Who we are

Founded in Australia in 1949, Leighton Holdings Limited listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1962. Now one of the world’s major project development and contracting organisations, we are also the world’s largest contract miner. Leighton Holdings has its head office in Sydney, Australia. Leighton Holdings owns six diverse and independent companies: Thiess, Leighton Contractors, John Holland Group, Leighton Asia, Leighton International and Leighton Properties. They operate in more than 20 countries from headquarters in Australia, Hong Kong and Dubai. Each operating company functions independently with its own Board and Managing Director. These operating companies directly employ around 40,000 people with management encouraged to innovate and be successful in an autonomous manner. However, this autonomy occurs within a corporate governance framework defined by Leighton Holdings, which sets standards for: ethics and financial performance; health, safety and rehabilitation; and community and environmental matters.

What we do

Leighton Holdings provides a corporate governance structure and financial strength to enable our operating companies to compete effectively in the global market place. This structure includes setting policies and operating guidelines, reviewing risk management and performance, and approving of strategic development, acquisitions and investments. Our key resources include the experience and guidance of a long-serving management team and a strong balance sheet, which we use to support the growth of our companies’ operations. The operating companies offer a broad range of project development and contracting services and skills to public and private sector clients across a wide range of industries and geographic locations. These skills include: engineering and infrastructure construction, infrastructure development (e.g. toll roads), property development and building construction (residential and non-residential), contract mining, and operations and maintenance. Leighton Holdings is focused on sustainability, which we see as delivering consistently excellent shareholder returns, and meeting or exceeding the needs of our operating companies’ clients whilst maintaining good relationships with the communities in which our companies work.

Our values