Jaques Limited

Jaques Limited

Company type	Public company (from 1949)
Industry	Engineering manufacturing
Founded	January 1, 1888 (1888-01-01) in Melbourne, Australia
Founder	Edward Jaques
Defunct	2001 (2001)
Fate	Acquired by Terex Corporation
Headquarters	Melbourne , Australia
Key people	Jack Keegan (managing director, 1979)
Products	Stone crushers, road construction machinery, excavators, tunnel boring machines
Parent	Terex Corporation (from 2001)

Jaques Limited was an engineering manufacturing firm located in Melbourne, Australia, established by Edward Jaques in 1888.

After emigrating to Australia in 1876, Edward Jaques completed his engineering apprenticeship in Melbourne. He then co-founded Phillips and Jaques with Edwin Phillips, specializing in the production of rock crushers for quarry operations. This collaboration ended in 1888. Subsequently, in 1917, Edward joined forces with his brother Wallace to create Jaques Brothers Proprietary Limited. The company went public in 1949 and was later renamed Jaques Limited on 22 March 1973. On 19 September 1979, Clyde Industries Ltd acquired the business.

Jaques earned a reputation worldwide for its expertise in designing and manufacturing stone crushers, machinery for road construction, and excavators.

In 1979, under the leadership of managing director Jack Keegan, the company developed the tunnel boring machine known as the mole for the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop, which was based on designs from Italy.

In 2001, Jaques became part of the Terex Corporation.

The primary manufacturing facility situated on Palmer Street, Richmond, was sold in 1997 and subsequently transformed into a mixed-use residential and commercial precinct called Jaques Richmond.