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The company was founded in 1949 by John Holland. [1] In 1991 the business was purchased by Janet Holmes à Court's Heytesbury Pty Ltd.In 2000, Leighton Holdings bought a 70% stake in the company, this was increased to 99% in 2004 and 100% in December 2007. [2]
John Holland (engineer) Sir John Holland AC (21 June 1914 – 31 May 2009) was an Australian engineer and construction magnate, who founded the John Holland Construction Group (later named John Holland (Holdings) Pty Ltd) in 1949. He was managing director until 1972, Chairman until 1986, and President from 1986 until his death. [1]
The Blue Water Joint Venture comprised the plant constructor, John Holland Group, and the operator, Veolia Water Australia Pty Ltd. [14] The total approved budget of the project was $1.896 billion and it was delivered on time and in excess of an estimated $60 million under this budget at the completion of construction. [ 3 ]
Website. metrotrains-sydney.com.au. Metro Trains Sydney Pty Ltd (MTS) is the operator of the Sydney Metro. It is a joint venture between Hong Kong–based MTR Corporation, John Holland Group and UGL Rail formed in September 2014. It operates the network with a fleet of 45 Alstom Metropolis trains under a 15-year contract. [2][3]
By March 2014, Spanish company ACS Group, through its acquisition of a majority shareholding in Hochtief, was the majority owner of Leighton Holdings. [12] In June 2014, Verdes also became chairman of Leighton's executive board. [13] In December 2014, Leighton Holdings sold John Holland to China Communications Construction for $1.15 billion. [14]
A $150 million development contract was awarded to John Holland in 2014 to construct the expanded facility over an 18-24 month time-frame [7] [8] and the total project cost is an estimated $205 million. [9] The $175 million, highly productive "farm" opened in June 2016 and produces 10-15 per cent of Australia's truss tomatoes to Coles. [10]
A Custom Denning Element operated by Transdev John Holland. The Custom Denning Element is an electric bus that can travel up to 500 kilometres, a typical range from a full charge and can seat up to 45 passengers. It features high-tech battery with powerful LED lights and driver assistance technologies and with lightweight engineered frame.
Transdev John Holland Buses is a bus operator in Sydney, Australia. A joint venture between Transdev and John Holland , it operates services in Sydney Bus Region 9 in the Eastern Suburbs under contract to Transport for NSW .