Laing O'Rourke is a multinational construction company headquartered in Dartford, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1978 by Ray O'Rourke. It is the largest privately-owned construction company in the UK.
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History
The company was founded by Ray O'Rourke in 1978. It was originally based in east London and was known as R. O'Rourke & Son. In 2001 R. O'Rourke bought Laing Construction from John Laing plc for £1. Laing's construction business had been making significant losses, in part due to additional costs on the Cardiff Millennium Stadium project. The name of the company was changed to Laing O'Rourke.
In 2004 the company acquired Crown House Engineering, a mechanical & electrical engineering business, from Carillion. Laing O'Rourke went on to expand its operations in Australia in 2006 when it acquired Barclay Mowlem, also from Carillion. On 11 January 2016 Laing O'Rourke announced that it had begun the formal sale process of selling its Australian business. This was a result of multiple unsolicited offers and a desire to invest more heavily in the company's UK operations.
In 2015 the company became a member of the Housing and Finance Institute.
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Operations
Laing O'Rourke has operations in two major geographic hubs, Europe and Australia. European operations span Abu Dhabi, Canada, Dubai and the United Kingdom. Australian operations cover Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and South East Asia The company operates in building construction, infrastructure construction, investment & development, modular manufacturing, engineering expertise and support services. Its projects span a range of sectors including, building, transport, power, water & utilities, mining & natural resources and oil & gas .
Major projects
Major projects involving the Company have included;
- Ascot Racecourse, completed in 2007
- London Heathrow Terminal 5, London, UK, completed in 2008
- Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, completed in 2008
- Kwinana Power Station, Western Australia, completed in 2008
- Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE, completed in 2009
- Darling Downs Power Station, Queensland, Australia, completed in 2010
- One Hyde Park, London, completed in 2011
- London Gateway Port, London, completed in 2013
- The Leadenhall Building at 122 Leadenhall Street, London, completed in 2014
- London Heathrow Terminal 2, completed in 2014
- The Francis Crick Institute, London, due for completion 2016
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada, due for completion 2016
- Redevelopment of the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, due for completion in 2017
- Redevelopment of Bond Street Station due for completion in 2017
- Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi, UAE, due for completion in 2018
- Redevelopment of the Glan Clwyd Hospital due for completion in 2018
- Design and construction of the new Northern line extension to Battersea in London, due for completion in 2020
- Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, due for completion circa 2021
- Redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, due for completion in 2024
- Redevelopment of the Brent Cross Shopping Centre in London, due for completion in 2022.
Controversies
Laing O'Rourke and its 2004 acquisition, Crown House, were revealed as subscribers to the UK's Consulting Association, exposed in 2009 for operating an illegal construction industry blacklist. Laing O'Rourke was later one of eight businesses involved in the 2014 launch of the Construction Workers Compensation Scheme, condemned as a "PR stunt" by the GMB union, and described by the Scottish Affairs Select Committee as "an act of bad faith". In December 2017, Unite announced it had issued High Court proceedings against 12 major contractors including Laing and Crown House.
References
External links
- Laing O'Rourke website
- Austrak website
- CHt website
- Explore Living
- Redispan website
- Select Plant Hire website
- Vetter website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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