asx dow founded 1933 founder arnold fielder downer headquarters sydney australia key people grant fenn ceo and managing director services engineering & infrastructure operating income 6.56 billion june 2016 net income 181 million june 2016 number of employees 19 000 june 2016 divisions engineering & construction mining rail technology & communications transport services utilities website www.downergroup.com downer group is a company that provides engineering and infrastructure management services to the public and private transport energy infrastructure communications and resources sectors across australia new zealand and the asia pacific region . contents 1 history 2 major projects 3 downer rail 4 sponsorships 5 references 6 external links history edit the downer group was founded in new zealand in 1933 as downer & co by arnold fielder downer focussing on providing engineering and construction services to the public and private infrastructure sectors in new zealand including the new zealand public works department . in 1954 it merged with william cable holdings and in 1964 with a & g price to form cable price downer . 1 in 1994 downer merged with hong kong based paul yitc . in 1996 works corporation the state owned enterprise civil construction arm of the new zealand ministry of works & development was purchased . in 1997 mining contractor roche brothers was acquired . 2 in 1998 the company was listed on the australian securities exchange . 1 in 2000 road sealing business bitumix was acquired from bp . 3 in 2001 downer merged with evans deakin industries to form downer edi . 1 4 in october 2014 the construction assets of tenix were acquired . 5 major projects edit projects undertaken by the company have included homer tunnel 1935 1940 rimutaka tunnel in partnership with morrison knudsen 1951 1955 6 cook strait ferry terminal for passenger and freight operations 1960 lower nihotupu reservoir 1948 lower wairarapa valley flood prevention scheme 1964 1984 new plymouth power station 1972 downer rail edit downer rail was formed in march 2001 as edi rail following the purchase of evans deakin industries by downer group . evans deakin operated the former clyde engineering plants at kelso and somerton and walkers limited maryborough plant . it reopened the former cardiff locomotive workshops to build cityrail m sets . in july 2007 it was renamed downer rail . 7 in 2008 locomotive demand power was established as a subsidiary to lease locomotives . in november 2009 downer rail became a tram operator through its 49 % shareholding in keolis downer that operates the yarra trams franchise in melbourne . 8 in july 2014 keolis downer commenced operating the g link light rail line on the gold coast . 9 in march 2015 keolis downer purchased bus operator australian transit enterprises which operates the hornibrook bus lines link sa path transit and southlink operations with 930 buses . 10 sponsorships edit in 2016 downer group became the naming rights sponsor of the nrl auckland nines through until 2018 . 11 12 it also sponsored the 2016 anzac test at the newcastle international sports centre . 13 references edit a b c company history downer group a family history roche brothers works civil cleared to acquire bitumix commerce commission new zealand 27 july 1998 company name and asx code changes 2001 australian securities exchange downer edi buys salteri family s tenix business for 300m sydney morning herald 20 october 2014 longest tunnel in british commonwealth railway gazette 18 november 1955 page 584 downer edi launches new company names and branding approach downer edi 2 july 2007 melbourne tram and train operators selected railway gazette international 25 june 2009 goldlinq selected to build gold coast light rail railway gazette international 6 may 2011 operator ate sold australasian bus & coach 11 march 2015 downer becomes 2016 nines naming rights sponsor national rugby league 19 january 2016 downer secures nrl auckland nines naming rights sponsorship for 2017 and 2018 nrl auckland nines 5 july 2016 downer to sponsor test match national rugby league 13 april 2016 external links edit company website v t e business in australia institutions australian competition and consumer commission australian corporate law australian prudential regulation authority australian securities and investments commission australian takeovers panel constitution of australia 1901 cth corporations power economy of australia stock exchange australian securities exchange s & p asx 20 s & p asx 50 s & p asx 200 s & p asx 300 chi x business associations australian chamber of commerce and industry australian hotels association australian industry group business council of australia consult australia minerals council of australia national farmers federation s & p asx 50 companies alpha sorted agl energy amcor amp apa asciano aurizon anz asx bhp billiton brambles caltex australia coca cola amatil commonwealth bank computershare crown csl dexus goodman gpt incitec pivot iag james hardie lend lease macquarie group medibank mirvac national australia bank newcrest mining oil search orica origin energy qbe insurance ramsay health care rio tinto santos scentre seek limited sonic healthcare south32 stockland suncorp sydney airport holdings telstra transurban vicinity centres wesfarmers westfield westpac woodside petroleum woolworths other notable companies adelaide bank akubra alumina australian radio network axa asia pacific bendigo bank bluescope steel bunnings caltex camperdown dairy international challenger cimic cochlear coles downer group fairfax media fosters holden james hardie jb hi fi john holland macquarie radio manildra group metcash national storage news corp australia nine entertainment optus qantas qube holdings rm williams seven west media southern cross austereo st george bank star entertainment group vero insurance virgin australia zinifex corporate controversies and collapses ansett australia bridgecorp holdings 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