Abigroup
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| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Number of employees | 2,100 (December 2009) |
| Parent | Lendlease |
| Website | www.abigroup.com.au |
Abigroup was an Australian construction company.
History
[edit]Abigroup was established as Graham Evans & Co in 1957 as a civil engineering company within New South Wales, being renamed Abignano in 1961. In 1981 it was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. In 1984 Abignano acquired Enacon followed in 1987 by Robert Salzer Constructions.[1][2]
In 1988, Abignano was renamed Abigroup following a management buyout and building company Hughes Bros was acquired.[1] In 2004, Abigroup was acquired by Bilfinger Berger. In December 2010 it was included in the sale of Bilfinger Berger Australia to Lendlease.[3] The brand was retired in 2013 as part of a restructure of Lendlease's construction business units.[4][5]
Major projects
[edit]Major projects undertaken included:
- M2 Hills Motorway, completed in 1997[6]
- Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, completed in 1998[7]
- Sydney Super Dome, completed in 1999[8]
- Sydney International Regatta Centre, completed in 2000[7]
- Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, completed in 2000[7]
- Westlink M7, completed in 2005[9]
- Port River Expressway, completed in 2008[10]
- Gateway Bridge Duplication, completed in 2011[11]
- Adelaide Desalination Plant, completed in 2012[12]
- Ipswich Motorway, completed in 2012[13]
- Peninsula Link, completed in 2013[14]
- Queensland Children's Hospital, completed in 2014[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Company Background Abigroup
- ^ Valemus Limited Prospectus Valemus June 2010 pages 71/72
- ^ 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
- ^ "M2 Hills Motorway". Roads Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ace for Abigroup as it grabs $28m Olympics tennis deal". Australia Financial Review. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Abigroup to sell Sydney Super Dome". Australia Financial Review. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Westlink M7 Contract Summary" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Port River Expressway Brochure Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
- ^ Brisbane's new Gateway Bridge progressing International Construction, 19 March 2010
- ^ "Abigroup to build $1.374 billion Adelaide Desalination Plant". Project Link. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Ipswich Motorway upgrade: Dinmore to Goodna". Department of Transport and Main Roads. 17 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Link delay after Abigroup cost 'discrepancies'". MP News. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Abigroup wins Queensland Children's Hospital tender The Courier-Mail 29 January 2010
