"GCS was established in July 2003 in Perth, Western Australia. Since then, the Group has strategically expanded its reach, providing multi-disciplined labour services and high quality equipment to all industries across Australia".
2013
- Late 2013 sees GCS Hire Pty Ltd and GCS Budget Portables Pty Ltd merge under the GCS Hire banner resulting in all Site Accommodation products and services being aligned with the Group's Plant and Equipment operations.
- GCS Hire also opens a branch in Karratha, enhancing its existing Pilbara network including Port Hedland and Newman.
- Building on its rapid success, GCS Hire expands its fleet in March by adding mine spec vehicle hire to its stable of equipment.
- In July, GCS launches GCS Industrial Services Pty Ltd as its major projects division in Karratha supplying integrated on-site products and services to the Oil and Gas; Resource and Industrial; Energy; and Mining sectors.
- GCS launches another GCS Hire branch in Port Hedland to complement its established entities in Newman and Geraldton.
- After many years of working in alliance, GCS announces in May, the acquisition of Global Industrial Services (GIS) Pty Ltd, a leading provider of specialised labour hire in Australia. This new partnership allows GCS to form a complete equipment and workforce services organization.
- In September, GCS acquires a 50% interest in commercial and industrial scaffold company SmartScaff Pty Ltd. With branches in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, the Group grabs a foothold in the east coast of Australia.
- GCS now operates as a consolidated group, providing products and services for its customers under various trading names.
- With CASC and Newave finding synergy in the supply of concrete formwork and concrete placement, GCS announces the July opening of GCS Concrete Pumping Pty Ltd. Covering the commercial sector, the new entity operates not only in the general mobile pumping market, but the specialised field of high-rise building works.
- GCS acquires Newave Contracting Pty Ltd and Blueline Contracting Pty Ltd, Western Australian concrete contracting businesses servicing Perth’s commercial construction and maintenance industries. This partnering provides a comprehensive service to customers in the building services market.
- In September, GCS launches a new plant hire division, GCS Hire Pty Ltd, offering a comprehensive range of general plant hire to customers across the Perth metropolitan area.
- The Group acquires CASC Constructions Pty Ltd, formwork contractors engaged primarily in the commercial sector with additional experience in civil formwork.
- GCS lists on the Australian Stock Exchange in August.
- GCS acquires Bayswater Scaffold Hire, which has been active in the Perth residential construction industry for over 25 years.
- GCS acquires Western Australian site accommodation provider, Budget Portables Pty Ltd in November, which significantly increases the Group’s presence in the temporary site accommodation market.
- GCS Site Services acquires a minority position in Just Hire & Sales Pty Ltd and adds chemical toilets, scaffolding and material hoists to its suite of services for the residential sector.
- A series of transactions in July establishes previous acquisitions as wholly-owned subsidiaries of GCS. In the same year, the Group acquires Modern Scaffolding, and BFA, with a product range of scaffolding and material hoists, operating in the residential sector.
- GCS Site Services Pty Ltd is established in July, providing hire and sale of temporary site accommodation for all industry sectors.
- In July, GCS Shareholders acquire a minority position in GCS Rapid Access Pty Ltd. GCS Rapid Access subsequently acquires Construction Sales and Hire Pty Ltd, which had been established for approximately 10 years, providing formwork and scaffolding equipment to residential, commercial, and industrial markets.
- The GCS Group is established in July 2003 following the acquisition of Security Scaffolding, the operators of which had been servicing the Western Australian scaffold market for approximately 25 years.
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