Christiani & Nielsen

Christiani & Nielsen was a construction contractor with major operations worldwide. It still trades in Thailand.

History

Christiani & Nielsen was established by Rudolf Christiani, a Danish civil engineer, and Aage Nielsen, a captain in the Royal Danish Navy, in Copenhagen, to build bridges, marine works, and other reinforced concrete structures, in 1904. It soon established a branch in Hamburg, and after the First World War, extended its operations to the United Kingdom, South America, Australia, and South Africa.
The company's business in Thailand was demerged on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1991 and continued operating under different ownership.
The main company went into administration in November 2000.

Major projects included:

M5, junctions 8-9 to Tewkesbury, built as Christiani-Shand, completed in 1970
M56 Preston Brook to Hapsford in Cheshire, built as Christiani-Shand, completed in 1970
M6 Ansty to M1 at Catthorpe, Contract A, built as Christiani-Shand, completed in 1971
M6 north of Tebay to Thrimby, built as Christiani-Shand, completed in 1970
M74 Larkhall to Uddingston, built as Christiani-Shand, completed in 1966
Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil A470, £5million first stage from Whitchurch bypass to Nantgarw,, built as Christiani-Shand, completed in 1971

The foundations and piers for the Storstrøm Bridge, Denmark, completed in 1937
The foundations and piers for the Masnedsund Bridge, Denmark, completed in 1937
Narrows Bridge in Perth, Australia, completed in 1959
M2 Medway Bridge, Kent, completed in 1963
Winthorpe Bridge, Nottinghamshire, completed in 1964
M56 Weaver Viaduct, built as Christiani-Shand, completed in 1971
The foundations and piers for the Erskine Bridge,, West Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire, built as Christiani-Shand, completed in 1971
Dornoch Firth Bridge, completed in 1991
Salford Quays lift bridge, completed in 2000