Yep Yoke Kean. Management Systems & Safety Manager, Malaysia ... Hardware enhancements and software upgrades. Leight
Powering the winds of change
The Leighton Asia, India and Offshore Magazine 2012
ISSUE 3
“
Obtaining the Eco-Office certification and having the distinction of being the first construction project in Business 4 to do so are remarkable achievements that reflect the team’s tremendous effort and commitment to building a sustainable future.
”
Yep Yoke Kean Management Systems & Safety Manager, Malaysia
“
MD’s foresight When I visit our projects, I’m frequently
solutions through our technical expertise and
impressed by the many initiatives we are
international experience. Another example of how
undertaking to reduce our carbon footprint
Leighton is contributing to a more sustainable
across the business. I am particularly
future can be found in Indonesia, where we
encouraged to see our efforts on issues such recently introduced simulator training for heavy as recycling, using resources efficiently and
equipment operators in an initiative that lowers
training our people. I recently saw firsthand
both our fuel consumption and carbon dioxide
our environmental commitment in action
emissions. Previously, our truck drivers were
We are committed under the contract to
when I visited the Salkhit project, in northern
required to spend hours driving trucks as part of
keep soil disturbance to a minimum. This
Mongolia, where we are constructing the
their training requirements. By using the simulator,
country’s first ever wind farm. The wind farm
we will be able to significantly reduce our
is a very complex, challenging and exciting
environmental impact. Protecting the environment
project and, at full capacity, will generate
is a core value at Leighton and we are committed
nearly 5% of Mongolia’s current electricity
to using our expertise to reduce our environmental
output, with nothing but wind. Whilst we
impact and deliver a sustainable future.
means, for vehicles, we use the tracks that existed before construction, with the exception of the access roads, which will be used for future maintenance. Mark Bailey Executive Director, Mongolia
”
continue to support the development of the Mongolian economy through mining of their vast coal reserves, we are, through the Salkhit project, also assisting them with the development of sustainable energy solutions for the future. Delivery of this project further enhances our reputation for delivering
Ian Edwards Managing Director Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
“
Obtaining the Eco-Office certification and having the distinction of being the first construction project in Business 4 to do so are remarkable achievements that reflect the team’s tremendous effort and commitment to building a sustainable future.
”
Yep Yoke Kean Management Systems & Safety Manager, Malaysia
“
MD’s foresight When I visit our projects, I’m frequently
solutions through our technical expertise and
impressed by the many initiatives we are
international experience. Another example of how
undertaking to reduce our carbon footprint
Leighton is contributing to a more sustainable
across the business. I am particularly
future can be found in Indonesia, where we
encouraged to see our efforts on issues such recently introduced simulator training for heavy as recycling, using resources efficiently and
equipment operators in an initiative that lowers
training our people. I recently saw firsthand
both our fuel consumption and carbon dioxide
our environmental commitment in action
emissions. Previously, our truck drivers were
We are committed under the contract to
when I visited the Salkhit project, in northern
required to spend hours driving trucks as part of
keep soil disturbance to a minimum. This
Mongolia, where we are constructing the
their training requirements. By using the simulator,
country’s first ever wind farm. The wind farm
we will be able to significantly reduce our
is a very complex, challenging and exciting
environmental impact. Protecting the environment
project and, at full capacity, will generate
is a core value at Leighton and we are committed
nearly 5% of Mongolia’s current electricity
to using our expertise to reduce our environmental
output, with nothing but wind. Whilst we
impact and deliver a sustainable future.
means, for vehicles, we use the tracks that existed before construction, with the exception of the access roads, which will be used for future maintenance. Mark Bailey Executive Director, Mongolia
”
continue to support the development of the Mongolian economy through mining of their vast coal reserves, we are, through the Salkhit project, also assisting them with the development of sustainable energy solutions for the future. Delivery of this project further enhances our reputation for delivering
Ian Edwards Managing Director Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
30 Innovation and excellence Connecting with Coaltrans Standard excellence Constructing legal awards
Contents
33 People Masters at Leighton Working women
17
Talent management Restructured for growth
6 Cover story A clean energy future
12 Projects Winning new contracts and clients Nullah works Blessed for success Joint success
16 Safety Pillars of safety Winning with safety Training talent in Mongolia Incident-free in India Leading in safety training
22 Green Constructing an Eco-Office
McBreen mining engineers Building relationships Career move
41 Events Perfect game Kicking off a new season Nursing the elderly Paddle power Healthy at work A helping hand
6
Learning across cultures Social activities Experiencing cultures
53
Ten pins Supporting the disabled Orphanage outreach Underwater marathon Picnic perfect
Green training Helping out the environment Reporting our sustainability Simulation exercise Climate control Environmental examples Painting for a greener future
55 Corporate On the road Hardware enhancements and software upgrades Leighton announces results
14
55
30 Innovation and excellence Connecting with Coaltrans Standard excellence Constructing legal awards
Contents
33 People Masters at Leighton Working women
17
Talent management Restructured for growth
6 Cover story A clean energy future
12 Projects Winning new contracts and clients Nullah works Blessed for success Joint success
16 Safety Pillars of safety Winning with safety Training talent in Mongolia Incident-free in India Leading in safety training
22 Green Constructing an Eco-Office
McBreen mining engineers Building relationships Career move
41 Events Perfect game Kicking off a new season Nursing the elderly Paddle power Healthy at work A helping hand
6
Learning across cultures Social activities Experiencing cultures
53
Ten pins Supporting the disabled Orphanage outreach Underwater marathon Picnic perfect
Green training Helping out the environment Reporting our sustainability Simulation exercise Climate control Environmental examples Painting for a greener future
55 Corporate On the road Hardware enhancements and software upgrades Leighton announces results
14
55
A clean energy future Clean, sustainable, plentiful and free of
and contributes to the greenhouse
charge, wind is a natural resource that
effect, wind power is free of harmful
has been harnessed to produce electricity
emissions and is one of the cheapest
for over a century. Today, almost one-half
forms of renewable energy available
of the countries in the world use wind
today. To harness wind power on a
power, including China, the US, Germany,
large scale, wind farms, which can
Canada, India and the UK. Although wind
consist of several hundred wind
power currently accounts for a very small
turbines, are located where there
part of global electricity generation, there
is strong and steady wind, both
are many compelling reasons to use and
onshore and offshore.
