The Clough Group is an Australian Engineering and Construction company based in

Perth Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...

, Western Australia. It has projects in engineering, construction, operations and maintenance services, principally in the oil and gas industry. Formerly listed on the

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, it is a subsidiary of

Murray & Roberts Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd. is a South African-based engineering and mining contractor. It is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange. The Group delivers its capabilities into three global primary market sectors the resources, industrial, ene ...

History

Clough was established in

in 1919, as builders Clough and Son.Historical timeline
at Clough official website. Retrieved 16 March 2011. Clough underwent significant growth and diversification from the 1950s through 1970s. In 1964, BAM Clough was established as a 50:50 joint venture with

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to deliver major jetty and near shore marine projects in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Expansion was fuelled by civil engineering and infrastructure contracts from Western Australia's

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iron ore boom. Clough undertook its first oil-and-gas project on

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in 1965. During the 1970s and 1980s, Clough pursued activities in the Middle East, Indonesia and Africa. Branch offices were established in

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and

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.Company locations
at Clough official website. Retrieved 16 March 2011. Acquisition of the Petrosea Group of Companies in 1984 (divested in 2009) was a basis for expansion in the South East Asian region. The company was listed on the

(ASX) in 1998, with the Clough family ceasing to be shareholders in 2007.Harold Clough steps down
Press release at Clough official website, 29 October 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2011. Around 1991, Clough Engineering took over Noyes Brothers, and traded as Noyes-Clough until 2002, when that branch of the company was purchased by Project Solutions Australia. In the 1990s, Clough AMEC was established as a 50:50 joint venture with

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to deliver brownfield asset support to the Australasian oil and gas sector. In October 2008, Clough sponsored construction of a First Year Centre for engineering students at the

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany, Western Australia, Albany an ...

,Clough to fund first year centre at UWA
Press release at Clough official website. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2011. which opened in 2010, supporting students "with a space to have as their base, to meet, work in groups, and also work on projects

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. It was recorded that former chairman and managing director Harold Clough had been a long-term benefactor of the university. Having been a shareholder since 2004, in November 2013

took full ownership with the company delisted from the ASX. In February 2019, Clough acquired Saulsbury's Gulf Coast downstream and chemical business unit in

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. In 2022 Clough suffered financial distress and was at risk of financial collapse. After a proposed takeover by

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collapsed, Murray & Roberts placed it in

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...

Notable projects

Narrows Bridge (Perth) The Narrows Bridge is a freeway and railway crossing of the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. Made up of two road bridges and a railway bridge constructed at a part of the river known as ''the Narrows'', located between Mill Point and ...

(1957) * Barrow Island Oilfield Development (1965) *

Stirling Bridge Stirling Bridge carries the Stirling Highway over the Swan River, linking the suburbs of North Fremantle and East Fremantle in Perth, Western Australia. History Stirling Bridge is a seven span twin post-tensioned segmental spine concrete br ...

(1974) * Mount Henry Bridge (1982) *

Graham Farmer Freeway Graham Farmer Freeway is a inner-city freeway in Perth, Western Australia. It links Rivervale and Burswood with West Perth and Leederville, providing an east-west bypass of Perth's central business district. The freeway, in conjunction w ...

(2000) in a joint venture with

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(2004) in a joint venture with

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civil and electro-mechanical works in a joint venture with

References

{{Reflist Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Construction and civil engineering companies of Australia Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1919 Companies based in Perth, Western Australia Australian companies established in 1919