Brief Timeline

1950s
Luigi Grollo starts his own business, with a small team of men and one truck, working on footpaths and building superstructures.

1960s
Luigi's sons, Bruno and Rino, begin working in the business (Bruno in the 1950s and Rino in the 1960s), gradually taking over responsibility and control. Swimming pools, shops and superstructures are the foundation of the business.

1970s
The business moves on to shopping centre complexes and commercial buildings in the 1970s. It is during this period that the business relocates key personnel to Darwin for two years to build 400 cyclone-proof houses.

1980s
The Grollos combine construction, property development and ownership, most notably with Melbourne's Rialto Towers. Workforce grows to more than 1,000. The company makes inroads into Sydney. Grocon formed as the construction and development arm of the Group.

1990s
Despite the recession, Grocon shifts its focus back to construction and wins more major projects, including the Hyatt hotels and Crown Casino in Melbourne and the Westin Hotel and No 1 Martin Place in Sydney. Equiset is established, headed by Rino's son Lorenz.

2000+
Bruno and Rino divide Grocon to pursue their own goals. Rino takes control of Grollo Australia and the Grollo share in the Rialto. Lorenz established Equiset as a property development and construction business.

Notable Projects

1950s

• Swan Hill & Northcote Pools
• Footscray Rd Bridge
• Avalon Airfield
• Mt Buller Dam
• Echuca Water Purification Plant

1970s

• Altona Gate Shopping Centre
• Greensborough Shopping Centre
• Brandon Park, Mulgrave
• Tresize Pool, Geelong
• Lilydale Water Purification Plant
• Mornington Water Purification Plant
• Ringwood Pool
• 612 St Kilda Road

1980s

• Traralgon & Morwell Shopping Centres
• Malvern Shopping Centre
• 420, 474 & 490 St Kilda Road
• 200 Queen Street, Melbourne
• Shell Building, Melbourne
• Melbourne World Congress Centre
• Rialto Towers, Melbourne

1990s

• 101 & 120 Collins Street, Melbourne
• T&G Building, Melbourne
• Grand Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne
• Crown Casino, Melbourne
• Telstra Building
• No 1 Martin Place, Sydney
• Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney
• Governor Macquarie Building, Sydney
• Mt Buller Chalet Hotel

2000+

• University Square, Melbourne University
• Buildings H & J, Monash University Caulfield Campus, Melbourne
• University of Notre Dame, Sydney
  Law School
• University of Notre Dame, Sydney
  Medical School
• Epping Plaza Shopping Centre, Melbourne
• Goods Shed North, Melbourne Docklands
• 737 Bourke Street, Melbourne Docklands
• InterContinental Hotel at Rialto
• The Coburg Initiative