FULTON HOGAN
Founded in New Zealand in 1933 , Fulton Hogan started in the asphalt business – building state highways – and soon grew to tackle major construction projects . Expanding across the Tasman , today Fulton Hogan is responsible for building major Australian transportation projects such as upgrades to Melbourne ’ s M80 Ring Road , Queensland ’ s Bruce Highway and the Princes Highway south of Sydney . Fulton Hogan is also involved in the construction of airports , ports and rail links across the country , as well as wind farms and hydroelectricity stations .
While Fulton Hogan ’ s interests stretch far and wide , with 25 regional businesses across Australia and New Zealand , it has maintained a decentralised business structure which empowers each region to deliver local projects . This freedom allows a large business like Fulton Hogan to remain agile , but in return it creates challenges in terms of supply chain management and making the most of its
96 November 2016