Buckeridge Group of Companies explained

BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd
Type:Private
Foundation:1960
Location:Perth
Key People:Len Buckeridge
Area Served:Western Australia
Industry:Building
Products:concrete, windows, roofing, bricks
Services:home building
Operating Income:$163 million
Homepage:bgc.com.au

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 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] In 2016, family quarrels over his estate erupted into 22 separate legal actions.[4]

Group structure

BGC consists of the following companies:

The BGC companies were the largest home builders in Australia for six straight years,[5] through their subsidiary companies including Commodore Homes, Smart Homes for Living, Aussie Living Homes, Go Homes, Now Living, Terrace, HomeStart, and Ventura South West.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BGC Homepage (pc: 2017):Homepage. BGC. February 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170213033752/http://bgc.com.au/. 2017-02-13.
  2. News: Orr. Aleisha. Perth billionaire Len Buckeridge dead. 11 March 2014. WA Today. 11 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311080807/http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-billionaire-len-buckeridge-dead-20140311-34jiu.html. 2014-03-11.
  3. News: Burrell. Andrew. Len Buckeridge, founder of builder BGC, has died age 77. 11 March 2014. The Australian. 11 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311103300/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/len-buckeridge-founder-of-builder-bgc-has-died-age-77/story-e6frg9df-1226851608356. 2014-03-11.
  4. News: Burrell. Andrew. Brawl over property tycoon Len Buckeridge's billions boils over. 7 August 2017. The Australian. October 8, 2016.
  5. News: Big firms increase new homes share. 30 September 2009.