support it. This makes Mongolia, with its sparse Wind power is considered a key
population, vast expanses of land
part of efforts around the world to
and windswept plains, ideally suited
combat the environmental threat of
to the commercial development
climate change. Unlike the process of
of wind power as a sustainable
burning coal and other fossil
energy source. According to recent
fuels to generate electricity,
data from the US Department of
which produces carbon dioxide
6
Cover story
Energy’s National Renewable
Energy Laboratory and Mongolia’s
estimated 200,000 tonnes, reduce
National Renewable Energy Centre,
coal consumption by some 190,000
the country can potentially generate
tonnes and save 1.9 million tonnes
2.6 terawatt hours of wind energy
of fresh water each year while
annually. In an important step
generating nearly 5% of Mongolia’s
towards realising this enormous
current electricity.
energy resource, we are building Mongolia’s first wind farm. Situated
Mongolian clean technology and
in a windy and mountainous site 700
infrastructure investor Newcom
kilometres from the Mongolian border
Group is jointly developing the Salkhit
with China, the Salkhit Wind Farm
Wind Farm with the European Bank
will help the country achieve its target
for Reconstruction and Development,
of generating 25% of its electricity
the Netherlands Development
from renewable sources by 2020
Finance Company and General
under the National Renewable Energy
Electric. According to Mark Bailey,
programme. When in full operation,
Executive Director of our Mongolia
the 50-megawatt wind farm will cut
operation, the project was in the
carbon dioxide emissions by an
concept stage as early as 2004.
Cover story
7
A clean energy future Clean, sustainable, plentiful and free of
and contributes to the greenhouse
charge, wind is a natural resource that
effect, wind power is free of harmful
has been harnessed to produce electricity
emissions and is one of the cheapest
for over a century. Today, almost one-half
forms of renewable energy available
of the countries in the world use wind
today. To harness wind power on a
power, including China, the US, Germany,
large scale, wind farms, which can
Canada, India and the UK. Although wind
consist of several hundred wind
power currently accounts for a very small
turbines, are located where there
part of global electricity generation, there
is strong and steady wind, both
are many compelling reasons to use and
onshore and offshore.
support it. This makes Mongolia, with its sparse Wind power is considered a key
population, vast expanses of land
part of efforts around the world to
and windswept plains, ideally suited
combat the environmental threat of
to the commercial development
climate change. Unlike the process of
of wind power as a sustainable
burning coal and other fossil
energy source. According to recent
fuels to generate electricity,
data from the US Department of
which produces carbon dioxide
6
Cover story
Energy’s National Renewable
Energy Laboratory and Mongolia’s
estimated 200,000 tonnes, reduce
National Renewable Energy Centre,
coal consumption by some 190,000
the country can potentially generate
tonnes and save 1.9 million tonnes
2.6 terawatt hours of wind energy
of fresh water each year while
annually. In an important step
generating nearly 5% of Mongolia’s
towards realising this enormous
current electricity.
energy resource, we are building Mongolia’s first wind farm. Situated
Mongolian clean technology and
in a windy and mountainous site 700
infrastructure investor Newcom
kilometres from the Mongolian border
Group is jointly developing the Salkhit
with China, the Salkhit Wind Farm
Wind Farm with the European Bank
will help the country achieve its target
for Reconstruction and Development,
of generating 25% of its electricity
the Netherlands Development
from renewable sources by 2020
Finance Company and General
under the National Renewable Energy
Electric. According to Mark Bailey,
programme. When in full operation,
Executive Director of our Mongolia
the 50-megawatt wind farm will cut
operation, the project was in the
carbon dioxide emissions by an
concept stage as early as 2004.
Cover story
7
Ample wind speed and direction data
and Mongolia for commercial freight, a
“We are committed under the
and commissioned. A total of five
collected by the client over a five-
dedicated road and gate were arranged
contract to keep soil disturbance to
cranes will be used for the project,
year period point to very good wind
for us. This helped us avoid the heavy
a minimum. This means, for vehicles,
including a pair of 250-tonne cranes,
resources, with average wind speeds
summertime traffic that would have
we use the tracks that existed before
a 255-tonne crane and a 100-tonne
of 8.24 metres per second.
added up to six weeks to our delivery
construction, with the exception of
crane. We are using the 650-tonne
schedule.
the access roads, which will be used
crane and 100-tonne crane to mount
for future maintenance. Other than
the wind turbines on top of the towers
The project requires us to design and construct roads, wind turbine
“A big challenge was transporting the
the access roads, the old tracks will
while the others will be used to
foundations, the electrical substation
blades safely. The blades are made of
then be returned to their original state
assemble the 25-metre tall sections of
and the site’s electrical infrastructure.
special composite light-weight material.
by natural process and not used
the towers.
