
Archived media releases issued by the Leighton Group and reported to the Australian Securities Exchange are listed below.
| Release Date | Description | Group Company | Classification | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ||||
| 13 Oct 2003 |
Thiess awarded US$1.2 billion (A$1.74bn) of new mining contracts in Indonesia Following the sale of the Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) mine in Indonesia to PT Bumi Resources Tbk by Rio Tinto and BP, PT Thiess Contractors Indonesia (a subsidiary of Thiess Pty Ltd) has secured new mining contracts worth US$1.2 billion (A$1.7bn). view > |
TPL | Mining and resources | Indonesia |
| 01 Oct 2003 |
Thiess and John Holland named preferred builder for the Lane Cove Tunnel The Lane Cove Tunnel Consortium (LCTC) today welcomed the NSW Government’s decision to award it preferred proponent status for the Lane Cove Tunnel Project. view > |
TPL, JH | Engineering and infrastructure | New South Wales |
| 30 Sep 2003 |
Leighton Asia (Northern) lands major tunnelling project in Hong Kong Leighton Asia (Northern), in joint venture with Kumagai Gumi, has secured an HK$1.8 billion (A$350 million) road tunnel project in Hong Kong for the Highways Department. Leighton Asia (Northern)’s share is HK$900 million (A$175 million). view > |
LA | Engineering and infrastructure | Hong Kong |
| 29 Sep 2003 |
Leighton Asia wins major highway contract in Malaysia Leighton Asia is part of a consortium that has been awarded a RM1.35 billion (A$560 million) contract for the design and construction of a new highway in Malaysia for Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd. The contract is the largest, in dollar terms, ever awarded to Leighton in Asia. The consortium comprises Leighton, Maju Construction & Engineering Sdn Bhd and Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd. view > |
LI | Engineering and infrastructure | Malaysia |
| 17 Sep 2003 |
John Holland part of team approved to deliver $150 Million Brisbane water enviro alliance Major Australian contractor, John Holland, has been selected as part of a leading industry team to deliver the $150 Million Brisbane Water Enviro Alliance, which involves major upgrades to Brisbane’s Sandgate, Oxley Creek and Wacol Wastewater Treatment Plants. view > |
JH | Engineering and infrastructure | Queensland |
| 14 Aug 2003 |
Leighton Confident of Maintaining Record Work Levels The directors are pleased to report that Group operating profit after tax and outside equity interests was $140.0 million ($169.2 million last year). This result includes the write-off of the investment in Nextgen Networks, which had a $40 million impact on profit after tax. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 12 Aug 2003 |
Leighton Contractors and Alliance Partners Begin $90 Million Brisbane Port Seawall Project Leighton Contractors together with alliance partners, the Port of Brisbane Corporation, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Coffey Geosciences, and coastal engineering specialists WBM Oceanics have begun work on a $90 million project to construct 4.5km of seawall at the Port of Brisbane. view > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | Queensland |
| 30 Jun 2003 |
Leighton Properties Sells Stake In Sydney Casino Management Company Leighton Properties today announced that it had reached agreement to sell its 15% stake in Sydney Casino Management Pty Ltd to Tabcorp Holdings Limited for $53 million. view > |
LPPL | Building and property | New South Wales |
| 24 Jun 2003 |
Leighton Contractors Wins $115 Million Industrial Plant Facility Leighton Contractors announced today that it is building a new production facility for Australian packaging company Amcor as an addition to its existing glass furnace and manufacturing plant in Gawler, South Australia. view > |
LCPL | Building and property | South Australia |
| 20 Jun 2003 |
Receiver appointed to Nextgen Networks Leighton Holdings Limited has been advised that a consortium of banks have appointed a receiver to Nextgen Networks Pty Limited and Nextgen Holdings Pty Limited after agreement could not be reached to satisfy all investors as to the future of Nextgen. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 16 Jun 2003 |
Restructure of the Stanwell Magnesium Project Leighton Contractors has joined with other key stakeholders to support Australian Magnesium Corporation Limited’s (AMC) plans to restructure its Stanwell Magnesium Project, as per the announcement made by AMC to the Australian Stock Exchange on Friday. view > |
LCPL | Mining and resources | Queensland |
| 04 Jun 2003 |
Leighton Response To Media Article We write in response to the article appearing on page 1 of today’s Australian Financial Review entitled ‘$1.5bn Qld project collapses’, which refers to Australian Magnesium Corporation Limited’s (AMC) Stanwell Magnesium project. view > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 09 May 2003 |
Leighton work levels maintained by construction upswing Leighton Holdings Limited today announced operating profit before tax (unaudited) for the nine months to 31 March 2003 of $178.5m and operating profit after tax (unaudited) of $117.3m. Operating revenue for the nine months was $3.7bn. Work in hand stood at $10.0bn with incomplete management contracts valued at $580m. This compares with $8.6bn of work in hand and management contracts of $499m at the half year. A summary of financial information for the quarter is attached (Appendix A). view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 08 May 2003 |
Thiess secures $173m contract in Bowen Basin Thiess and BHP Mitsui Coal (BHPM) yesterday signed a $173M contract for Thiess to operate BHPM’s South Walker Creek Open Cut Coal Mine in central Queensland, through to June 2006. view > |
TPL | Mining and resources | Queensland |
| 17 Apr 2003 |
AMC to pursue EPCM contracting plan for Stanwell Magnesium Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited, confirms that they are now working with Australian Magnesium Corporation (AMC) to renegotiate the EPC contract to include Fluor Corp and to convert to an engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) contract. view > |
LCPL | Mining and resources | Queensland |
| 09 Apr 2003 |
Leighton Contractors Wins $240m Mine Project Leighton Contractors has been awarded the $240 million Moorvale coal mining contract in Central Queensland for an initial fixed 3 year term with a further 4 year option. view > |
LCPL | Mining and resources | Queensland |
| 25 Mar 2003 |
Leighton Properties and Seymour Sell MacArthur Central Retail Centre for $96.95 million Leighton Properties and Kevin Seymour are pleased to announce the execution of contracts for the sale of its share in MacArthur Central Retail Centre, Brisbane, a prime CBD retail shopping centre, to Investa Property Group for $96.95 million. view > |
LPPL | Building and property | Queensland |
| 10 Mar 2003 |
Leighton Work in Hand at Record $10 billion Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that work in hand stood at a record $10 billion, boosted since the end of December by the award of a number of major projects and the acquisition of Transfield’s construction business. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 07 Mar 2003 |
Westpac Pre-Commits to Leighton Properties’ Sydney Office Tower Development In one of the most significant property deals seen in Sydney, Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has pre-committed to lease Leighton Properties Pty Limited’s (Leighton Properties) entire KENS commercial office tower development in Sydney’s CBD, worth over $600 million. Westpac will consolidate 10 separate CBD offices into two locations, including the new 33 storey building close to Darling Harbour. view > |
LPPL | Building and property | New South Wales |
| 17 Feb 2003 |
Walter Acquisition This is to advise that John Holland and Walter Bau- AG have not reached agreement on the terms of the acquisition and negotiations have been terminated. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |