Barclay Mowlem was an Australian construction company that traded from 1957 until 2006.
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| Formerly | Barclays Bros |
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| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Don Barclay Ian Barclay |
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | Australia South East Asia |
| Revenue | $893 million (2003) |
| $26 million (2003) | |
Number of employees | 2,000 (2001) |
| Parent | Mowlem |
| Website | www.barclaymowlem.com.au |
History
editIn 1957, Barclay Bros was founded in Brisbane by Don and Ian Barclay, growing to become one of the largest construction companies in Queensland. In 1958 it expanded into Papua New Guinea when it was awarded a contract to build a new hospital in Madang. In 1971 John Mowlem purchased a 40% shareholding, later taking 100% ownership. It expanded into all other Australian mainland states except South Australia and into Asia.[1]
In 1985, Barclay Bros merged with Roberts Construction, making it one of the top five Australian construction companies.[2][3] In 1988 it was rebranded Barclay Mowlem.[2]
In December 2005, Barclay Mowlem was included in the purchase of Mowlem by Carillion.[4] With no other Australian operations, Carillion put the business up for sale, with Laing O'Rourke purchasing it in July 2006 and retiring the brand.[5][6]
Notable projects
editNotable projects completed by Barclay Mowlem included:
- Houghton Highway Bridge, completed in 1979[7]
- Queensland Performing Arts Centre, completed in 1985[7]
- Brisbane Airport domestic terminal, completed in 1987[7]
- 111 George Street, completed in 1993[8]
- Woronora River Bridge, completed in 2001[9]
- Alice Springs to Darwin railway as part of a consortium with John Holland, Kellogg Brown & Root and Macmahon, completed in 2004[10]
- Joondalup line extension from Currambine to Clarkson, completed in 2004[11]
- Sea Cliff Bridge, completed in 2005[12]
- Taiwan High Speed Rail depot and track laying as part of a consortium with Fu Tsu Construction, Heitkamp Rail, Hsin Lung Construction and Leighton Asia, completed in 2005[13][14]
- Thornlie railway station, completed in 2005[15]
At the time of its sale to Laing O'Rourke, Barclay Mowlem was involved in the construction of the Chatswood Transport Interchange and Fortescue railway.[16][17]
References
edit- ^ New Firm Papua New Guinea Post-Courier 20 October 1970 page 19
- ^ a b Constructing a large slice of history Australian Institute of Company Directors 1 September 2001
- ^ Ian Barclay Laing O'Rourke 5 September 2011
- ^ Construction firms agree takeover BBC News 7 December 2005
- ^ Barclay Mowlem up for grabs Australian Financial Review 28 March 2006
- ^ Carillion sells Barclay Mowlem to Laing O'Rourke Australia for £30m Construction News 3 July 2006
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Clyde Ian Barclay". The Courier-Mail. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Inquiry Information Paper" (PDF). Public Works Committee. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Construction Achievement Award Australian Constructors Association
- ^ Trade Track to Asia New Civil Engineer 1 September 2000
- ^ $17m Perth contract for BMA and Alsthom Rail Express 6 March 2002
- ^ $10 million fix for Sea Cliff Bridge Illawarra Mercury 10 July 2012
- ^ Barclay Mowlem wins $345m Taiwan rail contract Rail Express 24 June 2003
- ^ NSW consortium wins $180m fast train deal Sydney Morning Herald 13 April 2002
- ^ Preferred tenderer announced for Thornlie Station Public Transport Authority 12 February 2004
- ^ It’s all change at Chatswood Australian Financial Review 1 July 2005
- ^ Barclay Mowlem to join Fortescue project Sydney Morning Herald 17 September 2004