The wind farm represents a unique
It was crucial to avoid any damage to
anymore. Our road system had to be
and landmark project for us, in
the blades, both to the surface and to
especially strong and durable enough
“Extensive planning has gone into
addition to being the first of its kind
the internal pieces that provide support,
to withstand the weight of trucks
the erection of the wind turbines.
in Mongolia. Specifically, this is the
otherwise the efficiency of the blades
loaded with extra heavy equipment,
The lifting of the wind turbines will be
first time we are directly responsible
would be substantially reduced. The
components and parts,” Mark said.
a crucial stage, given the weight of
for installing and erecting the towers,
transportation of the blades required
which will position the 1.6-megawatt
unique arrangements and had to be
A major achievement for us was
needs to be meticulously planned and
General Electric wind turbines at
meticulously planned. For instance,
securing the licence for a 650-tonne
choreographed,” Mark said.
a height of over 80 metres. To do
the blades were hoisted on special
crane, which has been assembled
this new and challenging work, we
nylon slings that allow a certain degree
assembled a core team of qualified
of movement and rocking during
specialists, including crane operators
transportation. We also had to take into
from Australia and Scotland and
account the condition of the dirt roads
turbine technicians from the UK, as
in Mongolia, which made it even more
well as local staff.
challenging to avoid wear and tear on
the parts, and each and every step
the slings,” Mark said. We also had to carefully plan the logistics arrangements to pick up
So far, the foundation-mounting parts
the various components from the
and 40-metre long blades have arrived
factories in China and transport
at the site. Work is underway on the
them to the remote site. To help
foundations for the towers and the
us, we secured the services of an
access roads to position the wind
experienced Mongolian logistics
turbines, 50-tonne nacelles and blades
company. At Zamiin Uud, the main
for installation.
border crossing point between China 8
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9
Ample wind speed and direction data
and Mongolia for commercial freight, a
“We are committed under the
and commissioned. A total of five
collected by the client over a five-
dedicated road and gate were arranged
contract to keep soil disturbance to
cranes will be used for the project,
year period point to very good wind
for us. This helped us avoid the heavy
a minimum. This means, for vehicles,
including a pair of 250-tonne cranes,
resources, with average wind speeds
summertime traffic that would have
we use the tracks that existed before
a 255-tonne crane and a 100-tonne
of 8.24 metres per second.
added up to six weeks to our delivery
construction, with the exception of
crane. We are using the 650-tonne
schedule.
the access roads, which will be used
crane and 100-tonne crane to mount
for future maintenance. Other than
the wind turbines on top of the towers
The project requires us to design and construct roads, wind turbine
“A big challenge was transporting the
the access roads, the old tracks will
while the others will be used to
foundations, the electrical substation
blades safely. The blades are made of
then be returned to their original state
assemble the 25-metre tall sections of
and the site’s electrical infrastructure.
special composite light-weight material.
by natural process and not used
the towers.
The wind farm represents a unique
It was crucial to avoid any damage to
anymore. Our road system had to be
and landmark project for us, in
the blades, both to the surface and to
especially strong and durable enough
“Extensive planning has gone into
addition to being the first of its kind
the internal pieces that provide support,
to withstand the weight of trucks
the erection of the wind turbines.
in Mongolia. Specifically, this is the
otherwise the efficiency of the blades
loaded with extra heavy equipment,
The lifting of the wind turbines will be
first time we are directly responsible
would be substantially reduced. The
components and parts,” Mark said.
a crucial stage, given the weight of
for installing and erecting the towers,
transportation of the blades required
which will position the 1.6-megawatt
unique arrangements and had to be
A major achievement for us was
needs to be meticulously planned and
General Electric wind turbines at
meticulously planned. For instance,
securing the licence for a 650-tonne
choreographed,” Mark said.
a height of over 80 metres. To do
the blades were hoisted on special
crane, which has been assembled
this new and challenging work, we
nylon slings that allow a certain degree
assembled a core team of qualified
of movement and rocking during
specialists, including crane operators
transportation. We also had to take into
from Australia and Scotland and
account the condition of the dirt roads
turbine technicians from the UK, as
in Mongolia, which made it even more
well as local staff.
challenging to avoid wear and tear on
the parts, and each and every step
the slings,” Mark said. We also had to carefully plan the logistics arrangements to pick up
So far, the foundation-mounting parts
the various components from the
and 40-metre long blades have arrived
factories in China and transport
at the site. Work is underway on the
them to the remote site. To help
foundations for the towers and the
us, we secured the services of an
access roads to position the wind
experienced Mongolian logistics
turbines, 50-tonne nacelles and blades
company. At Zamiin Uud, the main
for installation.
border crossing point between China 8
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9
transformers, which are designed to
95 metres per hour, as well as a dozer
gather and step up the wind turbine
and excavator.
output of 690 volts to 635 kilovolts, while a fibre-optic line for control and
“The entire area, except for the
data transmission will run from the
construction site and work spaces, is
wind turbines and transformers to the
open for grazing by cattle belonging
substation. A supervisory control and
to the locals. We will, of course, need
data acquisition system takes data
to be more active in keeping livestock
from the wind turbines and sends it
out when we proceed with trenching,”
to the switchyard while transmission
Mark said.
lines connect the wind farm to the national grid.
