• Leighton Holdings Limited
• Website: www.leighton.com.au

Industry:

Construction & Engineering

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Leighton Holdings Limited (LEI) is the parent company of Australia's largest construction and contract mining group. The group's activities focus on contract and project management and property development in Australia, the Gulf and South East Asia.

LEI was formed in Australia in 1949 by Englishman, Stanley Leighton. By 1962, Leighton Contractors had been formed and floated as a public company. A strategic move into Asia in the early 70s culminated in the formation of Leighton Asia in 1975. In 1983, Hochtief became the group’s major shareholder, bringing with it Thiess. In 2007 LEI established a presence in the Middle East through the purchase of a 45% stake in Al Habtoor Engineering, and in India via a JV with Emmar MGF Land Pvt Ltd.

1) Telecommunications Infrastructure: Network design, infrastructure development, and operation and maintenance. 2) Engineering Infrastructure: Government-supported infrastructure development, operation and maintenance services, rail maintenance and rehabilitation. 3) Mining & Resources: Contract mining (gold, iron ore), development and haulage, strategic investments and acquisitions. 4) Building & Property: Construction and development of non-residential and residential projects.

LEI is a domestically and globally competitive developer and contractor. LEI has a market dominance in Australia in being able to secure major contracts. The group has the scope and scale to take on large projects, which can generate high returns in mining (via Thiess) and infrastructure (Leighton Contractors and John Holland). In the Middle East, the Al Habtoor Leighton Group is one of the few contractors in the region with the capacity and capability to deliver large scale projects.

Leighton Contractors - Amcor, Dept. of Defence, NSW Roads and Traffic Authority. Vytel - Telstra, Lucent Technologies. Thiess - BHP, Qld. Gas Corp., MIM. Leighton Asia - HK Water Supplies Dept., State Railway of Thailand, HK Airport Authority. John Holland - Dept. of Defence, Woolworths, Vodafone. Major Australian competitors include Transfield, Baulderstone Hornibrook, Brookfield Multiplex, Bovis Lend Lease, Barclay Mowlem, United Group and Downer EDI.