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Baulderstone
Australian construction company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baulderstone, formerly Baulderstone Hornibrook, was an Australian construction company.
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History
MR Hornibrook
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
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
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]
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Major projects
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]
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