Fulton Hogan
Encyclopedia
Fulton Hogan is a large infrastructure construction, roadworks and aggregate
supplier company in New Zealand
, which is also active in wider Australasia
.
The company was founded by Julius Fulton and Robert Hogan in Dunedin
in 1933. In 2007 the company reported an annual operating profit of NZ$92.93 million, from revenue of $1.61 billion, and employed over 4,800 people. This is up from 3,400 staff and a net profit of over $55 million on revenue of $891 million in 2005.
The company is an unlisted public company, with Shell New Zealand
holding a 39.9% stake in 2010.
. The newly formed Fulton Hogan would be one of the companies growing from and building this system in the following decades, at first mainly in the South Island
.
It was created by Julius Fulton, an assistant surveyor
, and Robert Hogan, a mechanic
, who had both been employees of the Neuchatel Asphalte Company in near East Taieri in the late 1920s. After losing their jobs, they formed their own company during the Depression, with Hogan organising machinery, often bought or loaned from the Public Works Department
, and Fulton overseeing the works.
While World War II slowed their expansion, the years after the war found large growth in roadworks and also in the building of the Comalco Aluminium Smelter and Roxburgh Hydro plant. These days, the company's operations stretch through all of New Zealand and much of Australasia, covering such tasks as residential driveways to dams and airport runways.
On 30 July 2011, Fulton Hogan chief executive Bill Perry died of meningococcal disease. The Strain of meningococcal (Strain C) is particularly rare and deadly.
, playing the character Onslow
in the television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances
, habitually wore a Fulton Hogan baseball cap. Hughes acquired the cap when visiting relatives in Dunedin
, one of whom worked for the company.
Construction Aggregate
Construction aggregate, or simply "aggregate", is a broad category of coarse particulate material used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, recycled concrete and geosynthetic aggregates. Aggregates are the most mined material in the world...
supplier company in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, which is also active in wider Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
.
The company was founded by Julius Fulton and Robert Hogan in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
in 1933. In 2007 the company reported an annual operating profit of NZ$92.93 million, from revenue of $1.61 billion, and employed over 4,800 people. This is up from 3,400 staff and a net profit of over $55 million on revenue of $891 million in 2005.
The company is an unlisted public company, with Shell New Zealand
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
holding a 39.9% stake in 2010.
History
After the motor vehicle gained increasing prominence in the 1920s, political and popular pressure grew to create a system of New Zealand State HighwaysNew Zealand State Highway network
The New Zealand State Highway network is the major national highway network in New Zealand. Just under 100 roads in both the North and South Islands are State Highways...
. The newly formed Fulton Hogan would be one of the companies growing from and building this system in the following decades, at first mainly in the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
.
It was created by Julius Fulton, an assistant surveyor
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
, and Robert Hogan, a mechanic
Mechanic
A mechanic is a craftsman or technician who uses tools to build or repair machinery.Many mechanics are specialized in a particular field such as auto mechanics, bicycle mechanics, motorcycle mechanics, boiler mechanics, general mechanics, industrial maintenance mechanics , air conditioning and...
, who had both been employees of the Neuchatel Asphalte Company in near East Taieri in the late 1920s. After losing their jobs, they formed their own company during the Depression, with Hogan organising machinery, often bought or loaned from the Public Works Department
New Zealand Ministry of Works
The New Zealand Ministry of Works, formerly the Department of Public Works and sometimes referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1876 and disestablished and privatised in 1988...
, and Fulton overseeing the works.
While World War II slowed their expansion, the years after the war found large growth in roadworks and also in the building of the Comalco Aluminium Smelter and Roxburgh Hydro plant. These days, the company's operations stretch through all of New Zealand and much of Australasia, covering such tasks as residential driveways to dams and airport runways.
On 30 July 2011, Fulton Hogan chief executive Bill Perry died of meningococcal disease. The Strain of meningococcal (Strain C) is particularly rare and deadly.
Cultural references
British actor Geoffrey HughesGeoffrey Hughes
Geoffrey Hughes, DL is an English actor.As well as a wide range of TV and film appearances, Hughes is best known for a series of supporting roles in popular UK television dramas...
, playing the character Onslow
Onslow (Keeping Up Appearances)
Onslow is a fictional character in the British 1990s comedy series Keeping Up Appearances, portrayed by actor Geoffrey Hughes. Onslow is a working class relative of the social-climbing snob, Hyacinth Bucket...
in the television sitcom Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. Centred on the life of eccentric, social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket , the sitcom portrays a social hierarchy-ruled British society...
, habitually wore a Fulton Hogan baseball cap. Hughes acquired the cap when visiting relatives in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, one of whom worked for the company.