Baulderstone

Baulderstone
Formerly	Baulderstone Hornibrook
Industry	Construction
Founded	1926; 99 years ago
Defunct	2013; 12 years ago
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Area served	Australia
Number of employees	1,400 (December 2009)
Parent	Lendlease
Website	www.baulderstone.com.au

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

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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c History Baulderstone
^ ^a ^b ^c Valemus Limited Prospectus Valemus June 2010 page 76
^ Baulderstone Hornibrook Becomes Baulderstone Baulderstone 9 October 2008
^ 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
^ "MR Hornibrook". Your Brisbane Past and Present. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Bridge builder cemented into history books". QUT Business School. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Anton Enus: The indisputable masterpiece that is the Sydney Opera House". SBS News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "South Road overpass construction". National Library of Australia. 1984. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Baulderstone wins $350 million Adelaide Convention Centre contract". Australian Leisure Magazine. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Westpac House". Skyscraper center. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Anzac Bridge at Structurae
^ "Flashback: Building the Bolte Bridge". Roads on Line. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Design and Construction of the My Thuan Bridge, Vietnam". Rail Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Stadium Precinct". Development Victoria. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Graham Farmer Freeway - Perth". Australian Tunnelling Society. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
^ "Melbourne Museum". Structurae. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ History M5 East
^ "Construction of the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre" (PDF). Auditor-General. 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Cross City Tunnel Contract" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Melbourne Health Media Release Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine 11 April 2005. Accessed 9 June 2010
^ "Ho Chi Minh City pushes ahead with Thu Thiêm Bridge 4 project". World Highways. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ The finalists for the 2010 Australian Construction Achievement Award Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Clem Jones Tunnel - an engineering feat Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

External links

Company website

[History-1] History Baulderstone

[Prospectus-2] Valemus Limited Prospectus Valemus June 2010 page 76

[3] Baulderstone Hornibrook Becomes Baulderstone Baulderstone 9 October 2008

[4] Lend Lease to acquire leading Australian engineering and construction businesses Lend Lease 21 December 2010

[5] Abigroup and Baulderstone brand names disappear into restructured Lend Lease Property Observer 2 August 2013

[6] Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2013 Lend Lease

[7] "MR Hornibrook". Your Brisbane Past and Present. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[8] "Bridge builder cemented into history books". QUT Business School. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[9] "Anton Enus: The indisputable masterpiece that is the Sydney Opera House". SBS News. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[10] "South Road overpass construction". National Library of Australia. 1984. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[11] "Baulderstone wins $350 million Adelaide Convention Centre contract". Australian Leisure Magazine. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[12] "Westpac House". Skyscraper center. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[13] Anzac Bridge at Structurae

[14] "Flashback: Building the Bolte Bridge". Roads on Line. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[15] "Design and Construction of the My Thuan Bridge, Vietnam". Rail Knowledge Bank. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[16] "Stadium Precinct". Development Victoria. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[17] "Graham Farmer Freeway - Perth". Australian Tunnelling Society. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.

[18] "Melbourne Museum". Structurae. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[19] History M5 East

[20] "Construction of the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre" (PDF). Auditor-General. 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[21] "Cross City Tunnel Contract" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[22] Melbourne Health Media Release Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine 11 April 2005. Accessed 9 June 2010

[23] "Ho Chi Minh City pushes ahead with Thu Thiêm Bridge 4 project". World Highways. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[24] The finalists for the 2010 Australian Construction Achievement Award Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[25] Clem Jones Tunnel - an engineering feat Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[26] "Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

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