Keller Group
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| Public (LSE: KLR) | |
| Industry | Ground engineering |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people |
Peter Hill, Chairman Alain Michaelis, CEO |
| Revenue | £1,562.4 million (2015)[1] |
| £103.4 million (2015)[1] | |
| £26.3 million (2015)[1] | |
Number of employees |
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| Website | www.keller.co.uk |
Keller Group plc (LSE: KLR) is a major British-based ground engineering company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Keller has 10,000 employees in 40 countries.[2]
History
The company was established in the 1950s as the ground engineering division of GKN plc.[3] In 1960, it expanded into a stand-alone piling and ground improvement company. In 1975 it acquired the German company Johann Keller and took on that name.[3] In 1984 Keller bought Hayward Baker Inc., a US ground engineering business.[3] In 1990 it was the subject of a management buy-out from GKN plc supported by Candover.[3] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1994.[3] The Company had a social housing division until 2007 when it was sold for nominal consideration.[4] In 2015, Keller had grown to be around a 10,000 employee company with staff in more than 40 countries.[5]
Operations
Keller operates under different brand names in different parts of the world. Brand names used include:
- Europe: Franki
- North America: Hayward Baker, Suncoast Post-Tension, Case Foundation, McKinney Drilling, Anderson Drilling, HJ Foundation, Bencor
- Asia: Keller, Resource Piling
- Australia: Keller Foundations, Keller Ground Engineering, Austral Construction, Waterway Constructions, Keller Australia[6]
Products
- Piling and earth retention
- Ground improvement
- Specialty grouting
- Anchors, nails, and minipiles
- Post-tension concrete
- Instrumentation and monitoring
References
- 1 2 3 "Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Keller Group. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ "Keller at a glance". www.keller.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Keller History
- ↑ "Keller sells social housing business to Mears". Building. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Keller History". www.keller.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ↑ Keller Brands