Once up and running, the wind farm will not only yield clear environmental
In addition, we are responsible for
which includes 23 kilometres of
installing the electrical substation
electric cabling. The cables will
and the site’s electrical infrastructure,
connect the wind turbines to the
10 Cover
story
Trenching work for the installation
benefits but create employment
of electric cables is expected to
opportunities that will help support the
last about one month. We will use a
local community over the longer term.
trencher to dig trenches at a rate of
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transformers, which are designed to
95 metres per hour, as well as a dozer
gather and step up the wind turbine
and excavator.
output of 690 volts to 635 kilovolts, while a fibre-optic line for control and
“The entire area, except for the
data transmission will run from the
construction site and work spaces, is
wind turbines and transformers to the
open for grazing by cattle belonging
substation. A supervisory control and
to the locals. We will, of course, need
data acquisition system takes data
to be more active in keeping livestock
from the wind turbines and sends it
out when we proceed with trenching,”
to the switchyard while transmission
Mark said.
lines connect the wind farm to the national grid.
Once up and running, the wind farm will not only yield clear environmental
In addition, we are responsible for
which includes 23 kilometres of
installing the electrical substation
electric cabling. The cables will
and the site’s electrical infrastructure,
connect the wind turbines to the
10 Cover
story
Trenching work for the installation
benefits but create employment
of electric cables is expected to
opportunities that will help support the
last about one month. We will use a
local community over the longer term.
trencher to dig trenches at a rate of
Cover story 11
Winning new contracts and clients With strong infrastructure spending helping to underpin Asia’s economic growth and resilience, we continue to demonstrate our strong market position with recent new contracts worth over US$450 million, including major awards for construction projects in Indonesia and the Philippines and
Nullah works With work to permanently widen the Wong Chuk Hang Nullah halfway towards completion, we are now clear to start work on the demolition of a
offshore work.
number of existing road bridges along
At Caterpillar’s new large mining truck facility on the Indonesian island of Batam, we are
of the South Island Line (East) railway.
constructing two fabrication and assembly buildings. Under the contract, we are responsible for
the nullah as part of our construction The demolitions include the Nam Long
erecting and installing two pre-engineered metal buildings for a total of 80,000 square metres.
Shan Road Bridge, the Highways
Associated civil and structural works include all concrete structures, minor steel structures,
Depot Bridge and the Police School
roads and pavements, site drainage, architectural and landscaping as well as all mechanical and
Road Bridge. To do this, temporary
electrical works.
diversions have been implemented at Nam Long Shan Road and Police
In the Philippines, we secured more than US$122 million worth of construction work for a coal-
School Road. Two of the bridges will
fired power plant project in Davao City. Designed to help address the area’s power supply needs
be demolished by saw cutting with
with reliable, dependable and competitively-priced electricity, the 300-megawatt circulating
a crane lifting out the pieces and the
fluidised-bed coal-fired power plant is being developed by Aboitiz Power Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Therma South, Inc. Our work includes the construction of a 120-metre diameter coal storage dome, installation of coal conveyors, a ship unloader and stacker reclaimer, construction of 1.5 kilometres of 2.5-metre diameter circulating water mains, the circulating water intake structure, project-wide piling, site infrastructure, ash lagoons and the power island. We are also designing and constructing the permanent and temporary coal unloading jetties as well as ancillary buildings throughout the site. Construction and commissioning will last 37 months. In addition, we won our fifth project from India’s state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation. Worth approximately US$256 million, the contract for Pipeline Replacement Project 3 includes the installation of 31 subsea pipeline segments totalling almost 200 kilometres, as well as associated risers, topside modifications, hook-up activities and testing. Work on the project will be completed by mid-2014. We were also awarded a contract amendment to provide round-the-clock operations, maintenance and intervention services at the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project, where we were responsible for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning works, including installing three single point mooring systems. This is one of Iraq’s most important strategic projects under the Ministry of Oil’s master plan to further develop offshore loading facilities. 12 Projects
other by rock breakers. The works will be carried out from September 2012 to April 2013 to widen the remainder of the nullah and divert affected utilities. This will allow a viaduct that forms the above ground section of the railway to be constructed in and around the nullah. When operational, the South Island Line (East) will provide fast and reliable railway service for communities in the south of Hong Kong Island and help ease traffic congestion at critical bottlenecks like Aberdeen Tunnel and the central business district. Projects 13
Winning new contracts and clients With strong infrastructure spending helping to underpin Asia’s economic growth and resilience, we continue to demonstrate our strong market position with recent new contracts worth over US$450 million, including major awards for construction projects in Indonesia and the Philippines and
Nullah works With work to permanently widen the Wong Chuk Hang Nullah halfway towards completion, we are now clear to start work on the demolition of a
offshore work.
number of existing road bridges along
At Caterpillar’s new large mining truck facility on the Indonesian island of Batam, we are
of the South Island Line (East) railway.
constructing two fabrication and assembly buildings. Under the contract, we are responsible for
the nullah as part of our construction The demolitions include the Nam Long
erecting and installing two pre-engineered metal buildings for a total of 80,000 square metres.
