Buckeridge Group of Companies

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 (Australia) Pty Ltd
TypePrivate
IndustryBuilding
Founded1960
HeadquartersPerth, Western Australia
Area served
Western Australia
Key people
Len Buckeridge
Productsconcrete, windows, roofing, bricks
Serviceshome building
$163,218,319,402 AUD
Websitebgc.com.au

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:

The BGC companies were the largest home builders in Australia for six straight years,[12] through their subsidiary companies including National Homes, Designer Homes, JCP Construction, Impressions the Home Builder, Commodore Homes, Perceptions The Two-Storey Builder, Now Living, Terrace, Stratawise, HomeStart, WA Housing Centre and BGC Modular.

References
  1. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. News (12 March 2014), Western Australian billionaire 'warhorse' Len Buckeridge dies at Perth home, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 23 June 2019
  2. "BGC Homepage (pc: 2017):Homepage". BGC. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. Orr, Aleisha (11 March 2014). "Perth billionaire Len Buckeridge dead". WA Today. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. Burrell, Andrew (8 October 2016). "Brawl over property tycoon Len Buckeridge's billions boils over". The Australian. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. http://www.bgcconcrete.com.au BGC Concrete website
  7. http://www.bgc.cc BGC Contracting website
  8. http://www.bgc.com.au/plasterboard/ BGC Plasterboard website
  9. http://brikmakers.com Brikmakers website
  10. http://www.affinitywindows.com.au Affinity Windows website
  11. http://www.harmonyrooftiles.com.au Harmony Roof Tiles website
  12. "Big firms increase new homes share". 30 September 2009.


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