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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Founder | Len Buckeridge |
| Headquarters | Perth |
Area served | Western Australia |
| Products | Bricks Concrete Roofing Windows |
| $163 million | |
| Subsidiaries | Midland Brick |
| Website | www.bgc.com.au |
BGC is a private corporate group of construction and building-related companies operating primarily in Western Australia.
BGC is one of the largest privately owned companies in Australia. It was founded by Len Buckeridge.[1][2][3][4] After Buckerridge's death in 2014, 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]
BGC companies are the third largest home builders in Australia,[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]- ^ Western Australian billionaire 'warhorse' Len Buckeridge dies at Perth home, ABC News, 12 March 2014, 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". WAtoday. 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
- ^ "BGC no longer WA's biggest builder after putting brakes on new home sales". 20 September 2023.
