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.Historical timeline at Clough official website. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 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.Bam Clough Clough 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.History Clough
During the 1970s and 1980s, Clough pursued activities in the Middle East, Indonesia and Africa. Branch offices were established in Brisbane, Bangkok and Houston.Company locations at Clough official website. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 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.Admission to Official List & Top 20 Australian Securities Exchange 10 March 1998Harold Clough steps down Press release at Clough official website, 29 October 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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.About Us Clouch Amec
In October 2008, Clough sponsored construction of a First Year Centre for engineering students at the University of Western Australia,Clough to fund first year centre at UWA Press release at Clough official website. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2011.Clough to fund first year centre at UWA Press release at UWA, 29 October 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 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]".Szymakowski Y Focus on the Faculties: Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at UWA, February 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011. It was recorded that former chairman and managing director Harold Clough had been a long-term benefactor of the university.The real value of philanthropy at UWA, 19 April 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
Having been a shareholder since 2004, in November 2013 Murray & Roberts took full ownership with the company delisted from the ASX.Murray & Roberts set to complete Clough takeover Mining Business Media 15 November 2013 In February 2019, Clough acquired Saulsbury's Gulf Coast downstream and chemical business unit in Houston, Texas.Clough Acquires Gulf Coast Downstream and Chemical EPC Business in Houston Clough 18 February 2019
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.Snowy 2.0 cost increases inevitable after Clough collapse Australian Financial Review 6 December 2022Snowy Hydro 2.0 builder collapses after white night walks Sydney Morning Herald 6 December 2022
In February 2023 Clough was eventually acquired by WeBuild.
Notable projects Narrows Bridge (Perth) (1957) Barrow Island Oilfield Development (1965) Stirling Bridge (1974)Roads Australian Transport March 1975 page 15 Mount Henry Bridge (1982) Graham Farmer Freeway (2000) in a joint venture with Baulderstone Northern Busway, Brisbane (2004) in a joint venture with Seymour WhyteBrisbane Inner Northern Busway Clough Snowy 2.0, Snowy Mountains civil and electro-mechanical works in a joint venture with Webuild
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