Buckeridge Group of Companies, commonly known as BGC, is a private corporate group of construction and building-related companies operating primarily in Western Australia.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Building |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Headquarters | Perth |
Area served | Western Australia |
Key people | Len Buckeridge |
| Products | concrete, windows, roofing, bricks |
| Services | home building |
| $163 million | |
| Website | bgc.com.au |
BGC is one of the largest privately owned companies in Australia. It was owned entirely by its founder, Len Buckeridge, until his death in 2014.[1][2][3][4] In 2016, family quarrels over his estate erupted into 22 separate legal actions.[5]
Group structure edit
BGC consists of the following companies:
- BGC Asphalt
- BGC Blokpave
- BGC Blokstone
- BGC Builders Supplies
- BGC Cement
- BGC Cemtech
- BGC Clay
- BGC Commercial Windows
- BGC Concrete[6]
- BGC Construction
- BGC Contracting[7]
- BGC Fibre Cement
- BGC Insulation
- BGC Plasterboard[8]
- BGC Plumbing
- BGC Quarries
- BGC Transport
- Brikmakers[9]
- Affinity Windows[10]
- Automated Surveys
- Harmony Roof Tiles[11]
- Midland Brick[12]
The BGC companies were the largest home builders in Australia for six straight years,[13] through their subsidiary companies including Commodore Homes, Smart Homes for Living, Aussie Living Homes, Go Homes, Now Living, Terrace, HomeStart, and Ventura South West.
References edit
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. News (12 March 2014), Western Australian billionaire 'warhorse' Len Buckeridge dies at Perth home, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 23 June 2019
- ^ "BGC Homepage (pc: 2017):Homepage". BGC. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Orr, Aleisha (11 March 2014). "Perth billionaire Len Buckeridge dead". WA Today. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Burrell, Andrew (11 March 2014). "Len Buckeridge, founder of builder BGC, has died age 77". The Australian. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Burrell, Andrew (8 October 2016). "Brawl over property tycoon Len Buckeridge's billions boils over". The Australian. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ http://www.bgcconcrete.com.au BGC Concrete website
- ^ http://www.bgc.cc BGC Contracting website
- ^ http://www.bgc.com.au/plasterboard/ BGC Plasterboard website
- ^ http://brikmakers.com Brikmakers website
- ^ http://www.affinitywindows.com.au Affinity Windows website
- ^ http://www.harmonyrooftiles.com.au Harmony Roof Tiles website
- ^ BGC's proposed acquisition of Midland Brick not opposed Australian Competition & Consumer Commission 17 December 2020
- ^ "Big firms increase new homes share". 30 September 2009.
