Boral buys 75ha Booyal Quarries near Bundaberg

Boral has bought Booyal Quarries, a 75ha hard rock quarry 60km south-west of Bundaberg to feed ongoing construction demands across the ‘rapidly growing’ Wide Bay region.

Boral announced on Wednesday the completed acquisition of Booyal Quarries near Bundaberg, a 75ha hard rock quarry located 60km south-west of Bundaberg and 25km west of Childers.

Boral announced on Wednesday the completed acquisition of Booyal Quarries near Bundaberg, a 75ha hard rock quarry located 60km south-west of Bundaberg and 25km west of Childers.

A statement from the company said the acquisition would provide security of supply to its Wide Bay customers and integrated network, including asphalt and concrete plants at Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Maryborough. It also sees the continued employment of skilled workers at Booyal as they transfer to Boral.

Boral Executive General Manager, Concrete & Quarries North, Paul Noakes, said the acquisition would provide the company with a competitively strong quarry position to meet the infrastructure and development needs of the rapidly growing region.

Boral announced on Wednesday the completed acquisition of Booyal Quarries near Bundaberg, a 75ha hard rock quarry located 60km south-west of Bundaberg and 25km west of Childers.

“The strategic acquisition of Booyal Quarries in Queensland will underpin Boral’s ongoing commitment to servicing to the high-growth Wide Bay region.

“Booyal Quarries will play a crucial role in providing quarry materials to Boral’s local downstream asphalt and concrete operations to supply construction materials for the region’s robust infrastructure and development pipeline.

“Importantly, we look forward to welcoming Booyal Quarries’ staff who will continue their employment as part of the Boral team.

Boral announced on Wednesday the completed acquisition of Booyal Quarries near Bundaberg, a 75ha hard rock quarry located 60km south-west of Bundaberg and 25km west of Childers.

“Booyal Quarries is a high-quality and well-established business in the region, with significant quarry rock reserves, and providing security of supply to our local operations.

“The hard rock quarry currently supplies a full range of products including Transport and Main-Roads certified aggregates and road bases.”

Booyal Quarries’ employees were welcomed to the Boral team on Wednesday, with activities on site including a BBQ breakfast.

About Boral

According to a company statement, Boral is the largest vertically-integrated construction materials company in Australia.

“Our network includes prized quarry and cement infrastructure, bitumen, construction materials recycling, asphalt and concrete batching operations.

“We employ about 7500 employees and contractors across our operations that span more than 360 sites nation-wide.”