Shan Road Bridge, the Highways
Associated civil and structural works include all concrete structures, minor steel structures,
Depot Bridge and the Police School
roads and pavements, site drainage, architectural and landscaping as well as all mechanical and
Road Bridge. To do this, temporary
electrical works.
diversions have been implemented at Nam Long Shan Road and Police
In the Philippines, we secured more than US$122 million worth of construction work for a coal-
School Road. Two of the bridges will
fired power plant project in Davao City. Designed to help address the area’s power supply needs
be demolished by saw cutting with
with reliable, dependable and competitively-priced electricity, the 300-megawatt circulating
a crane lifting out the pieces and the
fluidised-bed coal-fired power plant is being developed by Aboitiz Power Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Therma South, Inc. Our work includes the construction of a 120-metre diameter coal storage dome, installation of coal conveyors, a ship unloader and stacker reclaimer, construction of 1.5 kilometres of 2.5-metre diameter circulating water mains, the circulating water intake structure, project-wide piling, site infrastructure, ash lagoons and the power island. We are also designing and constructing the permanent and temporary coal unloading jetties as well as ancillary buildings throughout the site. Construction and commissioning will last 37 months. In addition, we won our fifth project from India’s state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation. Worth approximately US$256 million, the contract for Pipeline Replacement Project 3 includes the installation of 31 subsea pipeline segments totalling almost 200 kilometres, as well as associated risers, topside modifications, hook-up activities and testing. Work on the project will be completed by mid-2014. We were also awarded a contract amendment to provide round-the-clock operations, maintenance and intervention services at the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project, where we were responsible for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning works, including installing three single point mooring systems. This is one of Iraq’s most important strategic projects under the Ministry of Oil’s master plan to further develop offshore loading facilities. 12 Projects
other by rock breakers. The works will be carried out from September 2012 to April 2013 to widen the remainder of the nullah and divert affected utilities. This will allow a viaduct that forms the above ground section of the railway to be constructed in and around the nullah. When operational, the South Island Line (East) will provide fast and reliable railway service for communities in the south of Hong Kong Island and help ease traffic congestion at critical bottlenecks like Aberdeen Tunnel and the central business district. Projects 13
Blessed for success With the final upgrades to the fleet of
Reverend Antonio Ng, Mining Manager
mining and earth-moving equipment
Eliza Molloy praised the safe and
in place, we are pressing ahead with
efficient use of the new equipment
work on the gold mining project on
while Project Manager Philip Tribbick
Masbate Island in the Philippines. The
called on everyone to work together as
upgrades include brand new loaders,
a team. The gold mining project is the
dozers and drills and come just over a
largest of its kind in the Philippines and
year after excavators and dump trucks
requires us to remove 42 million bank
were added to increase production at
cubic metres (BCM) of waste material
the project.
and mine about 41 million BCM of ore over eight years.
At a 15 July blessing ceremony for the new equipment, officiated by
Joint success Since establishing operations in Southeast Asia to do steel fabrication and modular assembly and to procure bulk construction materials less than two years ago, the John Holland-Leighton Asia Joint Venture (JHLA JV) has enjoyed strong business growth and now has a 45-strong team working across Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. Gladstone in Queensland, Australia. Two of the So far, our team of experienced managers,
five scheduled shipments have already made
engineers and supervisors has two projects
their way from Gwangyang-si in South Korea to
successfully under the belt, the Newcastle
the projects and another three shipments are
Coal Infrastructure Group’s new coal export
scheduled during 2012.
terminal at Kooragang Island and the Cape Lambert Port B development in Western
In addition to the piles for the LNG projects, the
Australia. Some 11,000 tonnes of finished
team in Thailand and Vietnam is manufacturing
product were delivered on 10 shipments
some 4,000 tonnes of steelwork for the Wiggins
during 2011 and early this year. The JHLA
Island Coal Export Terminal stockyard that
JV also secured several new projects in
John Holland is constructing, also in Gladstone,
early 2012 and will deliver around 20,000
Queensland. Led by Manager - Thailand/
tonnes of product on nine shipments this
Vietnam Viet Tran, the team is producing
year. In South Korea, the team is busy
structural steelwork, stockyard conveyors,
supervising and monitoring the fabrication
three transfer towers, two reclaim conveyors, a
and coating of 320 steel tube marine piles,
feed conveyor as well as a large surge bin that
each weighing about 50 tonnes and with an
will be delivered to Gladstone fully assembled
average length of 45 metres. Led by Project
in one piece. Work is progressing well at the
Manager Stephen Lam, the South Korea-
various facilities in Thailand and Vietnam, with
based team will be delivering these piles
the first shipment due to depart in October and
to the Queensland Curtis LNG, Gladstone
three more deliveries in the following months.
LNG and Australia Pacific LNG projects in
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Projects 15
Blessed for success With the final upgrades to the fleet of
Reverend Antonio Ng, Mining Manager
mining and earth-moving equipment
Eliza Molloy praised the safe and
in place, we are pressing ahead with
efficient use of the new equipment
work on the gold mining project on
while Project Manager Philip Tribbick
Masbate Island in the Philippines. The
called on everyone to work together as
upgrades include brand new loaders,
a team. The gold mining project is the
dozers and drills and come just over a
largest of its kind in the Philippines and
year after excavators and dump trucks
requires us to remove 42 million bank
were added to increase production at
cubic metres (BCM) of waste material
the project.
and mine about 41 million BCM of ore over eight years.
