Buckeridge Group of Companies
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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 |
Buckeridge Group of Companies, commonly known as 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 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
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
- ^ 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
- Australian Competition & Consumer Commission17 December 2020
- ^ "Big firms increase new homes share". 30 September 2009.
