay); 2006 MBA NSW Safety Award Commercial Projects (Mater Hospital, Newcastle); 2006 Australian Institute of Building Professional Excellence in Building Award (Epworth Hospital Redevelopment, Vic); 2007 Australian Institute of Building Award for Professional Excellence Residential Construction, 2007 MBA Victoria Award for Excellence Commercial Buildings (Empire & Mutual Apartments); 2007 MBA NQ Tourism & Hospitality Projects, Excellence in Workplace Health & Safety, Excellence in Environmental Management Awards (Blue on Blue, Townsville); 2007 MBA NQ Best Community Services Facilities (National Business Centre); 2007 MBA NQ Education Facilitiesto $2 million and $2-10 million (JCU Molecular Science Building)
Major current contracts: Civil Southern Regional Water Pipeline ($800 million), Water Matters Alliance ($110 million), Western Pipeline Water Scheme ($250 million), Gold Coast Pumps & Pipes Project ($72 million), Pimpama Coomera Water Future Package D ($76 million), Gateway Upgrade Project ($1.8 billion), Salisbury to Kuraby rail upgrade ($135 million), Tugun Bypass ($393 million), QLD; Coffs Infrastructure Alliance ($140 million), Hume Southern Alliance ($300 million), Karuah to Bulahdelah upgrade ($204 million), Bonville Deviation ($190 million), Coolac Bypass ($179 million), Alfords Point Bridge ($31 million), Brunswick Heads to Yelgun Upgrade ($221 million), NSW; Western Treatment Plant ($22 million), Essendon Fields road & bridge works ($11 million), Taylors Road ($26 million), Geelong Ring Road Stage 3 ($108 million), Vic; Port River Expressway Stages 2 & 3 ($135 million), SA
Building Mater Mothers Hospital ($140 million), UQ Centre for Clinical Research ($55 million), RBWH & PA Hospitals Improvement Project ($20 million), Ipswich Courthouse ($93 million), Blue on Blue Resort, Townsville ($64 million), QLD; RACV Country Club ($50 million), Refined Sugar Station, Yarraville ($42 million), Metropolitan Fire Brigade Complex ($28 million), Vic; University of Sydney Campus ($60 million), The Village at Balgowlah ($180 million), Multilevel Carpark at Sydney Airport ($65 million), Mater Hospital, Newcastle ($157 million), Pacific Square, Maroubra ($90 million), NSW
MiningDouglas Mineral Sands surface mining ($57.1 million), Vic; Newcastle Mater Hospital PPP, NSW
ADCIV Pty Ltd
Based: Stepney, SA
Established: 1987
Annual revenue: $35-40 million
Work in hand: $30 million (August 2007)
Employees:150+
Equipment fleet: $9 million (heavy earthmoving equipment)
Awards:1994 Australian Business Awards; 1996, 1998, 2000-2003 IEA Engineering Excellence Awards; 2000 RAIE Urban Heritage Awards; 1994, 2001, 2003 CCF EarthAwards (state-national environmental excellence); 1999, 2003, 2005 UDIA Presidents Award for Excellence
Major current contracts:Civil: Brompton rehabilitation & 240 residential development, Clipsal 500 Civil & Trackwork 2008, various Adelaide residential subdivisions, Lochiel Residential Green Estate, SA; Queensland Coomera large residential development, QLD
BuildingCommercial, industrial and residential development
MiningRoxby Downs expansion bulk earthworks & residential development for BHPBilliton, SA
Baulderstone Hornibrook (See: Bilfinger Berger Australia)
Based:Sydney
Established: 1926 (MR Hornibrook); 1946 (AW Baulderstone)
Revenue: $1.469 billion (2005-06)
Major current contracts: Civil Tank Street Bridge, QLD; Windsor Road upgrade; Pacific Highway Upgrade, Pussum Brush-Bundacree, NSW; Robinvale Bridge, SA
Building Sydney University Law Faculty ($84 million), NSW; PrinceCharlesHospital redevelopment ($134 million), QLD
BGC Contracting
Based:Perth, WA
Established: 1994