At a 15 July blessing ceremony for the new equipment, officiated by
Joint success Since establishing operations in Southeast Asia to do steel fabrication and modular assembly and to procure bulk construction materials less than two years ago, the John Holland-Leighton Asia Joint Venture (JHLA JV) has enjoyed strong business growth and now has a 45-strong team working across Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. Gladstone in Queensland, Australia. Two of the So far, our team of experienced managers,
five scheduled shipments have already made
engineers and supervisors has two projects
their way from Gwangyang-si in South Korea to
successfully under the belt, the Newcastle
the projects and another three shipments are
Coal Infrastructure Group’s new coal export
scheduled during 2012.
terminal at Kooragang Island and the Cape Lambert Port B development in Western
In addition to the piles for the LNG projects, the
Australia. Some 11,000 tonnes of finished
team in Thailand and Vietnam is manufacturing
product were delivered on 10 shipments
some 4,000 tonnes of steelwork for the Wiggins
during 2011 and early this year. The JHLA
Island Coal Export Terminal stockyard that
JV also secured several new projects in
John Holland is constructing, also in Gladstone,
early 2012 and will deliver around 20,000
Queensland. Led by Manager - Thailand/
tonnes of product on nine shipments this
Vietnam Viet Tran, the team is producing
year. In South Korea, the team is busy
structural steelwork, stockyard conveyors,
supervising and monitoring the fabrication
three transfer towers, two reclaim conveyors, a
and coating of 320 steel tube marine piles,
feed conveyor as well as a large surge bin that
each weighing about 50 tonnes and with an
will be delivered to Gladstone fully assembled
average length of 45 metres. Led by Project
in one piece. Work is progressing well at the
Manager Stephen Lam, the South Korea-
various facilities in Thailand and Vietnam, with
based team will be delivering these piles
the first shipment due to depart in October and
to the Queensland Curtis LNG, Gladstone
three more deliveries in the following months.
LNG and Australia Pacific LNG projects in
14 Projects
Projects 15
Pillars of safety As we implement our Strive for L·I·F·E Next Step Change 5 Pillar Strategy throughout our Hong Kong operation and projects, we have various initiatives to enhance our overall approach towards the management of safety. Two such initiatives are the L·I·F·E safety application for mobile devices and the SMS Framework e-book. To be used by our frontline engineering and supervisory staff, the safety application is designed to help cut down the amount of paperwork and documentation required on site. It also provides simplified and improved access to our key safety management systems, reference documentation and method
Winning with safety For the fourth straight year, our strong
Cycle Site, a Silver Award for the
safety leadership and commitment to
newly introduced Best Occupational
provide a safe and healthy workplace
Health Program to Prevent Heat
across our projects in Hong Kong were
Stroke at Work and a Bronze Best
recognised at the Occupational Safety
Performance Award for Safe Working
and Health Council’s Construction
Cycle Site.
Safety Forum and Award Presentation. At this year’s event, which attracted
The project consists of two bridges
a record 348 entries, we achieved
totalling 305 metres, 224 metres
an outstanding result with three
of tunnels, a 116-metre long
prestigious awards for our work on
approach ramp and realigning and
the project to construct the Central
reconstructing existing roads. The
Interchange of the Central-Wan Chai
interchange, which is expected to be
Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor
completed by early 2017, will connect
Link in Hong Kong. The awards, which
the existing elevated highway in the
were handed out on 12 July, included
west to the tunnel being built under
a Gold Award for Best Safe Working
Central Reclamation Phase III.
statements when on site. We also developed the SMS Framework e-book for our staff as an easy-tounderstand overview of how our safety management systems work and what is needed to properly apply them.
16 Safety
Safety 17
Pillars of safety As we implement our Strive for L·I·F·E Next Step Change 5 Pillar Strategy throughout our Hong Kong operation and projects, we have various initiatives to enhance our overall approach towards the management of safety. Two such initiatives are the L·I·F·E safety application for mobile devices and the SMS Framework e-book. To be used by our frontline engineering and supervisory staff, the safety application is designed to help cut down the amount of paperwork and documentation required on site. It also provides simplified and improved access to our key safety management systems, reference documentation and method
Winning with safety For the fourth straight year, our strong
Cycle Site, a Silver Award for the
safety leadership and commitment to
newly introduced Best Occupational
provide a safe and healthy workplace
Health Program to Prevent Heat
across our projects in Hong Kong were
Stroke at Work and a Bronze Best
recognised at the Occupational Safety
Performance Award for Safe Working
and Health Council’s Construction
Cycle Site.
Safety Forum and Award Presentation. At this year’s event, which attracted
The project consists of two bridges
a record 348 entries, we achieved
totalling 305 metres, 224 metres
an outstanding result with three
of tunnels, a 116-metre long
prestigious awards for our work on
approach ramp and realigning and
the project to construct the Central
reconstructing existing roads. The
Interchange of the Central-Wan Chai
interchange, which is expected to be
Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor
completed by early 2017, will connect
Link in Hong Kong. The awards, which
the existing elevated highway in the
were handed out on 12 July, included
west to the tunnel being built under
a Gold Award for Best Safe Working
Central Reclamation Phase III.
statements when on site. We also developed the SMS Framework e-book for our staff as an easy-tounderstand overview of how our safety management systems work and what is needed to properly apply them.
