Heidelberg Materials Australia is a premixed concrete, aggregates and precast company. Founded in 1949 as Pioneer Concrete and later re-branded to Pioneer International, it was taken over by Hanson in 1999 and rebranded Hanson Australia. In 2024, Hanson was rebranded Heidelberg Materials.
History
In 1949, Pioneer Readymix was founded in St Peters, Sydney. In 1954, it was purchased by Tristan Antico and Kelvin Conley.[1] In 1954, a concrete plant was acquired in Canberra. In 1959 it was listed on the Sydney Stock Market as a public company. As well as acquiring further concreting businesses, it diversified into building materials products.[2]
In 1961, Pioneer purchased a pre-mix concrete plant in Hong Kong. In 1962, it commenced operations in the United Kingdom, later opening in Israel (1963) and Italy (1964). In 1965, it formed a joint venture with Shell Australia