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News 2008 
20 Nov
Laing O’Rourke wins AUD$1bn contract to deliver signalling, track and railway infrastructure in New South Wales, Australia.
11 Nov
Sion Simon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills, opens the educational facilityat Steetley.
06 Oct
Laing O’Rourke today announced that it is part of a consortium of investors which has acquired the majority operations of precast concrete manufacturer Bison
04 Oct
The £800m project to extend and refurbish St Pancras International has scooped yet another ‘Project of the Year’ award.
03 Oct
The Princess Royal visits Liverpool to officially open Grosvenor’s £1bn development.
23 Sep
The East Midlands Development Agency has signed a contract with Laing O’Rourke, which will see a contribution of £4.65 million made towards the company’s multi-million pound remediation programme at Steetle.
20 Aug
Laing O’Rourke signs £400m contract with DP World to build the first phase of a new port at London Gateway
04 Jul
Laing O’Rourke Group today announced a strong set of financial results for the year ending 31st March 2008.
25 Jun
Plans by Laing O’Rourke to build a new off-site manufacturing facility at a derelict site in Steetley have been given the final go ahead.
01 Jun
The Laing O’Rourke, Thales and GrantRail consortium (M-Pact Thales) this week signed the contract and will now begin work on the expansion of the Manchester Metrolink tram network.
03 May
Laing O'Rourke is celebrating as RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention Accidents) announce a trio of national Occupational Health and Safety awards to be presented at a ceremony in mid-May.
17 Mar
The iconic Barnsley Interchange project receives the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) “Gold Medal”
03 Mar
Laing O'Rourke reaches financial close on the £225 million Pembury Hospital scheme in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
01 Feb
Local communities of High and Low Newton in the Lake District National Park, will for the very first time enjoy the level and quality of access that has for so long been denied them.