Annual revenue: $600 million (BGC Group revenue $1.45 billion, 2005-06)
Work in hand: $900 million (at May 2006)
Employees:1400
Equipment fleet: $70 million
Major current contracts: Civil Woodside Pluto LNG earthworks, Main Roads Term Network Contracts, Woodside Train 5 LNG civil works, Kimberley North highway construction, FMG Rail earthworks, WA; Sonoma Mine construction, BMA South Walker Creek, Clermont Coal Mine civil works, QLD
Mining: KoolanIsland(MGI), Plutonic (Barrick Gold),Koolyanobbing (Portman),Wodgina (Sons of Gwalia), Jundee (Newmont Mining), Lawlers (Barrick Gold), Rockys Reward (BHPB), WA
Bilfinger Berger Australia(Bilfinger Berger Australia)
Based:MacquariePark, NSW (Australia-New Zealand)
Established: 2005 (Bilfinger Berger Services)
Annual revenue: $400 million (2006)
Work in hand: $1.5 billion in long-term maintenance contracts
Employees: 2500 (Australia-NZ)
Awards: Contract Miner of the Year (finalist), PWC NZ 10 most innovative companies
Major current contracts:Various contracts in civil, building and mining covering expertise in asset management, design engineering, process technologies, project management, construction contracting, facilities management and operations and maintenance services
BMD Group
Based: Manly,QLD
Established: 1979
Annual revenue: $500 million
Work in hand: $2 billion
Employees: 1000
Awards: CCF Earth Awards
Major current contracts: Civil Tully Alliance with Albem, Maunsell and Main Roads Queensland ($170 million), Dalrymple Bay 7X Expansion ($100 million), QLD; F3 widening ($60 million), NSW
Bovis Lend Lease
Based: NSW
Established: 1951 (in Australia, founded as Civil & Civic)
Annual revenue: $792.9 million (August 2007)
Employees: 2100
Major current contracts: Building Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne Theatre Company, Victoria Harbour development, Royal Children’s Hospital, Vic; Top Ryde shopping centre redevelopment ($470 million), NSW; Robina Town Centre expansion ($180 million), QLD
CEC Group
Based:Cairns
Established: 1977; 2004 (public company)
Annual revenue: $230 million-plus (projected 2006-07)
Employees: 500
Major current contracts: Civil CairnsAirportBusinessPark fill, apron bays and taxiways, Cairns City Council wastewater treatment plants alliance, QLD
Building Silkwood Ridge, Timberlea Grove-Kingfisher Creek, The Avenue, Riverstone Hills, Oceans Edge, Northpoint subdivisions, QLD
Civmec Construction and Engineering
Based:Perth, WA
Established: 1991
Annual revenue: $100 million (2006-07)
Work in hand: $60 million
Employees: 200
Equipment fleet: $4 million
Major current contracts: Civil Concrete works at Mt Isa for new mills and associated works, QLD; Argyle service works including concrete, piping and mechanical works, WA.
BuildingDesign and construct AN Facility at Newman, design and construct Boddington workshop and ancillary works, WA
Clough Limited
Based:Perth, WA
Established: 1919
Annual revenue: $761.2 million
Work in hand: $828.36 million
Employees: 4061
Equipment fleet: $85.312 million (property, plant and equipment)
Major current contracts: Civil Kalgoorlie Reservoir, Boddington Gold Mine, WA
Mining Toms Gully Gold Mine, NT; Sanga Sanga Coal Mining, Gunung Bayan Coal Mining,Indonesia
DM Civil
Based:MaddingtonWA
Established: 1976
Annual revenue: $58 million
Work in hand: $35 million
Employees: 120
Equipment fleet: $14 million
Awards: National Case Earth Award; National Engineering Excellence
Major current contracts: Civil Port Coogee, Tuart Ridge, Coral Bay, WA
Building Busselton Pumping Station, WA
Downer EDI Limited (Downer EDI Works, Downer EDI Mining, Downer EDI Rail, Downer EDI Engineering)
Based: Sydney, NSW
