History
UGL has grown from a small engineering construction firm founded in Perth, Western Australia in the late 1960s called United Construction Group Limited. United Construction listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1994, changed its name to United Group Limited in 1997, and again in 2009 to UGL Limited. Today it is one of Australia's largest publicly listed industrial companies and a member of the S&P/ASX100 Index.
UGL has acquired a number of businesses including Kilpatrick Green in 1998, Australian rail company Goninan in 1999, corporate real estate business KFPW in 2002, Thames Water Projects Asia in 2004, Singaporean real estate services company Premas International (UGL Premas) and Alstom's Australian and New Zealand transport and rail businesses in 2005, Chicago-based Equis Corporation (UGL Equis) and Canberra-based Peak Security in 2006 and Boston-based Unicco Services Company (UGL Unicco) in 2007.
1994 - Listed on the ASX as United Construction
1997 - Changed company name to United Group Limited
1998 - Acquisition of Kilpatrick Green
1999 - Acquisition of Goninan
2002 - Acquisition of KFPW
2004 - Acquisition of Thames Water Projects Asia
2005 - Acquisition of Alstom ANZ and Premas
2006 - Acquisition of Equis, Fischer Industries, Goulburn Railway, Peak Security and Steelplan
2007 - Acquisition of Proactive Communication Solutions (PCS) and Unicco
2009 - Changed company name to UGL Limited
2011 - Acquisition of DTZ Holdings
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