Hazell Bros
| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1944 |
| Founders | Donald Hazell Rowley Hazell |
| Headquarters | Hobart, Tasmania |
Area served | Australia |
Number of employees | 700 |
| Website | www.hazellbros.com.au/ |
Hazell Bros is a construction company headquartered in Hobart, Australia.
History
Hazell Bros was founded in 1944 by Donald and Rowley Hazell as a transport business in southern Tasmania.[1] In the 1950s, it became involved in earthmoving projects and by the 1970s had entered the construction industry.[2]
In 1986 Hobart Coaches was established taking over the licences and nine buses of Ayers Coach Services with services in the Kingston, Blackmans Bay, Huon Valley, Richmond and New Norfolk areas.[3][4] In 1999 Hobart Coaches was sold to Metro Tasmania.[5][6]
In September 2008 Hazell Bros became Nissan's forklift dealer in Tasmania.[7] In August 2010 Hazell Bros acquired Lund Constructions and Lund Plant Hire of Burleigh Heads, Queensland.[8] In February 2011 Hazell Bros acquired Midwest Civil of Ballarat, Victoria.[9]
In February 2024 VEC Civil Engineering was purchased from the Downer Group.[10]
Notable projects
References
- ↑ Tasmanian construction company Hazell Bros shines at Earth Awards Pulse Tasmania 22 August 2025
- ↑ History Hazell Bros
- ↑ Private Buses Electric Traction November 1986 page 183
- ↑ Hobart Transit Australia June 1987 page 113
- ↑ Metro Fleetline issue 260 May 1999 page 80
- ↑ Tasmania Transit Australia June 1999 page 139
- ↑ Hazell Bros becomes official Nissan forklift dealer Hazell Bros 9 September 2008
- ↑ Tasmanian icon expands to Queensland Hazell Bros 18 August 2010
- ↑ Tasmanian icon expands to Victoria Hazell Bros 3 February 2011
- ↑ Hazell Bros acquires portion of VEC Civil Engineering Trade Earthmovers 7 February 2024
- 1 2 Brighton Bypass (Southern) and Transport Hub Hazell Bros
- ↑ Contract awarded for $32 million Brooker Highway upgrade Premier of Tasmania 9 December 2015
- ↑ Cattle Hill Wind Farm Power Technology
- ↑ Hobart International Airport Hazell Bros
- ↑ Hazell Bros Group named one of two contractors of Devonport East QuayLink project The Advocate 6 October 2023
- ↑ Studland Bay Wind Farm Hazell Bros
- ↑ $123M upgrade to Tasmania's hyrdopower icon begins Energy Magazine 20 March 2023