Established: 1933 (NZ), 1984 (incorporated, Australia)
Annual revenue: $5.4 billion (2006-07)
Work in hand: $9.3 billion (September 2007)
Employees: 22,300
Major current contracts:CivilSee Works Infrastructure
Mining Mt Owen and Liddell coal processing plants development for Xstrata, NSW; electrical and instrumentation for Woodside’s LNG Train 5, port facilities upgrade and electrical and instrumental services of BHP Billion Rapid Growth Project 3-4, mine planning and mining for FMG’s Cloud Break and Christmas Creek iron ore mines, WA;
Downer EDI Works (Works Infrastructure)
Based:Melbourne and Auckland
Established: 1999 (Australia); 1996 (NZ)
Annual revenue: $1.62 billion (2006-07)
Work in hand: $1.2 billion (July 2007)
Employees:5500
Awards: 2003 and 2004 WA Case Earth Awards, Engineering Excellence Award
Major current contracts: Civil Australia and New Zealand; rail maintenance contracts in Victoria, SA and WA; road and rail construction and ancillary works; land development projects for local government and private clients in WA; Roe Highway-Orrong Road interchange, WA
FRH Group
Based: Vic
Established: 2002 (Fulton Hogan purchase of Standard Roads, Astec)
Employees: 1000+
Awards: 2007 Victorian CCF Earth Award (Murray RiverBridge, Cobram-Barooga); 2006 National Case Earth Award (Eastern Freeway); 2003 and 2004 Victorian Case Earth Awards
Major current contracts: Civil Calder Freeway design and construction ($153 million), Coliban Water pipeline ($30 million), Vic; Gold Coast airport runway extension ($17 million), Amberley RAAF earthworks and pavement construction, QLD
Georgiou Group Pty Ltd
Based:Perth, WA
Established: 1977
Employees: 250+
Awards: 2007 UDIA National Award for Excellence Masterplanned Development; 2006 Award for Enviromental Excellence; 1997, 2001 and 2003 Case Earth Awards
Major current contracts: Civil Ellenbrook Estate,Civil, structural and services works for Wesfarmers’ Kwinana LNG plant, Boddington Gold Mine expansion construction works, WA
Infrastructure PortKemblaEasternBasin construction ($27 million), NSW
Golding Contractors
Based: Milton, QLD
Established: 1942
Annual revenue: $325 million (reported 2005-06)
Employees: 700+
Equipment fleet: $150 million+
Awards: 2007 Best Training Processes and Practices of the Year - Large Company m
Major current contracts: Civil YAR 2 Civil Works
MiningEnsham, Gregory, Kogan Creek, Equigold, Bajoul
Grocon Constructors
Based: Melbourne
Established: 1950s
Annual revenue: $12.7 billion (projected 2007-08)
Employees: 500
Awards: Australian Property Institute Award (EurekaTower)
Major current contracts: Civil Rectangular Stadium for Victorian Government ($256 million)
Building AXA Building, Vic; 413 George Street, 157 Liverpool Street, NSW; Vison Towerfor Austcorp, Soul Tower at Surfers Paradise for Juniper, QLD
JA Dodd Ltd
Based:South Melbourne
Established: 1975
Annual revenue: $140 million (2006)
Work in hand: $80.35 million (August 2007)
Employees: 180
Equipment fleet: $2.35 million
Awards:Australian Institute of Building 2006 Commercial Construction $10-50 million and $2.5-10 million, 2005 Commercial Construction $2.5-10 million, 2003 Professional Excellence in Building (state and national), 2002 Professional Excellence in Building, 1999 Professional Excellence in Building; MBAVictoria 2004 Excellence in Civil Construction, 2003 Excellence in Stonemasonry, 2003 Excellence in Civil Construction, 2002 Excellence in Construction, 2001 Most Innovative Construction Methods, 2000 Excellence in New Construction (Civil), 2000 Resource Efficient Builder; MBA: 2002 National Commercial Refurbishment-Fitout-Alterations Award, 2000 National Civil Construction Award; Case Earth Awards 2003, 2002 and 1999; Landscape Industries Association of Victoria 2006 Australian Commercial Landscaper of the Year, 2005 Commercial Landscape Construction Civil, 2005 Landscape of the Year
