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Question: When was Leighton established?
 Answer: The company was established in Australia in 1949 by Stanley Leighton, and has since grown from a small privately owned civil engineering firm into a dynamic group of companies. Leighton Holdings Limited is the parent company of Australia's largest project development and contracting Group, which comprises six operating companies – Leighton Contractors, Thiess, John Holland, Leighton International, Leighton Properties and Leighton Asia.
Question: Where can I find historical information on the company?
 Answer: In 1999, Leighton produced a commemorative book about the company’s first 50 years. The book is available free of charge on request to the Public Information Manager.
Question: What does Leighton do?
 
Answer: The Group’s companies offer a broad range of contracting services and skills to public and private sector clients. These activities include engineering and building construction, contract mining, environmental services, operations and maintenance, and facilities management. Development of community infrastructure, property, or resources-based projects, and project management of construction and property developments, complements the Group’s contracting activities.
Question: Where does Leighton operate?
 Answer: The Group’s operations span the Asia-Pacific region with projects in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Macau, India, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Brunei and Russia.
Question: Where is Leighton listed?
 Answer: Leighton is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. It was first listed in 1962. Its code is LEI.
Question: Where can I find the latest financial statements?
 Answer: They are in the Financial Reports section of this site and called Financial Report 2008 (Full Financial Report).
Question: How many employees does Leighton have?
 Answer: The Group has around 37,000 employees worldwide.
Question: Why is the Group structured the way it is?
 Answer: The Group’s strategy has been one of diversity: by sector, product, geography and delivery system. The diversity of brands within the Group ensures that clients can access our services through a range of autonomous and uniquely positioned companies.
Question: How do I find out more about the companies that make up the Leighton Group?
 Answer: This site contains pages on each Group company and provides links to the companies’ own websites. Click here to go to those pages.
Question: How can I find the address and contact details for a Leighton Group company?
 Answer: This website provides a directory of company details for each Group company – Leighton Contractors, Thiess, John Holland, Leighton International, Leighton Properties and Leighton Asia.
Question: How can I follow the company’s activities?
 Answer: By subscribing to receive email alerts, you will receive more frequent information on company activities. Sign on for the email alert service here.
Question: How can I get more information on the company and its operations?
 Answer: Extensive information about the company and its operations can be found in the About Us section of this website.
Question: What is Leighton’s mission and vision?
 

Answer: Leighton Holdings' purpose is to maintain and further develop a diversified contracting and project development business which creates wealth for shareholders and adds value for clients and other stakeholders.

 

Its geographic limits are Australia, the Asia-Pacific and Gulf region. 

 

Leighton Holdings' core values are to:

  • be commercially competitive
  • provide a safe and healthy workplace
  • act with integrity and fairness
  • promote individual responsibility with clear lines of accountability
  • create a fun, challenging and performance driven culture
  • protect the environment
  • recognise the needs of the community 
  • encourage innovation and technological leadership.
Question: Does Leighton have any involvement with the community?
 

Answer: The Leighton Group aims to be recognised as an innovative, socially and environmentally progressive organisation that engages in productive dialogue with the communities within which it operates.

 

Leighton Holdings encourages the operating companies to foster mutually beneficial relationships within the communities in which they operate and to develop professional community relations programs as an integrated part of projects which impact on the local community.

 

Leighton Holdings and its operating companies seek to maintain an appropriate level of community support through its community investment initiatives.

Question: What is Leighton’s policy on the environment?
 

Answer: Protection of the environment is a core value of the Leighton Group, which has established standards of operational practices, ensuring that even on the largest of projects, environmental impacts are kept to a minimum.

 

The Leighton Group has an Environmental and Health & Safety Policy, which aims to maintain high standards and encourage continual improvement of our environmental management systems.

 

All subsidiaries within the Group are obliged to adopt policies and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) that facilitate the least possible disruption to the environment and a project's surroundings.

 

The Group’s environmental performance is disclosed in the ‘Directors’ Report’ on pages 29-30 of the Leighton Concise Annual Report 2008.

 

Further details regarding the environmental performance of the Group’s operating companies can be found by clicking on the following links: Leighton Contractors, Thiess, John Holland.

 

Question: What is Leighton’s policy on health and safety?
 

Answer: The health and safety of our workforce is more than a compliance issue. Leighton Holdings is committed to developing and maintaining a safety-conscious culture throughout the Group. We believe in creating a safe, challenging and fun workplace, while striving to ensure employees return home each day in the same health and condition as when they arrived at work.

 

Our commitment to safety starts at Board level. The Board sets the Group’s Safety Policy and oversees the Group’s safety performance through a review of quarterly performance reports from each of the operating companies.

 

The Group’s health and safety performance is disclosed on pages 28-29 of the Leighton Concise Annual Report 2008.

Question: Where can I find out about employment opportunities at Leighton?
 Answer: Employment queries should be directed to the individual operating companies in the Leighton Group. Contact details can be found on the websites of Leighton Contractors, Thiess, John Holland, Leighton International, Leighton Properties, and Leighton Asia. In most cases, these websites have a designated career section where you can register your interest.
Question: How do I subscribe or unsubscribe to newsletters?
 
Answer: You need to complete the appropriate subscribe or unsubscribe form and submit it.
Question: I cannot find the information I need. Who do I contact?
 
Answer: The Public Information Manager can assist with any enquiry regarding the Group and can also advise you if you need to contact the share registry.
Question: What current projects is Leighton working on?
 Answer: Information on current and completed major projects can be found within the website. Any requests for more detailed information should be directed to the relevant operating company. Operating company contact details are available in the directory for each Group company – Leighton Contractors, Thiess, John Holland, Leighton International , Leighton Properties and Leighton Asia .