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Walter Construction Group

Walter Construction Group

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Walter Construction Group Limited, known for most of its life as Concrete Constructions Pty Ltd,[1][2] was one of Australia's oldest and fifth largest construction company[3] prior to its 2005 collapse. The company was founded on 21 April 1920 by Allen Lewis.[4][5] It remained independent until 1999, when the company was bought by the German Walter Bau and rebranded as Walter Construction Group.[6]

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The company's logo prior to its rebranding as Walter Construction Group

Collapse

Before its collapse, Walter Construction had two divisions: "Construction and Civil", and "Mining".[7] While the mining division was profitable and expanding, the construction division had been losing money since 2000. By the company's collapse, 18 of its 21 contracts were cashflow negative.[3] During this period the company heavily relied on its parent company for financial support,[8] however Walter Bau was also experiencing financial difficulties and both companies were placed into liquidation on 3 February 2005.[9][10] KordaMentha was appointed the administrator,[11] and proceeded to liquidate the remaining assets of the company by 2018.[12][13][14] During their investigation, it was also revealed that Walter Construction had traded while insolvent.[15][16]

Prior to the collapse, John Holland had a bid to acquire Walter Construction, however the deal fell through in 2002.[17]

Notable projects

References

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    "CONCRETE CHANGES.(FEATURES)". The Australian (National, Australia): 035. 9 April 1999.
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    Grosvenor Place Sydney Architecture
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