Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Early life  





2 Career  





3 Personal life  





4 References  














Len Buckeridge







 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Len Buckeridge
Born

Leonard Walter Buckeridge


(1936-06-15)15 June 1936
Died11 March 2014(2014-03-11) (aged 77)
NationalityAustralian
EducationPerth Modern School
Alma materPerth Technical College
Occupations
  • Architect
  • Property developer
  • Years active1959–2014
    OrganizationBuckeridge Group of Companies
    Known forArchitecture, construction
    SpouseJudith Lyon
    Partner(s)Sick Puay Koh
    (aka Tootsie Ambrose)
    Children6

    Leonard Walter Buckeridge (15 June 1936 – 11 March 2014[1]) was an Australian businessman known for founding the Buckeridge Group of Companies.[2][3][4]

    Early life[edit]

    Buckeridge attended Perth Modern School then trained as an architect at Perth Technical College.[2][5][6] In his final year of studies Buckeridge won the James Hardie Prize for his thesis "The Economical House".[citation needed]

    Career[edit]

    Buckeridge built high-rise buildings in Perth and elsewhere through his company, Buckeridge Group of Companies. He also owned James Point Pty Ltd.[2][3]

    In September 2012, Buckeridge sued a former fork-lift driver who allegedly posted defamatory comments on Facebook about him. The former employee was backed by United Voice.[4]

    In November 2012, he sued the Government of Western Australia for A$billion regarding a delay in construction on Cockburn Sound.[3][7] Premier Colin Barnett counselled him to drop the lawsuit.[8] Buckeridge also sued about a delay in the construction of the Perth Arena.[9][10]

    Personal life[edit]

    Buckeridge married Judith Lyon, and they had five children Lise, Rachel, Andrew, Sam, Joshua. His de facto partner for forty years was Sick Puay Koh, also known as Tootsie Ambrose,[11] mother of Julian.[12][2][13]

    He lived in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park.[2][4] Prior to his death, in January 2013, his net worth was estimated as US$1.4 billion.[2] He died of a heart attack at his home on 11 March 2014, aged 77 years.[13][14] In 2016, 22 family members initiated three separate proceedings in the Supreme Court of Western Australia to contest his A$2.5 billion estate.[15][16][17] Under Buckeridge's 2008 will which vested in 2019, his empire was divided among 15 heirs — his six children, eight grandchildren and partner, Tootsie Ambrose.[18]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Leonard (Len) Walter Buckeridge". Heaven Address. n.d. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f "The World's Billionaires - Leonard Buckeridge". Forbes. March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  • ^ a b c Trenwith, Courtney (6 November 2012). "Premier's potentially costly Len Buckeridge gaffe". WA Today. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  • ^ a b c Cordingley, Glen (1 September 2012). "Billionaire sues forklift driver". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  • ^ Buckeridge, Len (1947). "Chapel of S.S. Mary & George [Guildford] : [plan]". Historic buildings. Perth Technical College. Dept. of Architecture. Retrieved 30 November 2020 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.
  • ^ Macdonald, Kim (20 October 2011). "WA's Rich List". The West Australian. p. 28.
  • ^ Powell, Graeme; O'Connor, Andrew; Macmillan, Jade (6 November 2012). "Buckeridge sues over private port delays". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  • ^ "Premier urges Buckeridge to drop $1b lawsuit". The West Australian. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  • ^ "Perth arena cost blows out to $548.7 million". WA Today. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  • ^ "BGC's Len Buckeridge baulks at Perth Arena penalty fees". Perth Now. AAP. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  • ^ "Len Buckeridge's longtime partner Tootsie buys in Mosman Park". Property Observer. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  • ^ Murrell, Andrew (9 October 2016). "Brawl over Billions builds up to a boil". The Weekend Australian.
  • ^ a b Orr, Aleisha (11 March 2014). "Perth billionaire Len Buckeridge dead". WA Today. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  • ^ Burrell, Andrew (11 March 2014). "Len Buckeridge, founder of builder BGC, has died age 77". The Australian. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  • ^ "Brawl over property tycoon Len Buckeridge's billions boils over". The Australian. 8 October 2016.
  • ^ "BGC construction firm put up for sale to resolve Len Buckeridge heirs' family feud". ABC News. Australia. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  • ^ Clarke, Tim (22 August 2015). "Fight over Buckeridge billions". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  • ^ Newell, Daniel (28 February 2019). "Buckeridge sons, stepson step back from BGC Group roles, with sale of building and materials construction businesses on indefinite hold". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Len_Buckeridge&oldid=1168146167"

    Categories: 
    1936 births
    2014 deaths
    Australian billionaires
    Businesspeople from Perth, Western Australia
    People educated at Perth Modern School
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description matches Wikidata
    Use Australian English from October 2016
    All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
    Use dmy dates from October 2016
    Pages using infobox person with multiple partners
    Articles with hCards
    All articles with unsourced statements
    Articles with unsourced statements from November 2020
     



    This page was last edited on 1 August 2023, at 02:36 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki