Corporate Body
John Holland Group Pty Ltd (1949 - )
- From
- 16 May 1949
Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia - Functions
- Building or Construction Industries, Metallurgy, Mineralogy or Mining, Telecommunications and Rail Industry
- Website
- http://www.johnholland.com.au/
- Reference No
- ABN 37 050 242 147
- Location
- 70 Trenerry Crescent, Abbotsford Victoria 3067
Summary
The John Holland Group Pty Ltd was established in 1949 as an engineering and construction company. In 1991 Janet Holmes à Court's Heytesbury Pty Ltd acquired John Holland & Co and in 2000 Leighton Holdings acquired 70% of John Holland Australia. Over the next few year the company diversified and bought out the telecommunications company Quantum (2001), Fletcher Construction's Australian business (2002) and others. In 2005 it launched John Holland Mining to re-enter the mining sector. Today the John Holland Group continues to influence the shape of Australia and works in many diverse industries.
Related entries
Timeline
1950 - c. 1991 John Holland Constructions
1949 - John Holland Group Pty Ltd
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-625564. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_j.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 19 July 2001, Last modified: 17 June 2010
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