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Georgiou Group (Georgiou) is a building construction and civil engineering with offices throughout Australia. Georgiou provides a diverse range of construction services to government and private clients.[1] In the 2023 financial year, the Company announced a revenue of $1.041 billion, with more than $1.6 billion in current work in hand.[2]
Formerly | Direct Drainage |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Building construction and civil engineering |
Founded | 1977Perth, Western Australia |
Founder | Peter (Spiro) Georgiou (1935 - 2023) |
Headquarters | 68 Hasler Road, , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people |
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Revenue | $1.04 billion (2023 financial year) |
Owner | Georgiou family |
Number of employees | More than 900 |
Website | www |
Georgiou was founded by Spiro (Peter) Georgiou in 1977 as Direct Drainage in Perth, Western Australia. In 1996, the Company acquired Roadpave and Geocrete, and became Georgiou Group Pty Ltd.[3][4]
John Georgiou, the son of Spiro Georgiou, became Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 1998, following Spiro Georgiou's transition to Georgiou's Board of Directors.[3][5]
The Company expanded in 2008, opening an office in Brisbane, Queensland.[6]
In 2011, Georgiou received the construction industry's first endorsed Reconciliation Action Plan.[7]
The Company expanded further by opening an office in Sydney, New South Wales, in 2015.
Georgiou’s New South Wales General Manager, Rob Monaci, replaced John Georgiou as Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2018, when John Georgiou became Executive Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors.[8]
Gary Georgiou was appointed Chief Executive Officer in July 2022.[9]
In 2023, Georgiou expanded to have offices in the Gold Coast, Queensland and Darwin, Northern Territory.[10]
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