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Who we are

Leighton was founded in 1949, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1962 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

The Group comprises nine brands, our Operating Companies: Thiess, Leighton Contractors, John Holland, Leighton Properties, Leighton Asia, Leighton Offshore, Leighton Welspun, Habtoor Leighton Group and Leighton Africa. Some of these Operating Companies have been in existence since the 1930s. Click here to find out more about what our Operating Comapnies do.

Our people are our business. We employ more than 54,000 people who are underpinned by our values of discipline, integrity, safety and success. To attract, retain and motivate the best people they must be empowered. People perform their best when they are provided with realistic goals and a clear framework in which to operate. When empowered and accountable, people step up, accepting responsibilities and delivering results. This is the Leighton way. This empowerment occurs within a corporate governance framework defined by Leighton Holdings, which sets standards for ethical and financial performance, health, safety and rehabilitation, and diversity, community and environmental matters.

What we do

As a strategic management company, Leighton Holdings provides a corporate governance structure and the financial strength to enable our Operating Companies to compete effectively in the global market place. This structure includes:

  • setting Group policies and operating guidelines
  • maintaining the highest standards of discipline, integrity, safety and success
  • ensuring strict adherence to our Code of Ethics
  • reviewing risk management and performance
  • approving strategic development, acquisitions and investments

We use the experience and guidance of our management team and a strong balance sheet to support the growth of our Operating Companies. 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 construction, contract mining, operations and maintenance and development services to the infrastructure, resources and property markets. Leighton Holdings is focused on sustainability and the pursuit of excellence in creating solutions for our clients, safe, rewarding and fulfilling careers for our people, and superior and sustainable returns for our shareholders.

Where we are

The Leighton Group’s Operating Companies conduct business in more than 25 countries. While the listed entity is based in Australia, our Operating Companies have been operating internationally for many years. A strategic move into Asia culminated in the formation of Leighton Asia in 1975.

Through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Leighton Asia continued to diversify throughout East and South-East Asia. In 2004, we opened offices in India and the Middle East. The Group took a major step in 2007 with the acquisition of a 45% stake in the UAE and Qatar-based Al Habtoor Engineering, one of the largest contractors in the Middle East. This was renamed the Habtoor Leighton Group in 2007 and has since expanded to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. In 2007, Leighton Asia opened its first office in Mongolia, and by 2011 the Group had ventured into Southern Africa.

As a consequence of Leighton’s strategy, we are positioned in prime locations – Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Southern Africa – with brands that are highly regarded. Today, the Leighton Group has the broadest footprint of any international contractor operating in these parts of the world.

  
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