16 Safety
Safety 17
18 Safety
Training talent in Mongolia
operators of dump trucks, drilling rigs,
Our facility joins a handful of
excavators, forklifts, bulldozers and
private sector and government-run
graders and will be up and running by
establishments that currently offer
the beginning of next year. Participants
such training, for which there is
will be required to complete 1,500
significant demand. Over the longer
In early July, we were finally given
hours of classroom, simulation,
term, we expect to make our training
the green light by the government to
observation field and on-the-job
facility and services available for hire.
provide comprehensive training to
training. About 270 hours of training
heavy equipment operators at our
will take place at the new facility with
new training centre in Ulaanbaatar,
the rest of the time at the Khushuut
Mongolia. Our modern facility is
coal mine’s field training area in
fully equipped to train licensed
western Mongolia.
Safety 19
18 Safety
Training talent in Mongolia
operators of dump trucks, drilling rigs,
Our facility joins a handful of
excavators, forklifts, bulldozers and
private sector and government-run
graders and will be up and running by
establishments that currently offer
the beginning of next year. Participants
such training, for which there is
will be required to complete 1,500
significant demand. Over the longer
In early July, we were finally given
hours of classroom, simulation,
term, we expect to make our training
the green light by the government to
observation field and on-the-job
facility and services available for hire.
provide comprehensive training to
training. About 270 hours of training
heavy equipment operators at our
will take place at the new facility with
new training centre in Ulaanbaatar,
the rest of the time at the Khushuut
Mongolia. Our modern facility is
coal mine’s field training area in
fully equipped to train licensed
western Mongolia.
Safety 19
Incident-free in India There was much to be thankful for as
Class 1 risks, such as operating heavy
some of our major projects in India
machinery and tower cranes, working
achieved strong safety performances.
at height and falling objects. As part
Among our projects that recently
of our continuing health and safety
recorded major safety milestones
efforts, we held fire training and health
is our alliance contract to build the
awareness campaigns in July.
Ramanujan IT City, which has been
Leading in safety training
without a lost time injury (LTI) for over
We also achieved 1.2 million LTI-free
10.5 million man-hours. This is a very
man-hours from April to July at our
encouraging result given the complexity
project to construct the 9-kilometre
and scale of the project, which features
long Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, India’s
As we redouble our efforts to protect our people and ensure a safe working environment, we
office, residential, convention, retail,
longest road tunnel. This is an
officially rolled out Strive for L·I·F·E at our India and offshore operations in September. Under the
hospitality, entertainment and car park
outstanding achievement considering
safety initiative, we aim to eliminate fatal and serious incidents at all our projects, where L·I·F·E
facilities located in two zones.
the risks associated with the project’s
stands for Leighton Incident Free Environment.
location in the lower Himalayan At our project to construct the Wave II
mountain range in the state of Jammu
In India, we kicked off Strive for L·I·F·E with a safety leadership training programme for senior
mixed-use commercial development
and Kashmir. There is also a lot of
management staff at our Mumbai office. The mandatory one-day training course ensures all
in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,
different heavy equipment being
our managers, from frontline foremen to the top, understand the specific safety roles they play
we reached 1.1 million LTI-free man-
used. Significantly, we made the most
and have the necessary competencies to lead, communicate and manage the requirements
hours on 5 June. This means the
progress yet in one month in July,
of the Strive for L·I·F·E initiative. We also held a Strive for L·I·F·E launch and conducted safety
project has been LTI-free for a year.
when we tunnelled 480 metres in the
leadership training for the team building the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel in the state of Jammu and
This is a remarkable success since
escape tunnel and 335 metres in the
Kashmir. We are also rolling out the safety leadership training at our offshore operation, where we
the project faces numerous potential
main tunnel.
have modified the programme to suit the varied and unique nature of marine-related engineering and infrastructure projects while maintaining the consistent Strive for L·I·F·E message.
20 Safety
Safety 21
Incident-free in India There was much to be thankful for as
Class 1 risks, such as operating heavy
some of our major projects in India
machinery and tower cranes, working
achieved strong safety performances.
at height and falling objects. As part
Among our projects that recently
of our continuing health and safety
recorded major safety milestones
efforts, we held fire training and health
is our alliance contract to build the
awareness campaigns in July.
Ramanujan IT City, which has been
Leading in safety training
without a lost time injury (LTI) for over
We also achieved 1.2 million LTI-free
10.5 million man-hours. This is a very
man-hours from April to July at our
encouraging result given the complexity
project to construct the 9-kilometre
and scale of the project, which features
long Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, India’s
As we redouble our efforts to protect our people and ensure a safe working environment, we
office, residential, convention, retail,
longest road tunnel. This is an
officially rolled out Strive for L·I·F·E at our India and offshore operations in September. Under the
hospitality, entertainment and car park
outstanding achievement considering
safety initiative, we aim to eliminate fatal and serious incidents at all our projects, where L·I·F·E
facilities located in two zones.
the risks associated with the project’s
stands for Leighton Incident Free Environment.
location in the lower Himalayan At our project to construct the Wave II
mountain range in the state of Jammu
In India, we kicked off Strive for L·I·F·E with a safety leadership training programme for senior
mixed-use commercial development
and Kashmir. There is also a lot of
management staff at our Mumbai office. The mandatory one-day training course ensures all
in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,
different heavy equipment being
our managers, from frontline foremen to the top, understand the specific safety roles they play
we reached 1.1 million LTI-free man-
used. Significantly, we made the most
and have the necessary competencies to lead, communicate and manage the requirements
hours on 5 June. This means the
progress yet in one month in July,
of the Strive for L·I·F·E initiative. We also held a Strive for L·I·F·E launch and conducted safety
project has been LTI-free for a year.
when we tunnelled 480 metres in the
leadership training for the team building the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel in the state of Jammu and
This is a remarkable success since
escape tunnel and 335 metres in the
Kashmir. We are also rolling out the safety leadership training at our offshore operation, where we
the project faces numerous potential
main tunnel.
have modified the programme to suit the varied and unique nature of marine-related engineering and infrastructure projects while maintaining the consistent Strive for L·I·F·E message.