Major current contracts: Civil Cheltenham Road Widening, Waterfront City, Carpark and road widening at CSR Gyprock, MFB Burnley Pavements, Civil landscape at International Centre & Business Building Project, Camp Hill Primary School Bendigo, Ticket System Upgrade, Geelong Grammar Toorak, Accessible Bus Stops, Caroline Springs
BuildingCamberwell Grammar School, Eastlink Stations (Noble Park/Dandenong), Eastlink Stations (Heatherdale-Kananook), Australia Post Delivery Centre, Geelong Grammar School Glamorgan Campus, Immigration Transit Centre, Caroline Springs Community Centre, Geelong Grammar Corio Well-being Centre, Pilkington Batch Plant, Australian Technical College Sunshine
John Holland (Leighton Group)
Based:Sydney
Established: 1949
Annual revenue: $2.41 billion (2006-07); $2.2 billion (2005-06)
Work in hand: $3.2 billion (September 2007)
Employees: 3600
Major current contracts: Civil Gold Coast desalination plant, Mackay wastewater and recycling project, Ross River Dam construction, QLD; Sydney desalination plant (Blue Water JV with Veolia Water), Coffs Infrastructure Alliance water and building infrastructure, Priority Sewerage Program Alliance, NSW; Northern Sewer Project 1 sewer tunnels, Vic; Sunset Coast wastewater treatment plant, WA
Infrastructure Cronulla rail line duplication, South Improvement Alliance (MVM Rail-O’Donnell Griffin) rail package, NSW; Middleborough Road alliance, EastLink Tollway, Vic; Pilbara port facilities, WA; Dalrymple Bay coal terminal upgrade, QLD
Building Reliance Rail maintenance facility, Holsworthy Barracks special operations facilities, NSW; National Portrait Gallery, ACT; Southbank TAFE educational facilities, QLD;
Mining Werris Creek coal mine, NSW
Laing O’Rourke (ex Barclay Mowlem)
Based: NSW
Established: 2004
Annual revenue: $623.6 million (2006-07)
Work in hand: $626.4 million (August 2007)
Employees:2040
Awards: 2007 MBANorthQueenslandIndustrialBuildings, Education Facilities awards; 2006 MBA Queensland Project of the Year (Saville Hotel and Apartments), 2006 MBA Gold Cost Residential High Rise Award (Air on Broadbeach), 2006 Case Earth Awards (Lawrence Hargrave Drive)
Major current contracts: CivilHazelbrook Underpass on Great Western Highway, Chatswood Transport Interchange, Hornsby Platform 5 and Stabling project, North Coast Improvement Alliance for ARTC, West Camden sewage treatment plant amplification and upgrade, NSW; Maroochydore sewage treatment plant, Western Corridor Recycled Water Project, QLD;
Building Pinnacle Office Park at North Ryde ($78 million), NSW; Elysee Residences at Kirra Beach, Thursday Island Hospital Redevelopment, Brisbane Airport long-term carpark, QLD; Darwin Convention and Exhibition Centre, NT
Mining FMG railway construction, WA
Leighton Contractors (Leighton Group)
Based:Chatswood, NSW
Established: 1949
Annual revenue: $3.2 billion (2006-07)
Work in hand: $6.884 billion (June 2007)
Major current contracts: Civil Liverpool Ashfield pipeline, NSW
Infrastructure Perth to Bunbury Highway, WA; North South Bypass tunnel, Gateway Motorway upgrade, Ipswich-Logan motorway upgrade, Caboolture Bypass, Inner Northern Busway, QLD; Deer Park Bypass, Dynon Port rail link, Vic; North West Transitway, Hume Highway duplication, metropolitan rail upgrade, NSW;
Building Bungendore Defence Headquarters, NSW; Karratha Gap Ridge Village, WA; GreenSquareNorthTower, QLD
