Bilfinger Berger

Infobox Company
company_name = Bilfinger Berger
company_
company_type = Public (fwbr|GBFG)
foundation = 1880
location = Mannheim, Germany
key_people = Herbert Bodner
industry = Construction, Civil engineering
products =
revenue = €9,222 million (2007)
operating_income =€242 million (2007)
net_income =€134 million (2007)
num_employees = circa 50,000 (2007)
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.bilfingerberger.com www.bilfingerberger.com]
slogan =
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Bilfinger Berger (fwbr|GBFG) is a large, internationally active construction company based in Mannheim, Germany.

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 [http://www.bilfingerberger.com/C125710E004ABFC5/CurrentBaseLink/W26MENTR536MARSEN Bilfinger Berger Corporate History] ] .

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.

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

Business organisation

Civil engineering

*Bilfinger Berger Ingenieurbau
*Bilfinger Berger Umwelttechnik
*Bilfinger Berger Verkehrswegebau
*Hydrobudowa (POL)
*Razel (FRA)

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 [http://www.bilfingerberger.com/C1257130005050D5/vwContentByKey/W26U3AX8814LUNADE/$FILE/bb_historie_en.html Bilfinger Berger Corporate history animation] ] , the Busch Memorial Stadium completed in 1966, the Munich Olympic Stadium completed in 1972, the Sydney Opera House completed in 1973, the Dresdner Bank Tower completed in 1978, the Oymapinar Dam in Turkey completed 1984, the Mỹ Thuận Bridge in Vietnam completed in 2000 and the Svinesund Bridge between Sweden and Norway completed in 2005 [ [http://www.bilfingerberger.com/C125710E004ABFC5/CurrentBaseLink/W26PWL9X909MARSEN Majestic arch over the Idefjord] ] .

The company is also working on the Golden Ears Bridge, a 1.1km, 4 tower, cable stayed bridge near Vancouver in Canada with a projected completion date of June 2009 [Structurae|id=s0013072|title=Golden Ears Bridge] and the Gotthard Base Tunnel which is expected to complete in 2015. [ [http://www.transco-sedrun.ch/1_DEU_HTML.htm Transco website] ]

References

ee also

*Julius Berger Nigeria PLC

External links

* [http://www.bilfingerberger.com/ Bilfinger Berger]

Further reading

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