BGC (company)

BGC
TypePrivate
IndustryConstruction
Founded1960
FounderLen Buckeridge
HeadquartersPerth
Area served
Western Australia
ProductsBricks
Concrete
Roofing
Windows
$163 million
SubsidiariesMidland Brick
Websitewww.bgc.com.au

BGC is a private corporate group of construction and building-related companies operating primarily in Western Australia.

BGC is one of the largest privately owned companies in Australia. It was founded by Len Buckeridge.[1][2][3][4] After Buckerridge's death in 2014, family quarrels over his estate erupted into 22 separate legal actions.[5]

Group structure

BGC consists of the following companies:

BGC companies are the third largest home builders in Australia,[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

  1. ↑ Western Australian billionaire 'warhorse' Len Buckeridge dies at Perth home, ABC News, 12 March 2014, 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". WAtoday. 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. ↑ "BGC no longer WA's biggest builder after putting brakes on new home sales". 20 September 2023.