John Holland Group
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 John Holland headquarters in Melbourne | |
| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founder | John Holland |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | Australia New Zealand South East Asia |
Key people | Glenn Palin (acting CEO) |
| Parent | China Communications Construction |
| Website | www |
The John Holland Group is an infrastructure, building, rail and transport business operating in Australia and New Zealand. Headquartered in Melbourne, it is a subsidiary of China Communications Construction.
The company was founded in 1949 by John Holland.[1] In 1991 the business was purchased by Janet Holmes à Court's Heytesbury Pty Ltd. In 2000, Leighton Holdings bought a 70% stake in the company, this was increased to 99% in 2004 and 100% in December 2007.[2] In December 2002, the construction assets of Transfield Holdings were acquired.[3][4]
In November 2012, John Holland Tunnelling was awarded the International Tunnelling Contractor of the Year, for the Northern Sewerage Project in Melbourne.[5]
In December 2014, Leighton Holdings agreed terms with China Communications Construction to sell John Holland.[6][7][8] The transaction was completed in April 2015 after the federal government approved the sale.[9]
Major projects
Major projects include:
- Picnic Bay Jetty, Queensland, completed in 1959[10]
- Captain Cook Bridge, Sydney, completed in 1965[11]
- Roseville Bridge, Sydney, completed in 1966[12]
- Second Como railway bridge, Sydney, completed in 1972[13]
- William Walter Mason Bridge, Queensland, completed in 1977[14]
- West Gate Bridge, Melbourne, completed in 1978[15]
- Splityard Creek Dam, Queensland, completed in 1980[16]
- AIS Arena, Canberra, completed in 1981[17]
- Sydney Entertainment Centre, completed in 1983[18]
- Parliament House, Canberra, completed in 1988[19]
- Newman to Port Hedland section of the Great Northern Highway, completed in 1990[20]
- Borallon Correctional Centre, Queensland, completed in 1990[21]
- Joondalup Health Campus, Perth, completed in 1998[22]
- Goodwill Bridge, Brisbane, completed in 2001[23]
- Alice Springs to Darwin railway line, completed in 2004[24]
- Eleanor Schonell Bridge, Brisbane, completed in 2006[25]
- Open-pool Australian lightwater reactor, Sydney, completed in 2006[26]
- Lane Cove Tunnel, Sydney, completed in 2007[27]
- Mandurah railway line, Western Australia, completed in 2007[28]
- EastLink, Melbourne, completed in 2008[29]
- Airport Flyover, Brisbane, completed in 2011[30]
- Windsor to Kedron section of the Northern Busway, Brisbane, completed in 2012[31]
- Airport Link, Brisbane, completed in 2012[32]
- South Road Superway, Adelaide, completed in 2014[33]
- Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill section of the Inner West Light Rail, Sydney, completed in 2014[34]
- Stage 2 of the South West Rail Link, Sydney, completed in 2015[35]
- City to Maribyrnong River, Regional Rail Link, Melbourne, completed in 2015[36]
- South Island line, Hong Kong, completed in 2016[37]
- Ravenhall Correctional Centre, Victoria, completed in 2017[38]
- Sydney Metro Northwest, Sydney, completed in 2019[39]
- M4 East, Sydney, completed in 2019[40]
- Canberra Metro, completed in 2019[41]
- Calvary Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, completed in 2020[42]
- Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, completed in 2022[43]
- Sydney Metro City & Southwest, Sydney, completed in 2024[44]
- Metro Tunnel, Melbourne, completed in 2025[45]
- Sunbury railway line upgrade, Melbourne, completed in 2023[46]
- West Gate Tunnel, Melbourne, completed in 2025[47]
