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Lend Lease Infrastructure (formerly Valemus and Bilfinger Berger Australia, trading as
Lend Lease) is the second largest construction and engineering specialist business in Australia
and a division of Lend Lease Group.
It is active in the civil engineering, building and property, mining and resources, telecommunications, infrastructure services, engineering services and environmental services industries.
’s investments in Australia. BBAG had acquired Baulderstone Hornibrook in 1993 and Abigroup in 2004. Bilfinger Berger Services was created in November 2005 by transferring the services businesses owned by Abigroup and Baulderstone to a new services focused company. In November 2009 it was announced that consideration was being given to floating BBA on the Australian Securities Exchange
via an initial public offering
(IPO) and in June 2010 BBA changed its name to Valemus but the listing was abandoned in July 2010. In March 2011 the company was acquired by Lend Lease Group.
Doing business as
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Lend Lease) is the second largest construction and engineering specialist business in Australia
Australia
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and a division of Lend Lease Group.
It is active in the civil engineering, building and property, mining and resources, telecommunications, infrastructure services, engineering services and environmental services industries.
History
Lend Lease Infrastructure was originally established as Bilfinger Berger Australia (BBA) in 2004 as the holding company of Bilfinger Berger AG (BBAG)Bilfinger Berger
Bilfinger Berger is a large, internationally active construction and services company based in Mannheim, Germany.-History:Bilfinger Berger dates back to 1880 when August Bernatz founded an engineering business which became known, from 1886 as Bernatz & Grün and, from 1892, as Grün & Bilfinger.In...
’s investments in Australia. BBAG had acquired Baulderstone Hornibrook in 1993 and Abigroup in 2004. Bilfinger Berger Services was created in November 2005 by transferring the services businesses owned by Abigroup and Baulderstone to a new services focused company. In November 2009 it was announced that consideration was being given to floating BBA on the Australian Securities Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
The Australian Securities Exchange was created by the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and the Sydney Futures Exchange in July 2006. It is the primary stock exchange group in Australia....
via an initial public offering
Initial public offering
An initial public offering or stock market launch, is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. It can be used by either small or large companies to raise expansion capital and become publicly traded enterprises...
(IPO) and in June 2010 BBA changed its name to Valemus but the listing was abandoned in July 2010. In March 2011 the company was acquired by Lend Lease Group.
Operations
Lend Lease Infrastructure consists of three operating companies which are autonomous entities:- Abigroup
- Baulderstone
- Conneq, formerly Bilfinger Berger Services
Major projects
Major projects undertaken by Lend Lease Infrastructure included:- Anzac BridgeANZAC BridgeThe ANZAC Bridge or Anzac Bridge , replacing the earlier Glebe Island Bridge, is a large cable-stayed bridge spanning Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and Glebe Island in proximity to the central business district of Sydney, Australia...
– Baulderstone NSW, completed in 1995 - Graham Farmer FreewayGraham Farmer FreewayThe Graham Farmer Freeway is a major part of the metropolitan road infrastructure in Perth, Western Australia. It is long and links Rivervale and East Perth with West Perth, bypassing Perth's central business district...
- Baulderstone WA, completed in 2000 - University of QueenslandUniversity of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, Australian Institute of Bioscience and Nanotechnology – Abigroup, QLD, completed in 2006 - Hume Highway Albury bypassHume HighwayThe Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...
- Abigroup, NSW, completed in 2007 - Port River ExpresswayPort River ExpresswayThe Port River Expressway is a freeway-grade road. The expressway links Port Adelaide and the LeFevre Peninsula to the northern suburbs of Adelaide and major interstate routes via Salisbury Highway to Port Wakefield Road and the Northern Expressway to Perth and Sydney.The expressway is only...
- Abigroup, SA, completed in 2008 - Royal Women's HospitalRoyal Women's Hospital, MelbourneThe Royal Women's Hospital, located in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, is Australia's largest specialist women's hospital, offering a full range of services in maternity, gynaecology, neonatal care and women's health. It also offers complementary services such as social work, physiotherapy and...
- Baulderstone, VIC, completed in 2008 - University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, Jane Foss Russell Building - Abigroup, NSW, completed in 2009 - Kurilpa Bridge - Baulderstone, QLD, completed in 2009
- Clem Jones Tunnel – Baulderstone, QLD, completed in 2010
- Gateway Bridge Duplication – Abigroup, QLD, due to be completed in 2011
- Queensland Children's HospitalQueensland Children's HospitalThe Queensland Children's Hospital is a new major children’s hospital under construction in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.The hospital will combine the Royal Children's Hospital, Herston and the Mater Children's Hospital together into one new facility located next to the existing Mater...
- Abigroup, QLD, due to be completed in 2014