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Bilfinger Berger AG
Carl-Reiß-Platz 1-5
68165 Mannheim, Germany
Tel. +49-621-4590
Fax +49-621-459-23-66

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.bilfingerberger.de

Bilfinger Berger is the #2 German general contractor after HOCHTIEF. The company has global operations in four business segments: civil engineering (bridge building, tunnelling, environmental, and foundation engineering); building and industrial; services (facility management and repair and maintenance of industrial facilities and power plants); and concessions (private-sector concessions operations). Farflung projects include the Abuja Stadium in Nigeria (constructed by subsidiary Julius Berger Nigeria) and the Puento Centenario, a bridge spanning the Panama Canal. Bilfinger Berger has operations in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America. Europe accounts for more than half of the company's sales.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $13,752.6M
One year growth: 8.2%
Net income: $288.1M
Income growth: 46.0%

Officers:
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Bernhard Walter
Chairman of the Executive Board: Herbert Bodner
CFO: Joachim Müller

Competitors:
Bechtel
HOCHTIEF
STRABAG SE

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Bilfinger Berger AG
Type Aktiengesellschaft (FWB: GBFG)
Founded 1880
Headquarters Mannheim, Germany
Key people Herbert Bodner
Industry Construction, Civil engineering
Revenue €9,757.1 million (2008)[1]
Operating income €298.1 million (2008)[1]
Net income €200.4 million (2008)[1]
Employees 60,923 (2008)
Website www.bilfingerberger.com

Bilfinger Berger (FWB: GBFG) is a large, internationally active construction company based in Mannheim, Germany.

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History

Bilfinger Berger dates back to 1880 when August Bernatz founded an engineering business which became known, from 1886 as Bernatz & Grün and, from 1892, as Grün & Bilfinger[2].

In 1970 Grün & Bilfinger acquired a majority stake in Julius Berger-Bauboag AG, itself a merger of two companies, Julius Berger Tiefbau AG and Berlinische Boden-Gesellschaft AG, both founded in 1890. The combined business took the name Bilfinger & Berger Bauaktiengesellschaft[2].

In 2001 the business changed its name to Bilfinger Berger AG[2].

Head office in Mannheim

Business organisation

Civil engineering

  • Bilfinger Berger Ingenieurbau
  • Bilfinger Berger Umwelttechnik
  • Bilfinger Berger Verkehrswegebau
  • Hydrobudowa (POL)
  • Razel (FRA)
  • ABI Group (AUS)
  • Baulderstone (AUS)

Building construction

  • Bilfinger Berger Hochbau

Business Services

  • Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services (formerly Rheinhold & Mahla AG)
  • Bilfinger Berger Facility Services (formerly HSG)
  • Bilfinger Berger Power Services (formerly Babcock Borsig AG)

Concessions

  • Bilfinger Berger Project Investments

Major projects

Major projects have included the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen completed in 1919[3], the Busch Memorial Stadium completed in 1966[3], the Munich Olympic Stadium completed in 1972[3], the Sydney Opera House completed in 1973[3], the Dresdner Bank Tower completed in 1978[3], the Oymapinar Dam in Turkey completed 1984[3], the Mỹ Thuận Bridge in Vietnam completed in 2000[3], the Puente Centenario over the Panama Canal, completed in 2004,[4] and the Svinesund Bridge between Sweden and Norway completed in 2005[5].

The company is also working on the Golden Ears Bridge, a 1.1km, 4 tower, extradosed bridge near Vancouver in Canada with a projected completion date of June 2009[6] and the Gotthard Base Tunnel which is expected to complete in 2015.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Annual Report 2008
  2. ^ a b c Bilfinger Berger Corporate History
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Bilfinger Berger Corporate history animation
  4. ^ Bridge of the Americas
  5. ^ Majestic arch over the Idefjord
  6. ^ Golden Ears Bridge in the Structurae database
  7. ^ Transco website

See also

External links

Further reading

  • Bernhard Stier and Martin Krauß: Drei Wurzeln – ein Unternehmen. 125 Jahre Bilfinger Berger AG. ISBN 3-89735-411-X.
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