Donnelley Constructions Pty Ltd is a long-established building company, based at Castle Hill in Sydney’s Hills District.
For more than 70 years, the family-owned business has built a reputation as one of New South Wales’ most experienced and professional building companies and is currently rated in the top five of the NSW Government ‘Best Practice’ builders.
A Family Company
The Donnelley family began its involvement in the construction industry in 1900, when E. C. Donnelley owned and operated a substantial plumbing business that serviced the entire Sydney region.
In 1920, E. H. Donnelley, a son of E. C. Donnelley, commenced business as a plumber and a builder.
On July 1, 1951, E. H. Donnelley and his two sons Raymond and Edgar, traded under the name E.H. Donnelley & Sons. On June 26, 1956, E H Donnelley & Sons Pty Ltd was incorporated with the shareholders being Raymond H. Donnelley and Edgar W. Donnelley.
In 1966, Peter and Graham Donnelley, sons of R.H. Donnelley, purchased shares in the company with Peter becoming managing director in 1976 and retiring in 2008.
Today, Donnelley Constructions is owned and managed by Adam Donnelley.
St Georges Leagues - Built 1974 Bowden Broe- Built 2003
The early days
In its early days, E H Donnelley built factories for Sydney Woollen Mills and some speculative housing. The company later carried out commercial and industrial work including construction of the iconic St George Leagues Club in 1963.
For many years, E H Donnelley & Sons Pty Ltd worked as a contract commercial builder, mainly in the Sydney metropolitan area. The company varied its work, building swimming complexes, telephone exchanges, six-storey office buildings, factories, warehouses, schools and retirement homes.
In 1981, the company moved from Lane Cove to Castle Hill and changed its name to Donnelley Constructions Pty Ltd.
Buildings of distinction
Brookvale Bus Depot Redevelopment South West Institute of TAFE, Liverpool
Donnelley Construction has built some of Sydney finest institutional Building and aged care centre. We have won a number of excellence awards in construction. Some of our achievement are:
Master Builder Award 1997 WINNER Building - Education Cecil Hills High School – Stage 2
Master Builder Award 2003 MERIT Building - Education , $5m to $20M South- West Institute of Tafe, Liverpool
Hobury Hunt Award 2009 COMMENDATION Commercial Building Newtown Performing Arts Building
Master Builder Award 2010 WINNER Building - Industrial , $10m to $25M Brookvale Bus Depot Redevelopment
Master Builder Award 2011 WINNER Adaptive re-use of an historic building , $5m to $9M Chatswood Willoughby Uniting Church
Public Works - Best Practice List Ranking 2nd