Mining Middlemount coal mine, Poitrel coal mine, Peak Downs and Saraji coal mines, Moorvale coal mine,QLD; Yandi iron ore mine (HWE Mining), Area C iron ore mine, Orebody 23/25 (HWE Mining), Koolyanobbing iron ore mine, St Ives gold mine, Cockatoo iron ore mine, WA; SMR Magnet iron ore mine (HWE Mining), SA; Callie gold mine, NT; Duralie coal mine, NSW
Leighton Holdings (group companies include John Holland, Leighton Contractors, Thiess)
Based:St Leonards, NSW
Established: 1949
Annual revenue: $11.891 billion (2006-07); engineering-infrastructure $4.9 billion, mining-resources $3.4 billion, services $1.9 billion
Work in hand: $11.891 billion (June 30, 2007)
Employees: 27,834
Equipment fleet: $2.1 billion (approx), half owned and half leased
Major current contracts:Civil EastLink project ($2.54 billion) by Thiess-John Holland, Vic; North South Bypass Tunnel by Leighton Contractors and Baulderstone Hornibrook ($1.85 billion), Gateway Upgrade by Leighton Contractors and Abigroup ($1.33 billion), Gold Coast Desalination project by John Holland ($995 million), QLD; Port Hedland port facilities by Leighton International. See operating company listings for more
BuildingBungendore Defence Headquarters by Leighton Contractors ($244 million), NSW
MiningProminent Hill by Thiess ($790 million), SA
Macmahon Holdings
Based:East Perth, WA
Established: 1963
Annual revenue: $966 million (2006-07)
Work in hand: $2 billion (June 2007)
Employees:3000+
Major current contracts: Civil Mitchell Freeway Extension, Millstream Link, Eyre Highway Extension, WA; Hale Street Link, Jilalan Rail Yard upgrade, Logan River Catchment,QLD; Southern Improvement Alliance, NSW; Darwin City Waterfront, NT
MiningLeinster, Argyle, Nifty, Orebody 18-Wheelara, Ellendale, WA; Olympic Dam, SA; Eaglefield, Mount Isa, Phosphate Hill, Saraji,QLD; Bendigo, Vic; Bootu Creek, NT; Waihi, NZ
McConnell Dowell (Aveng Group)
Based:Melbourne
Established: 1960
Annual revenue: $1.03 billion (2006-07)
Work in hand: $1.4 billion (June 30, 2007)
Employees: 5000 (incl 1500 permanent engineering and technical staff)
Major current contracts: Civil OsbourneCommon User Facility, Bakewell Bridge underpass, SA; Pilbara Iron Ore load out wharf, Dampier Port Upgrade Phase B, Cape Lambert Wharf Expansion, WA; North Melbourne Station upgrade, Bogong Hydro Power Scheme, Vic; Meander RCC Dam, Tas; Western Sydney Recycling Scheme, Western Sydney Recycled Water Pipeline, NSW; Southern Regional Water Pipeline, Western Pipeline Alliance, QLD
MiningPikeRiver Coal Mine, NZ; PT Dairi Underground Mine, Sumatra; Didipio Mine Drainage Tunnel, Philippines
Thiess Pty Ltd (Leighton Holdings)
Based: Brisbane, QLD
Established:1933
Annual revenue: $4.752 billion (2006-07)
Work in hand:$8.799 billion (June 2007)
Employees: 18,000+
Major current contracts: Civil Hinze Dam Stage 3 upgrade, Bundamba water treatment plant, QLD; Metro Alliance wastewater treatment plant upgrades, Perth Metro North water, wastewater and drainage, WA; Loy Yang power station earthworks, Vic; Project Magnet, SA
Infrastructure EastLinkTollway, Calder Freeway, Vic; Townsville-Thuringowa ring Road extension ($93 million), Caboolture-Beerburrum rail duplication, QLD; Parramatta Rail Link, NSW
Building Lavarack Barracks redevelopment Stage 4 ($207 million), QLD; Westmead Hospitalredevelopment, NSW; 400 George Street, Polaris Data Centre ($121 million), QLD; 18 Marcus Street, ACT
Mining Prominent Hill copper-gold mine, SA; Collinsville coal mine, Burton coal mine,Lake Lindsay coal plant, South Walker Creek coal mine ($345 million),Curragh North mine, Dawson coal mine overland conveyors,QLD; Mt Keith nickel mine, Lang Hancock rail link, WA; Eastern Railway coal operation, Mt Owen coal mine,Wilpinjong coal mine, NSW