Boral has acquired a recently built concrete plant in Wallan 45km north of Melbourne, which enables it to service customers in a growing area as part of its integrated operations.
With this, there will also be the continued employment of skilled workers as they transfer to Boral.
“This acquisition bolsters Boral’s footprint in Melbourne’s outer North growth corridor and would complement the existing concrete batching plant and quarry at Wollert,” Boral’s executive general manager Concrete & Quarries South Matt McKenzie said.
“We know the long-term growth projection in Melbourne, particularly to the north is strong, and Wallan Concrete’s proximity to the market, adjacent to the Hume Freeway, makes it well-positioned to service existing and future customers,” Mr McKenzie said.
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The Wallan Concrete site, which operates six days a week, is freehold land, has a dry batch concrete plant, four cementitious silos, 10 raw material ground bins, a modern office with driver facilities and undercover truck parking.
“The plant is practically brand new and we’re very excited to have this great asset now part of our integrated operations and its potential to supply key projects in the Melbourne North region. What is also important is that we are today welcoming new employees to the Boral team,” McKenzie said.
The employees at Wallan Concrete were welcomed to the Boral team today with activities that included a welcome lunch hosted by the company and a visit from Boral’s executive general manager, Concrete & Quarries South, Matt McKenzie, general anager Concrete Victoria, Corey Gatt and head of strategy and capital, Grant Lediott.
Boral is the largest vertically integrated construction materials company in Australia. Its network includes prized quarry and cement infrastructure, bitumen, construction materials recycling, asphalt, and concrete batching operations.
It employs about 7500 employees and contractors across its operations spanning more than 360 sites nation-wide.
