Who We Are
Laing O'Rourke plc is one of the worlds most dynamic and innovative, privately owned development, construction and specialist companies. With an operating turnover in excess of A$7b and more than 25,000 employees worldwide, we aim to build a brighter, better and more sustainable future for the communities we serve.
Founded and led by Chairman and Chief Executive, Ray O'Rourke, the business has grown rapidly and now operates across three international hubs:
- Europe
- The Middle East and India
- Australia and Asia
The driving force behind our strategy to be a world-class organisation is our global vision:
- to be the company of first choice for all of our stakeholders
- to challenge and change the image of the construction industry worldwide, and
- with leanness and agility we will adopt processes to compete with world-leading businesses.
GLOBAL STRATEGY
- we offer a vertically integrated equity development, construction and Product Services capability ensuring greater certainty of project delivery and risk
- we aim to leverage our in-house engineering capability together with our directly-employed labour force giving us greater control, improving efficiency and reliability while minimising discipline interfacing
- we have established an international Research & Development program in association with the world's best universities to develop collaborative design and delivery capabilities ensuring we remain at the forefront of technology and process innovation
- we also aim to match the investment appetite for funds/investors in each of our international Hubs with investment opportunities in direct property development projects
AUSTRALIA / ASIA HUB
Our vision in the local Australasian hub is to seize the opportunity to create something extraordinary.
Our opportunity is afforded through a combination of:
- Long term growth in our market sectors
- A private owner in Ray O'Rourke who is passionate about the Australasian business
- A lean and hands-on management team that aims to establish authentic and personable relationships with like minded clients
- Excellent talent secured from Laing O'Rourke in the UK, new Australian recruits and through the Barclay Mowlem acquisition
- The continuing departure of our competition from core construction activities.
Our strategy consists of growing the best talent pool possible, strengthening discipline in our processes to ensure predictability and then embarking on growth in select market sectors.
We aim to work directly in partnership with a select number of like-minded clients so that we can gain an in-depth knowledge of their business and in return, add more value to their property needs. Long standing relationships enable teams to progress from one project to another within a client's overall portfolio and underpins our ability to leverage knowledge and experience and deliver greater certainty and predictability.
operations
Development
Investment and Development within the land subdivision, mixed use, commercial, retail, residential and industrial sectors
Construction
Multi-disciplined Design and Construction across the building, rail, mine infrastructure, power, water, marine and civil sectors with maintenance capability in Rail and Mine Infrastructure
Specialist
Products and Services complementary to our construction portfolio including:
- Select Plant - a plant company to service the business
- Austrak - a railway sleeper manufacturer
- Redispan - an environmentally responsible mineral conveyor manufacturer
- Expanded - an excavation and retention subcontracting business