nigeria plc type public nse jberger industry construction real estate development founded 1950 headquarters 10 shettima a. munguno crescent 900 108 utako abuja fct nigeria products pre engineered steel buildings services design fabrication erection website www.julius berger.com julius berger is a nigerian construction company headquartered in abuja with additional permanent locations in lagos and uyo . the company is represented across nigeria in structural engineering and infrastructure works and in southern nigeria through domestic and international oil and gas industry projects . it is known for constructing most of nigeria s infrastructures major expressways and even some residential buildings for the chevron nigeria headquarters in lagos . 1 the company has been listed on the nigerian stock exchange since 1991 . before this its parent company was bilfinger berger . bilfinger berger is still the largest shareholder in the company . 2 the construction business of julius berger is the heart of the julius berger group . with 18 000 employees from close to 40 nations and clients from both nigeria and the global oil and gas industry julius berger is a leading construction company and one of the largest private employers in nigeria . citation needed contents 1 history 2 major projects 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1950 julius berger the founding father of the company met keith thomas and incorporated his construction company in germany . 3 in august 1965 the company undertook its first construction project in nigeria the construction of the eko bridge in lagos . in 1991 the company was floated on the nigerian stock exchange as julius berger nigeria plc . in 2001 the company moved to its new head office in abuja . in 2010 business world magazine listed julius berger nigeria plc as nigeria s leading construction company . in 2012 watertown energy ltd. a company of the nestoil group acquired 10 % of julius berger nigeria plc s shares previously owned by bilfinger berger gmbh raising the company s nigerian shareholding to 60.1 % . major projects edit the company built the eko bridge completed in 1968 the third mainland bridge completed in 1990 and the abuja stadium completed in 2003 . 4 tin can island port commissioned in 1977 . lagos inner ring road completed in 1979 . ajaokuta steel plant completed in 1990 . itakpe ajaokuta ore railway completed in 1990 . abuja international airport phase ii completed in 1997 . central bank of nigeria head office completed in 2002 . uyo infrastructure and road works ongoing since 2008 . first discharge drain built utilizing pipe jacking technology in nigeria completed in 2011 . national assembly phase iii completed in 2011 . multiple projects escravos gtl plant in southern nigeria commissioned in 2012 . bonny liquefied natural gas facility multiple ongoing works since 1996 . challawa gorge dam karaye completed in 1992 references edit building bridges crossing frontiers burgis tom june 8 2010 . nigeria cancels 420m runway contract ft.com . financial times . lagos nigeria . retrieved 21 september 2012 . julius berger history brochure julius berger fact booklet external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title julius berger construction company & oldid 743560871 categories construction and civil engineering companies of nigeriaconstruction and civil engineering companies established in 19501950 establishments in nigeriacompanies listed on the nigerian stock exchangehidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2014official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 05 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view