Fulton Hogan’s founders, Julius (Jules) Fulton and Robert (Bob) Hogan, formed a partnership and began trading as J.H. Fulton & Co in 1933. However, it wasn’t until 1935 that they officially registered Fulton Hogan Limited as a company in New Zealand.

World War II resulted in a critical manpower shortage and combined with a limited supply of bitumen in New Zealand throughout 1942, much of the civil construction industry to cease operations. This brought road work to a virtual halt for the duration of the war.

However, Fulton Hogan’s name and reputation carried on and from the 1960s through to today, the company has continued to grow and prosper. Growth has come from two sources: the acquisition of various smaller civil contracting and supplier companies; and organic growth as the construction industry grew.

In 2007 FRH rebranded as Fulton Hogan, to unite the Australian and New Zealand operations under one name.

Fulton Hogan’s growth continued in 2008 with the acquisition of South Australian asphalt and quarrying business, PMP. This saw the addition of a quarry and asphalt plant in northern Adelaide and a remote office at Katherine, in Northern Territory.

In 2009, Fulton Hogan made the largest acquisition in its 76 year history when it acquired 100% shareholding of Pioneer Road Services (PRS) from Hanson Construction Materials (50%) and Shell Australia Limited (50%). This acquisition represents an opportunity for Fulton Hogan to achieve its long term growth aspirations in Australia.

Along with increasing Fulton Hogan’s Australian employee numbers by approximately 60%, this acquisition sees the addition of 35 asphalt plants – positioning Fulton Hogan as a leader in the Australasian asphalt and surfacing market.