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2008 Work at Laing O'Rourke's offsite manufacturing centre at Steetley begins.

employee symbol31,000
£ Accounts

Olympic Games
Olympic & Paralympic Games
London, UK
(2012)
Al Raha Beach,
Al Raha Beach,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
(2014)
Heathrow Terminal 5
Heathrow Terminal 5
London, UK
(2008)
Albert Street
123 Albert Street
Brisbane, Australia
(2010)
International Airport
International Airport
Dubai, UAE
(2006)
Aintree Grandstand
Aintree Grandstand
Liverpool, UK
(2007)
Alice Springs to Darwin Railway
Alice Springs to Darwin Railway, Australia
(2004)
Air Traffic Control Tower, Edinburgh
Air Traffic Control Tower, Edinburgh, UK
(2005)
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
London, UK
(2002)
Manchester Stadium
Manchester Stadium
UK
(2003)

Bluewater Shopping Centre
Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent, UK
(1999)

Portcullis House London
Portcullis House London, UK
(2000)
Broadgate
Broadgate
London, UK
(1985)
Hotel Villa Olympica
Hotel Villa Olympica
Barcelona, Spain
(1992)
2007 Laing O'Rourke appointed under BAA framework agreement.  
2006 CLM (CH2M HILL, Laing O’Rourke and Mace) confirmed as ODA's Delivery Partner.  
  Expanded Limited established in Australia.  
  Laing O’Rourke purchases Australian construction firm Barclay Mowlem from its UK parent, Carillion. The business is integrated with existing Sydney-based operations.  
  ALDAR Laing O'Rourke established. ALDAR Properties PJSC enters joint venture with
Laing O’Rourke to deliver large-scale projects in Abu Dhabi.
 
  DLF Laing O'Rourke established in India.  
2005 Laing O’Rourke launches Explore Living, its new residential business.

employee symbol23,704
£ 2.21bn

  Explore Investments established.  
  Expanded Limited established.  
2004

Laing O'Rourke purchases Crown House Engineering from Carillion - a major step in the strategic drive to provide total capability in the delivery of major projects.

 
  Laing O'Rourke Technical Services (India) established. (Re-named EiGEN in 2006.)  
  Laing O'Rourke Australia begins operations across the NSW and Queensland property markets.  
2003

Laing O'Rourke purchases Expanded Piling from Carillion to add to its civil engineering capability, particularly in foundation and substructure design and delivery.

 
  Al Naboodah Laing O'Rourke established. (After 25 years in the Middle East, John Laing International receives a new identity.)  
2002 Our new headquarters opens in Dartford (constructed using our own Customised Office Solution, offering faster design and construction, while maintaining choice and quality).

employee symbol6,000
£ 880m

  Building Magazine awards Construction Personality of the Year to Ray O'Rourke.  
  Select Plant Hire, integrating the activities of the Laing Construction plant operation, moves forward with a new identity to reflect the company's growing presence in the market.  
2001 R O'Rourke & Son completes acquisition of Laing Construction. The strengths and expertise of the two businesses are combined to form a single company.  
  Acquisition of Malling Products.  
  Acquisition of StrongForce Engineering.  
  R O'Rourke & Son acquires Steinindustrie Vetter GmbH, a specialist stone subcontractor (renamed Naturstein Vetter GmbH) to widen the Group's building finishes capability.  
2000 First issue of company magazine - InfoWorks.

employee symbol1,844
£ 180m

1992 R O'Rourke & Son's first contract in Europe - the Hotel Villa Olympica for the Barcelona Olympic and Paralympic Games.  
1989 R O'Rourke & Son issues first Annual Review.

employee symbol1,000
£ 59.1m

1985 Select Plant Hire is established.  
1978 R O'Rourke & Son is formed, with offices in East London.

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