A001164 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-07-19 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001164b.htm corporateBody John Holland Constructions AACR2 1950 c. 1991 Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Building or Construction Industries John Holland Constructions, which originated as John Holland & Co. is a previous entity of the John Holland Group Pty Ltd. The company won its first major civil engineering project in 1950 - the construction of a water treatment and power station plant at Australian Paper Manufacturers in Fairfield, Victoria. John Holland & Co went on to build many of Australia's buildings, bridges (including the Captain Cook Bridge in Sydney) and major infrastructure projects. In 1991 Janet Holmes à Court's Heytesbury Pty Ltd acquired John Holland & Co and in 2000 Leighton Holdings acquired 70% of John Holland Australia. Over the next few year the company diversified and bought out the telecommunications company Quantum (2001), Fletcher Construction's Australian business (2002) and others. In 2005 it launched John Holland Mining to re-enter the mining sector. Today the John Holland Group continues to influence the shape of Australia and works in many diverse industries. Holland, John Clifton Vaughan (1914 - 2009) John Holland Group Pty Ltd (1949 - )

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 'John Holland Constructions', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology John Holland Constructions Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000