Hazell Bros
| Industry | Construction |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1944 |
| Founders | Donald Hazell Rowley Hazell |
| Headquarters | Hobart, Tasmania |
Area served | Australia |
Number of employees | 700 |
| Website | www.hazellbros.com.au/ |
Hazell Bros is a construction company headquartered in Hobart, Australia.
History
[edit]Hazell Bros was founded in 1944 by Donald and Rowley Hazell as a transport business in southern Tasmania.[1] In the 1950s, it became involved in earthmoving projects and by the 1970s had entered the construction industry.[2]
In 1986 Hobart Coaches was established taking over the licences and nine buses of Ayers Coach Services with services in the Kingston, Blackmans Bay, Huon Valley, Richmond and New Norfolk areas.[3][4] In 1999 Hobart Coaches was sold to Metro Tasmania.[5][6]
In September 2008 Hazell Bros became Nissan's forklift dealer in Tasmania.[7] In August 2010 Hazell Bros acquired Lund Constructions and Lund Plant Hire of Burleigh Heads, Queensland.[8] In February 2011 Hazell Bros acquired Midwest Civil of Ballarat, Victoria.[9]
In February 2024 VEC Civil Engineering was purchased from the Downer Group.[10]
Notable projects
[edit]- Brighton Bypass[11]
- Brighton Transport Hub[11]
- Brooker Highway upgrade[12]
- Cattle Hill Wind Farm[13]
- Hobart Airport upgrade[14]
- QuayLink, Devonport[15]
- Studland Bay Wind Farm[16]
- Tarraleah Power Station upgrade[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Tasmanian construction company Hazell Bros shines at Earth Awards Pulse Tasmania 22 August 2025
- ^ History Hazell Bros
- ^ Private Buses Electric Traction November 1986 page 183
- ^ Hobart Transit Australia June 1987 page 113
- ^ Metro Fleetline issue 260 May 1999 page 80
- ^ Tasmania Transit Australia June 1999 page 139
- ^ Hazell Bros becomes official Nissan forklift dealer Hazell Bros 9 September 2008
- ^ Tasmanian icon expands to Queensland Hazell Bros 18 August 2010
- ^ Tasmanian icon expands to Victoria Hazell Bros 3 February 2011
- ^ Hazell Bros acquires portion of VEC Civil Engineering Trade Earthmovers 7 February 2024
- ^ a b Brighton Bypass (Southern) and Transport Hub Hazell Bros
- ^ Contract awarded for $32 million Brooker Highway upgrade Premier of Tasmania 9 December 2015
- ^ Cattle Hill Wind Farm Power Technology
- ^ Hobart International Airport Hazell Bros
- ^ Hazell Bros Group named one of two contractors of Devonport East QuayLink project The Advocate 6 October 2023
- ^ Studland Bay Wind Farm Hazell Bros
- ^ $123M upgrade to Tasmania's hyrdopower icon begins Energy Magazine 20 March 2023