built by Higgs and Hill The company was established in 1874 by the merger of the firm of Thomas Hill (managed by Rowland and Joseph Hill, grandsons of the founder) with the firm of William Higgs. It was originally called
Hill, Higgs and Hill but changed its name to
Higgs and Hill when Rowland Hill retired in 1879. Sir Brian Hill, a member of the seventh generation of his family to work in the business, retired in 1992. In 1994 it announced a rights issue to finance the acquisition of land for housing but the issue was not well subscribed. In 1996 the company announced poor results arising from re-organisation charges and contract losses. The company was acquired by
Hollandsche Beton Groep (later HBG) later that year, and was rebranded as HBG Construction with effect from 1 January 1999. HBG was itself acquired by
Royal BAM Group in 2002. ==Major projects==