Our Journey From The Beginning
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FOUNDED 1875
Founded by James Lambert Williams at 20 Enrol Street, Melbourne, aged 20.
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INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
Entered International market, developed Signwriter for a German company, VKF Renzel GmbH.
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SYDNEY
Many jobs secured in Sydney, partnered with GA Winwood & Sons. In 1955, completed first AC building.
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ADELAIDE
Ventured into the Adelaide market which began with working on Adelaide’s Children Hospital.
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MELBOURNE
Iconic Melbourne projects completed: Rialto, Grand Hyatt, Shell House, 101 Collins Street, ANZ WorldHQ.
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GREEN ENERGY PIONEER
Enormous growth in green energy efficient buildings, led the way in Australia’s 1st 6-star green rated building.
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MIDDLE EAST ENTRY
Entered ME in partnership with Michael Boufarhat and undertook design & build project (City of Lights), a 61- storey tower.
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COMPLETION OF MAJOR ICONIC PROJECTS
JLW complete and handover major iconic projects such as Caesars Palace, Al Marah Mall & ICD Brookfield Place.
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SUCCESSFUL PIVOT INTO DC
Strategically transitioned to digital infrastructure, successfully delivered first data center for Amazon.
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LARGEST DATA CENTRE IN UAE
Largest data centre in UAE delivered for Khazna; high-value projects secured in UAE, KSA and Bahrain.
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PART OF RAR GROUP
JLW became part of the Al Rashed Group (Rashed Abdul Rahman Al Rashed & Sons) under Al Awael Holding.