Hazell Bros

Hazell Bros was founded in 1944 by Donald and Rowley Hazell as a transport business in southern Tasmania.^[1] In the 1950s, it became involved in earthmoving projects and by the 1970s had entered the construction industry.^[2]

In 1986 Hobart Coaches was established taking over the licences and nine buses of Ayers Coach Services with services in the Kingston, Blackmans Bay, Huon Valley, Richmond and New Norfolk areas.^[3][4] In 1999 Hobart Coaches was sold to Metro Tasmania.^[5][6]

In September 2008 Hazell Bros became Nissan's forklift dealer in Tasmania.^[7] In August 2010 Hazell Bros acquired Lund Constructions and Lund Plant Hire of Burleigh Heads, Queensland.^[8] In February 2011 Hazell Bros acquired Midwest Civil of Ballarat, Victoria.^[9]

In February 2024 VEC Civil Engineering was purchased from the Downer Group.^[10]

• Brighton Bypass^[11]
• Brighton Transport Hub^[11]
• Brooker Highway upgrade^[12]
• Cattle Hill Wind Farm^[13]
• Hobart Airport upgrade^[14]
• QuayLink, Devonport^[15]
• Studland Bay Wind Farm^[16]
• Tarraleah Power Station upgrade^[17]