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
Company typePrivate
IndustryBuilding
Founded1960
HeadquartersPerth
Area served
Western Australia
Key people
Len Buckeridge
Productsconcrete, windows, roofing, bricks
Serviceshome building
$163 million
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

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BGC consists of the following companies:

The BGC companies were the largest home builders in Australia for six straight years,[13] through their subsidiary companies including Commodore Homes, Smart Homes for Living, Aussie Living Homes, Go Homes, Now Living, Terrace, HomeStart, and Ventura South West.

References

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  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. ^ BGC's proposed acquisition of Midland Brick not opposed Australian Competition & Consumer Commission 17 December 2020
  13. ^ "Big firms increase new homes share". 30 September 2009.