
Archived media releases issued by the Leighton Group and reported to the Australian Stock Exchange are listed below.
| Release Date | Description | Group Company | Classification | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ||||
| 26 Jun 2001 |
Mr Dieter Adamsas has today been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Leighton Group The Board of Leighton Holdings Limited is pleased to advise that Mr Dieter Adamsas has today been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Leighton Group. He will hold this position in addition to his current role as the Group’s Chief Financial Officer. view > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 30 May 2001 |
Leighton Open Briefing by CEO on Third Quarter Update Please find attached for lodgement a Corporate File Open Briefing with Mr Wal King, CEO of Leighton Holdings Limited regarding the Leighton Group’s Third Quarter Update. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 24 May 2001 |
Collins Street to extend to Water's Edge The Minister for Major Projects, John Pandazopoulos today announced the winning tender for construction of the Collins Street Bridge, which will create an historic link between Melbourne’s existing CBD and the water’s edge. view > |
TPL | Building and property | Victoria |
| 23 May 2001 |
Thiess takes stake in Southland Colliery Australian mining company, Gympie Gold Limited, today announced a long-term strategic alliance in its Southland coalmining operations in the Hunter Valley, NSW with Thiess Pty Ltd a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited. view > |
TPL | Mining and resources | New South Wales |
| 16 May 2001 |
Leighton on track for another record profit “At the end of the third quarter of 2000/2001, the Leighton Group has maintained its high level of work in hand and expects to report another record profit for the full year,” Leighton Holdings Chief Executive Mr Wal King said today. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 26 Apr 2001 |
Design Competition Selects “KENS” Site Architect Leighton Properties (LPPL) today announced that the architectural firm, DCM Sydney (Richard Johnson Director), had been selected as the preferred architect for the KENS site development in Sydney's western CBD. view > |
LCPL | Building and property | New South Wales |
| 26 Apr 2001 |
John Morschel to Join Board of Leighton Holdings as Chairman Elect The Directors of Leighton Holdings Limited are pleased to announce that Mr John Morschel has agreed to join the Board in August 2001 following the retirement of Mr Rod Wylie. Initially Mr Morschel will be appointed a Deputy Chairman and, following the retirement of Mr M.A. (Tim) Besley at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 8 November 2001, will be appointed Chairman. view > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 24 Apr 2001 |
Leighton Properties sells North Sydney property for $90.75 million Leighton Properties’ landmark commercial development at 80 Pacific Highway, North Sydney has been sold to Investa Property Group for $90.75 million with contracts now exchanged. view > |
LPPL | Building and property | New South Wales |
| 20 Apr 2001 |
$220m of work for John Holland from Alice Springs-Darwin Railway Line John Holland is pleased to announce that following finalisation of the project’s financial arrangements today, construction of the 1420 kilometres of rail link between Alice Springs and Darwin will begin immediately. view > |
JH | Engineering and infrastructure | Northern Territory |
| 07 Mar 2001 |
Thiess awarded $100 million coal mining contract at Southland Colliery Gympie Gold Limited today announced that wholly-owned subsidiary Southland Coal Pty limited (Southland) had selected Thiess Pty Limited (Thiess) as the new contract operator of the Southland Colliery in the Hunter Valley, NSW. view > |
TPL | Mining and resources | New South Wales |
| 20 Feb 2001 |
Leighton reports 13% profit increase and record $7.57 billion of work in hand The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 13% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities of $59.1 million ($52.5 million last year) from a pre-tax profit of $82.6 million. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 02 Feb 2001 |
HOCHTIEF Shareholding This is to advise that notification has been received from HOCHTIEF that they have increased their shareholding in Leighton Holdings from 49.8% to 50.3% by entering into an option agreement with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 17 Jan 2001 |
Leighton Asia Awarded HK$1 billion (A$227 million) Light Rail Project in Hong Kong Leighton Asia Limited today was awarded a HK$1 billion (A$227 million) contract for the upgrading and extension of a light rail system in Hong Kong for the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). view > |
LAL | Engineering and infrastructure | Hong Kong |
| 2000 | ||||
| 22 Dec 2000 |
Leighton Properties & ISPT Finalise Purchase of 100 Pacific Hwy Leighton Properties Pty Ltd and ISPT Pty Limited as trustee of Industrial Superannuation Property Trust No 1 have today finalised the $26.5 million purchase of 100 Pacific Highway North Sydney from the Joint Coal Board. view > |
LPPL | Building and property | New South Wales |
| 20 Dec 2000 |
Vytel Secures $820 million Nextgen Project Vytel Pty Limited, formed earlier this year as an operating division of Leighton Contractors Pty Limited, announced today that an $820 million project finance package for Nextgen Networks, Australia’s largest privately owned optic fibre network, has been finalised. view > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | Australia wide |
| 13 Dec 2000 |
Government Decision to Terminate Speedrail Bid The Speedrail consortium is extremely disappointed with the Federal Government’s decision not to proceed with the very high speed train link between Sydney and Canberra. view > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | New South Wales |
| 17 Nov 2000 |
Leighton Properties & ISPT Purchase North Sydney Landmark Leighton Properties Pty Ltd and ISPT Pty Limited as trustee of Industry Superannuation Property Trust No 1 have won the tender to purchase 100 Pacific Highway North Sydney from the Joint Coal Board. view > |
LPPL | Building and property | New South Wales |
| 17 Nov 2000 |
Leighton Asia Awarded A$100 million Coal Mining Contract in Indonesia Leighton Asia, through its wholly owned subsidiary PT John Holland Constructions Indonesia, has been awarded a five year A$100 million (US$52 million) contract for mining operations at the ABK Loajanan coal mine in East Kalimantan, Indonesia for PT Anugerah Bara Kaltim. view > |
LAL | Mining and resources | Indonesia |
| 16 Nov 2000 |
Amcor Announces Leighton to Build Wine Bottle Plant Amcor announced today that it has awarded Leighton Contractors a contract to design, construct and commission its new $130 million wine bottle plant at Gawler, South Australia. view > |
LCPL | Building and property | South Australia |
| 13 Nov 2000 |
Thiess and RAG Australia Coal complete purchase of North Goonyella Coal Mine RAG Australia Coal Pty Ltd and Thiess Pty Ltd last night announced completion of the purchase of North Goonyella Coal Mine from Sumisho Coal Development Pty Ltd. view > |
TPL | Mining and resources | Queensland |