Clough Group

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Australian civil engineering company

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nameClough Group
logoClough Limited logo.gif
typeSubsidiary
foundation
founderJohn Clough
location_cityWest Perth, Western Australia
area_servedWorldwide
key_peoplePeter Bennett
industryEngineering, construction and asset support contractor, primarily to oil and gas industry
services{{ubl
revenue$1.51 billion (2012/13)
net_income$90.7 million (2012/13)
assets$461.8 million
parent
homepage
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The Clough Group is an Australian engineering and construction company based in Perth, Western Australia. It has projects in engineering, construction, operations and maintenance services, principally in the oil and gas industry.

Formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, it has been a subsidiary of Webuild since February 2023.

History

Clough was established in Perth in 1919, as builders Clough and Son. Clough underwent significant growth and diversification from the 1950s through 1970s. In 1964, BAM Clough was established as a 50:50 joint venture with Royal BAM Group to deliver major jetty and near shore marine projects in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Expansion was fuelled by civil engineering and infrastructure contracts from Western Australia's Pilbara iron ore boom. Clough undertook its first oil-and-gas project on Barrow Island in 1965.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Clough pursued activities in the Middle East, Indonesia and Africa. Branch offices were established in Brisbane, Bangkok and Houston. Acquisition of the Petrosea Group of Companies in 1984 (divested in 2009) was a basis for expansion in the South East Asian region. The company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in 1998, with the Clough family ceasing to be shareholders in 2007.

Around 1991, Clough Engineering took over Noyes Brothers, and traded as Noyes-Clough until 2002, when that branch of the company was purchased by Project Solutions Australia. In the 1990s, Clough AMEC was established as a 50:50 joint venture with Amec to deliver brownfield asset support to the Australasian oil and gas sector.

In October 2008, Clough sponsored construction of a First Year Centre for engineering students at the University of Western Australia, which opened in 2010, supporting students "with a space to have as their base, to meet, work in groups, and also work on projects [from industry]". It was recorded that former chairman and managing director Harold Clough had been a long-term benefactor of the university.

Having been a shareholder since 2004, in November 2013 Murray & Roberts took full ownership with the company delisted from the ASX. In February 2019, Clough acquired Saulsbury's Gulf Coast downstream and chemical business unit in Houston, Texas.

In 2022 Clough suffered financial distress and was at risk of financial collapse. After a proposed takeover by Webuild collapsed, Murray & Roberts placed it in administration.

In February 2023 Clough was eventually acquired by WeBuild.

Notable projects

References

References

  1. "Webuild Completes Acquisition of Clough in Australia and Papua New Guinea". Clough Group.
  2. [http://www.clough.com.au/about-us-mainmenu-114/history-mainmenu-90.html Historical timeline] {{webarchive. link. (9 March 2011 at Clough official website. Retrieved 16 March 2011.)
  3. "The Stirling Bridge, Fremantle, Western Australia : a submission for the 1974 Construction Achievement Award". J.O. Clough.
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200913204043/https://www.cloughgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sub-BAM-clough.pdf Bam Clough] Clough
  5. "Group history". J.O. Clough & Son?.
  6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20021127153219/http://www.clough.com.au/ History] Clough
  7. [http://www.clough.com.au/contact-us.html Company locations] {{webarchive. link. (9 March 2011 at Clough official website. Retrieved 16 March 2011.)
  8. [http://www.clough.com.au/images/docs/asx/CLO20ASXMedia20Release20WHC202007-10-29.pdf Harold Clough steps down] {{webarchive. link. (9 March 2012 Press release at Clough official website, 29 October 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2011.)
  9. "History of Noyes Bros". Noyes Bros.
  10. [https://web.archive.org/web/20191025061349/http://www.cloughamec.com.au/home/about-us/ About Us] Clouch Amec
  11. [http://www.clough.com.au/investors-a-media-mainmenu-101/asx-a-media-releases-mainmenu-249/2008-mainmenu-216/224-media291008.html Clough to fund first year centre at UWA] {{webarchive. link. (9 March 2011 Press release at Clough official website. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2011.)
  12. [http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/oct-2008/clough-fund-first-year-centre-uwa Clough to fund first year centre at UWA] Press release at [[University of Western Australia. UWA]], 29 October 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  13. Szymakowski Y [http://www.catl.uwa.edu.au/CATLyst/archive/2010/4/every_issue/focus_on_the_facultiesengineering,_computing_and_mathematics Focus on the Faculties: Engineering, Computing and Mathematics] at UWA, February 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  14. [http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201004192408/vice-chancellor/real-value-philanthropy The real value of philanthropy] at UWA, 19 April 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  15. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200912095629/https://www.miningbusiness.net/content/murray-roberts-set-complete-clough-takeover Murray & Roberts set to complete Clough takeover] ''Mining Business Media'' 15 November 2013
  16. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200913130101/https://www.cloughgroup.com/clough-acquires-gulf-coast-downstream-and-chemical-epc-business-in-houston/ Clough Acquires Gulf Coast Downstream and Chemical EPC Business in Houston] Clough 18 February 2019
  17. [https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/snowy-2-0-cost-increases-inevitable-after-clough-collapse-20221205-p5c3vz Snowy 2.0 cost increases inevitable after Clough collapse] ''[[Australian Financial Review]]'' 6 December 2022
  18. [https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/snowy-hydro-2-0-builder-collapses-after-white-knight-walks-20221206-p5c40t.html Snowy Hydro 2.0 builder collapses after white night walks] ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' 6 December 2022
  19. "webuild".
  20. {{cite Q. Q133458669. Gregory. Jenny
  21. (25 June 2009). "Never enough for Clough". Business News.
  22. Roads ''[[Australian Transport]]'' March 1975 page 15
  23. "Place Record Form: Mount Henry Bridge". City of South Perth.
  24. "Graham Farmer Freeway - Perth". Australian Tunnelling Society.
  25. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200913122617/https://www.cloughgroup.com/project/brisbane-inner-northern-busway/ Brisbane Inner Northern Busway] Clough
  26. "Preferred contractors announced for Snowy 2.0". Australia New Zealand Infrastructure Pipeline.

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