200 pioneering pupils became the first ever students at the brand new East Manchester Academy this week, as the Laing O’Rourke-sponsored school opened the doors to its first ever intake amid a blaze of publicity.

The M-Pact Thales (MPT) consortium has been awarded the contract to provide the new Manchester airport link and extensions through Oldham town centre

Laing O’Rourke is this week awarded £90m contract by Manchester City Council to transform the city’s Grade II-listed Town Hall Complex.

Land Securities confirmed that work will start on site this week on its 1,000,000 sq ft Trinity Leeds scheme in Leeds city centre.

Laing O’Rourke is working with Australian scientists to help deliver a groundbreaking programme to create clean, sustainable biofuel in commercial quantities.

Laing O’Rourke and The University of Cambridge announce creation of a new multi-disciplinary academic centre of excellence to advance the engineering profession.

Laing O'Rourke has been awarded the design and construct contract for a new health centre and common user teaching facility, at the Griffith University's Gold Coast campus in Queensland, Australia.

MTR Corporation in Hong Kong awards £100m contract to a Laing O’Rourke/Bachy Soletanche joint venture,

Cardiff Central Library building scoops another award.

Queensland Transport Minister Rachel Nolan and Port of Townsville Chair Ross Dunning turn first sod of the Townsville Marine Precinct project.

Scottish Water and its partners have completed the signing of the formal contract which will launch its new joint venture project delivery arm for the 2010 to 2015 investment period.

The £1 billion home for Heathrow's 20 million Star Alliance passengers has moved a step closer, as BAA signed its largest ever construction contract.

Thames Water awards £140M contract for the upgrade of the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works extension to Tamesis - a joint venture between Laing O'Rourke and Imtech Process Ltd

Thames Water appoints Tamesis – a joint venture between Laing O'Rourke and Imtech Process Ltd - as the contractor for its project to upgrade Crossness Sewage Treatment Works in east London.

Applications now being accepted for the Laing O’Rourke Cadet Programme for school leavers.

Laing O'Rourke, in a joint venture with O'Donnell Griffin, has been awarded the A$270 million Sunbury Rail Electrification Project, a major rail infrastructure upgrade in the State of Victoria, Australia.