Abigroup

Abigroup
IndustryConstruction
Founded1957
Defunct2013
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
Australia
Number of employees
2,100 (December 2009)
ParentLendlease
Websitewww.abigroup.com.au

Abigroup was an Australian construction company.

History

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

Major projects undertaken included:

References
  1. Company Background Abigroup
  2. Valemus Limited Prospectus Valemus June 2010 pages 71/72
  3. Lend Lease to acquire leading Australian engineering and construction businesses Lend Lease 21 December 2010
  4. Abigroup and Baulderstone brand names disappear into restructured Lend Lease Property Observer 2 August 2013
  5. Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2013 Lend Lease
  6. "M2 Hills Motorway". Roads Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  7. "Ace for Abigroup as it grabs $28m Olympics tennis deal". Australia Financial Review. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. "Abigroup to sell Sydney Super Dome". Australia Financial Review. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. "Westlink M7 Contract Summary" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. Port River Expressway Brochure Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
  11. Brisbane's new Gateway Bridge progressing International Construction, 19 March 2010
  12. "Abigroup to build $1.374 billion Adelaide Desalination Plant". Project Link. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  13. "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.
  14. "Link delay after Abigroup cost 'discrepancies'". MP News. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. Abigroup wins Queensland Children's Hospital tender The Courier-Mail 29 January 2010
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