Who started Thiess?
Who started Thiess?
Established in the 1930s as Horn & Thiess, the company later became Thiess Bros and Thiess Contractors before being bought by Leighton Holdings in 1983 to become part of the CIMIC Group….Thiess Pty Ltd.
| Formerly | Thiess Bros |
|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Mining services |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Founder | Henry Horn and Leslie Thiess |
Who owns Thies Pty?
CIMIC Group
Elliott Management Corporation
Thiess Pty Ltd/Parent organizations
How many brothers were in Thies?
Thiess secured his first sizeable road-building contract in partnership with Henry Horn in 1933, and brought in four of his brothers: Cecil, Bert, Stan, and Pat.
What is Thies worth?
Estimated minimum net worth: $120 million.
What does CPB contractors stand for?
Leighton Contractors
CPB, formerly known as Leighton Contractors, represents CIMIC’s core contracting business.
What companies does cimic own?
CIMIC Group includes the following businesses:
- CPB Contractors (construction)
- Leighton Asia (construction)
- Broad (construction)
- Thiess (mining)
- Sedgman (mining)
- UGL Limited (services)
- Pacific Partnerships (public private partnerships)
- EIC Activities (consultancy)
What does Thiess mean?
Thiess was a Norman name used for a fiesty or hot-tempered person. The name is a metaphor derived from the Old French word tison meaning fire-brand.
Who bought out leightons?
By March 2014, Spanish company ACS Group, through its acquisition of a majority shareholding in Hochtief, was the majority owner of Leighton Holdings.
How many employees CPB Contractors?
CPB Contractors is the CIMIC Group’s construction company, with a team of around 23,000 people working at operations across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Asia and India.
What is Broadspectrum called now?
Ventia
Broadspectrum, along with our telecommunications business Visionstream, will be rebranded Ventia. The legal entities of both businesses will remain unchanged for now.
What does CIMIC stand for?
Construction, Infrastructure, Mining and Concessions
CIMIC stands for Construction, Infrastructure, Mining and Concessions.
How much was John Holland sold for?
The China Communications Construction Company will become the first big Chinese group to build Australian roads and bridges after sealing a deal to acquire John Holland from Leighton Holdings for $853 million.