Bilfinger Berger

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Bilfinger Berger

Type	Public (FWB: GBFG)
Founded	1880
Headquarters	Mannheim, Germany
Key people	Herbert Bodner
Industry	Construction, Civil engineering
Revenue	€9,222 million (2007)
Operating income	€242 million (2007)
Net income	€134 million (2007)
Employees	circa 50,000 (2007)
Website	www.bilfingerberger.com

Bilfinger Berger (FWB: GBFG) is a large, internationally active construction company based in Mannheim, Germany.

1 History
2 Business organisation
3 Major projects
4 References
5 See also
6 External links
7 Further reading

[edit] History

Bilfinger Berger dates back to 1880 when August Bernatz founded an engineering business which became known, from 1886 as Bernatz & Grün and, from 1892, as Grün & Bilfinger^[1].

In 1970 Grün & Bilfinger acquired a majority stake in Julius Berger-Bauboag AG, itself a merger of two companies, Julius Berger Tiefbau AG and Berlinische Boden-Gesellschaft AG, both founded in 1890. The combined business took the name Bilfinger & Berger Bauaktiengesellschaft^[1].

In 2001 the business changed its name to Bilfinger Berger AG^[1].

Head office in Mannheim

[edit] Business organisation

[edit] Civil engineering

Bilfinger Berger Ingenieurbau
Bilfinger Berger Umwelttechnik
Bilfinger Berger Verkehrswegebau
Hydrobudowa (POL)
Razel (FRA)

[edit] Building construction

Bilfinger Berger Hochbau

[edit] Business Services

Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services (formerly Rheinhold & Mahla AG)
Bilfinger Berger Facility Services (formerly HSG)
Bilfinger Berger Power Services (formerly Babcock Borsig AG)

[edit] Concessions

Bilfinger Berger Project Investments

[edit] Major projects

Major projects have included the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen completed in 1919^[2], the Busch Memorial Stadium completed in 1966^[2], the Munich Olympic Stadium completed in 1972^[2], the Sydney Opera House completed in 1973^[2], the Dresdner Bank Tower completed in 1978^[2], the Oymapinar Dam in Turkey completed 1984^[2], the Mỹ Thuận Bridge in Vietnam completed in 2000^[2] and the Svinesund Bridge between Sweden and Norway completed in 2005^[3].

The company is also working on the Golden Ears Bridge, a 1.1km, 4 tower, cable stayed bridge near Vancouver in Canada with a projected completion date of June 2009^[4] and the Gotthard Base Tunnel which is expected to complete in 2015.^[5]