Above is the picture of Julius Berger himself, the
world renowned construction magnate whose
construction company - Julius Berger - built most of
our bridges and many Nigerian edifices.
He was born in 1862 in Zempelburg, a small town in
Germany. His father sent him to Berlin at the age of
12 to take up an apprenticeship with a leather
wholesale firm. He returned to the family transport
business three years later in 1878. He soon found
himself more frequently transporting building
materials instead of grain. It was this transportation
of building materials that led to his becoming
increasingly familiar with the construction industry.
When he had learned enough, he switched
professions and started his own construction
company named after him. Julius Berger came into
Nigeria in August 1965. The first bridge they
constructed in Nigeria was Eko Bridge in Lagos.
They also built the 3rd Mainland Bridge. He died in
1942.
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