Bilfinger Berger Services Appoints Louise Hicks as Company Director July 16, 2008
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Bilfinger Berger Services (Australasia) Pty Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Louise Hicks as a director of the company and its subsidiaries.
Appointed a senior executive of the company in 2006, Ms Hicks has assumed the role of Executive Director Corporate Services.
Bilfinger Berger Services Managing Director, Mr Mark Elliott, said Ms Hicks is an experienced company director, commercial lawyer and chartered accountant with senior management experience in mergers, acquisitions and financing.
“Louise will bring considerable financial, management and corporate governance expertise to her directorship of Bilfinger Berger Services (Australasia) Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries,” Mr Elliott said.
Ms Hicks was formerly a Director of Ngarda Civil and Mining Pty Ltd, a Director and Audit Committee Chairman of the South Australian Superannuation Funds Management Corporation, Chairman of Flinders Consulting Pty Ltd and Deputy Chairman of the Resource Industry Development Board of South Australia.
Ms Hicks also served as Company Secretary and Corporate Counsel to the engineering and mining group, Henry Walker Eltin Group Limited.
Bilfinger Berger Services (BBS) is a specialist engineering contractor and high-end asset solution provider dedicated to relationship contracting. With over 3000 employees across Australia and New Zealand and an average revenue growth rate of 50% per annum over the past three years, BBS secured over $1.5 billion in new long term maintenance contracts in 2007.
Bilfinger Berger Services offers design, engineering, construction, operations, maintenance, asset management services, automation systems and electrical switchgear manufacturing for clients in a diverse range of industries – power, mining and minerals, chemical and process, pulp and paper, telecommunications, transport, water and wastewater, health and oil and gas. For further details, visit www.bbsaa.com.au
Bilfinger Berger Services establishes new division and appoints new director April 23, 2008
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Specialist engineering contractor Bilfinger Berger Services has formed a new Engineering and Construction division and appointed Robert Fletcher to lead it.
As newly appointed Executive Director, Engineering and Construction, Mr Fletcher is responsible for overseeing major projects, all design and construction projects and new business development opportunities.
“Bilfinger Berger Services has virtually limitless opportunities in the marketplace. Currently there are demands for building resources quickly and we need to attract new people to further expand and take advantage of the opportunities,” said Mr Fletcher.
“I am delighted to be given this opportunity. I am most looking forward to getting out and about with the people and sharing the excitement of the opportunities the marketplace is presenting.”
The Engineering and Construction division will work on major projects such as two gas-fired power stations in Neerabup, Perth and Uranquinty, Wagga Wagga, as well as a fuel terminal at Botany and the Sugar Australia refinery upgrade in Melbourne. Engineering and Construction has recently started a new study for the upgrade of the Sarina ethanol plant in Queensland.
In this position Mr Fletcher will also be responsible for overseeing the new acquired electrical engineering and manufacturing company, i.Power Solutions.
Mr Fletcher is an engineer with over 30 years experience in engineering and construction contracting to a wide range of clients in a variety of industries.
Initially a trainee engineer with the Electricity Commission of New South Wales through university, Mr Fletcher’s career has developed in engineering and construction companies with roles that included engineering, business development and general management. Mr Fletcher spent 15 years with Simon Engineering on projects ranging from copper smelters to power stations.
About Bilfinger Berger Services
Bilfinger Berger Services is a specialist engineering contractor and high-end asset solution provider dedicated to relationship contracting. With over 2000 employees across Australia and New Zealand and a growth rate in excess of 50%pa over the past three years, Bilfinger Berger Services secured over $1.5 billion in new long term maintenance contracts in 2007.
With expertise in asset management, design engineering, process technologies, project management, construction contracting, facilities management, operations and maintenance services, automation systems and electrical switchgear manufacturing, Bilfinger Berger Services provides cost effective, high performance solutions to numerous industry sectors including water and wastewater, oil and gas, power, telecommunications, mining and minerals, chemical and process, pulp and paper, transport and health. www.bilfingerbergerservices.com
Innovative Infrastructure Financing Congress February 5, 2008
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Innovative financing solutions for the future of Australia’s infrastructure, 19th & 20th February 2008. Swissotel Sydney
Managing Director of Bilfinger Berger Services Mark Elliott will be key note speaker of the Infrastructure Financing Congress. In his key note address he will discuss ‘Understanding the skills shortage and its effects on designing, constructing, operating and maintaining infrastructure’.
