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Fendi was a family-controlled company until 1999, when Prada and LVMH, the world's biggest luxury goods group, joined to buy 51 percent of Fendi for $545 million; competitor Gucci lost out in the bidding process.
Ventia was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia. Ventia has secondary corporate offices located in Auckland , Brisbane , Melbourne , Adelaide and Perth . Ventia's services include facility management , asset management , telecommunications , engineering , environmental management , and more.
Austin Australia was a Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, based 'design and construct' building organisation, [1] specialising in complex buildings. It was originally formed in 1961 as a wholly owned subsidiary of The Austin Company, Cleveland, Ohio, initially under the name of Austin Anderson Pty Ltd, it changed its name to Austin Australia in 1982.
The branch was sold in 1899 and became a separate company, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company of Australasia Ltd, independent of the original Dunlop company. After several name changes, the Australian company became Pacific Dunlop. [4] Pacific Brands logo. Pacific Brands was formed as a division of the Australian company Pacific Dunlop in 1985.
The De Soto Diplomat was built by Chrysler Australia in Sedan and Coupe Utility form from 1954 to 1957. Chrysler Australia Ltd was established in June 1951 [2] when the Chrysler Corporation acquired Chrysler Dodge Distributors (Holdings) Pty Ltd, [3] a company which had been formed in 1935 by 18 independent distributors.
Honda Australia Pty Ltd, commonly known as Honda Australia, is an Australian wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor . The Honda brand arrived in Australia in the mid 1950s, when independent firms imported Honda motorcycles.
The origins of the company date back to the 1920s, when it was established with the incorporation of TM Burke Pty Ltd. In the 1960s, TM Burke merged with Land and Housing Division of the Hooker Corporation. In 1990, the company began trading under the Australian Housing and Land name, also known as Australand.
After 1962 Esso's Australian operations were known as Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd. On 25 September 1998, the Esso Longford gas explosion killed two and injured eight others. [ 5 ] As Victoria's largest supplier of natural gas the aftermath was considerable with hundreds of thousands of homes affected.