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Bilfinger Berger (FWB: GBFG) is a large, internationally active construction company based in...
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Bilfinger Berger (FWB: GBFG) is a large, internationally active construction company based in Mannheim, Germany.
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.
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.
In 2001 the business changed its name to Bilfinger Berger AG.
Major projects have included the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen completed in 1919, the Busch Memorial Stadium completed in 1966, the Munich Olympic Stadium completed in 1972, the Sydney Opera House completed in 1973, the Dresdner Bank Tower completed in 1978, the Oymapinar Dam in Turkey completed 1984, the Mỹ Thuận Bridge in Vietnam completed in 2000, the Puente Centenario over the Panama Canal, completed in 2004, and the Svinesund Bridge between Sweden and Norway completed in 2005.
The company is also working on the Golden Ears Bridge, a 1.1km, 4 tower, extradosed
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Oct 23, 2006
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