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Is the skills shortage an annoyance or is it creating fundamental issues?
Is it only a short term phenomenon?
It is wide spread across different vocations and geographic areas?
What should be done about it and who should be taking action?
For all those involved in infrastructure investment, this Congress will provide a platform to address the pertinent financing challenges and discuss the most advanced and innovative funding challenges and solutions. You will have an exclusive opportunity to hear a case study of the UK’s “Project Finance Deal of the Year” and gain a unique insight into the components of the finance structure.
This event will be a key gathering for senior executives from both government and private enterprise to discuss and assess the future of infrastructure financing within Australia.
Bilfinger Berger Services acquires Clough Engineering & Maintenance February 5, 2008
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Thursday 24 January 2008
Specialist contractor Bilfinger Berger Services today announced the acquisition of Engineering and construction company Clough Limited’s (ASX:CLO) wholly owned subsidiary, Clough Engineering & Maintenance Pty Ltd (CEM).
The acquisition provides Bilfinger Berger Services access to the NSW and QLD power generation maintenance sector, providing a strong geographic presence in both states. It also strengthens Bilfinger Berger Services’ considerable industrial services business.
Bilfinger Berger Services has been contributing to the power industry for over 50 years in Australia. The CEM acquisition enables Bilfinger Berger Services to offer a more comprehensive operations and maintenance solution to the power generation market across Australia.
Managing Director of Bilfinger Berger Services, Mark Elliott said the acquisition is part of a long standing strategy to expand the company’s industrial maintenance capability into the power generation market.
“This acquisition will expand our operations in the Queensland and NSW power market and provide CEM and its clients with access to our local and international expertise.”
“The power sector has been under invested for decades and Bilfinger Berger Services will be moving further into providing services to the power industry,” said Mr Elliott.
Clough’s CEO, John Smith, commented “Over the last two years CEM has been successfully restructured and has secured both the renewal of existing multi-year service contracts and the acquisition of new clients. However, Clough is primarily focussing on the oil and gas sector, minerals and water infrastructure and CEM’s power station business was not an ideal fit with our strategic model.”
CEM brings with it a number of blue chip clients and 150 highly skilled staff specializing in service delivery to the power generation sector. All existing CEM personnel will transfer over to Bilfinger Berger Services.
The decision to acquire CEM was also based on the ‘cultural fit’ with Bilfinger Berger Services’ existing business. “A business is its people, when we acquire a business our focus is therefore on ensuring we manage the human issues well. As a result of this approach, previous acquisitions have contributed significantly to our growth rate which is in excess of 50% over the last three years,” said Mr Elliott.
About Bilfinger Berger Services
Bilfinger Berger Services is a specialist contractor and high-end asset solution provider dedicated to relationship contracting. With over 2000 employees across Australia and New Zealand and a growth rate in excess of 50%pa over the past three years, Bilfinger Berger Services secured over $1.5 billion in new long term maintenance contracts in 2007.
With expertise in asset management, design engineering, process technologies, project management, construction contracting, facilities management and operations and maintenance services, Bilfinger Berger Services provides cost effective, high performance solutions to numerous industry sectors including water and wastewater, oil and gas, power, telecommunications, mining and minerals, chemical and process, pulp and paper, transport and health.
By creating excitement through possibilities and being open and honest, innovative, easy to deal with, professional and passionate, Bilfinger Berger Services is dynamic and flexible, adapting quickly to the challenges presented in the diverse and competitive markets it contributes to. www.bilfingerbergerservices.com
About Clough
Clough is an Australian based multidisciplinary engineering, construction and asset support contractor operating in Australia and South East Asia, and undertakes capital projects, marine construction, fabrication, asset support and mining. Clough focuses primarily on the upstream oil and gas industry sector, and in minerals and water infrastructure. It has significant capability in project management, engineering, supply chain management, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and operations and maintenance. www.clough.com.au