20 Safety
Safety 21
with disposable utensils for office functions and events. We also have plants to help improve the indoor air quality. We carpool or take public transportation for meetings outside the office. When not in use, the office lights, air conditioners, computer monitors, printers, scanners and other equipment are switched off. We also use recycled paper and print on both
Constructing an Eco-Office
sides where possible, purchase some office furniture second hand and have set up a recycling system to collect waste material.
As part of our efforts to be more
Jalan Besar Station is a four-
environmentally responsible for our
level station box with a platform,
activities in the workplace, our joint
mezzanine, concourse and linkway
venture to construct Jalan Besar
and is a key component of Singapore’s
Station in Singapore recently became
21-kilometre long Downtown Line
the first construction project to bear
Stage 3 commuter rail service.
the Eco-Office label. We received this distinction under Project Eco-Office, a green initiative launched in 2002 by the Singapore Environment Council to help companies implement and promote effective environmentallyfriendly practices at their offices in Singapore.
Green training Education, training and continuous self-improvement are key if we are to succeed as a business in living up to our environmental responsibilities and commitments. To this end, our Indonesia operation recently rolled out waste and hydrocarbon management training at the Wahana and Mahakam Sumber Jaya coal mines. About 40 people from each of the sites participated in four hours of environmental training, which were conducted in-house by Manager Environmental Wisnu Sugesti. This important initiative paves the way for standardised environmental training to be implemented at all our projects in Indonesia.
Examples of what we are doing to reduce our carbon footprint include using our own containers to pack takeaway food and doing away
22 Green
Green 23
with disposable utensils for office functions and events. We also have plants to help improve the indoor air quality. We carpool or take public transportation for meetings outside the office. When not in use, the office lights, air conditioners, computer monitors, printers, scanners and other equipment are switched off. We also use recycled paper and print on both
Constructing an Eco-Office
sides where possible, purchase some office furniture second hand and have set up a recycling system to collect waste material.
As part of our efforts to be more
Jalan Besar Station is a four-
environmentally responsible for our
level station box with a platform,
activities in the workplace, our joint
mezzanine, concourse and linkway
venture to construct Jalan Besar
and is a key component of Singapore’s
Station in Singapore recently became
21-kilometre long Downtown Line
the first construction project to bear
Stage 3 commuter rail service.
the Eco-Office label. We received this distinction under Project Eco-Office, a green initiative launched in 2002 by the Singapore Environment Council to help companies implement and promote effective environmentallyfriendly practices at their offices in Singapore.
Green training Education, training and continuous self-improvement are key if we are to succeed as a business in living up to our environmental responsibilities and commitments. To this end, our Indonesia operation recently rolled out waste and hydrocarbon management training at the Wahana and Mahakam Sumber Jaya coal mines. About 40 people from each of the sites participated in four hours of environmental training, which were conducted in-house by Manager Environmental Wisnu Sugesti. This important initiative paves the way for standardised environmental training to be implemented at all our projects in Indonesia.
Examples of what we are doing to reduce our carbon footprint include using our own containers to pack takeaway food and doing away
22 Green
Green 23
Helping out the environment
flora and fauna. Husaen Tenong, Wintolo Raharjo and Muhammad Fauzi were named among the project’s Environmental Heroes by the client for demonstrating
There are many ways to help create
outstanding leadership in
a better and more sustainable
environmental awareness. Also
environment. Some can be
honoured was Caesoria Sinaga.
implemented quickly and easily while others are longer term initiatives but
In India, we actively promoted
all involve a team effort with input
green practices and greater
from everyone.
environmental awareness through seminars, discussions and
As a responsible corporate citizen, we
community activities, such as tree
participated in many different events at
planting and public performances.
our various projects and offices to mark
Staff at our Mumbai office signed
World Environment Day on 5 June.
individual pledges to make small
In Indonesia, we joined the client and
environmentally friendly changes
other subcontractors at the Martabe
to their daily habits while the Delhi
gold and silver mine for a Clean Up Day
office highlighted the benefits
at the workshop to encourage everyone
of green business practices. We
to help protect the environment and
also held informative sessions
maintain a tidy work area.
about waste management and recycling for the team working on
24 Green
Reporting our sustainability At Leighton, we define sustainability as “the way in which we do business that is consistent with our vision and values”. This approach to sustainability embraces a broader concept of fostering the company’s long-term economic, social and environmental wellbeing through our values-based management. From challenging mining projects in Mongolia, Indonesia and the Philippines to tunnelling in Hong Kong, India and Singapore, offshore work in the Middle East and more, our diverse operations adopt effective environmental and governance practices that reflect our commitment to sustainability. We are taking our sustainability strategy forward this year by measuring, monitoring and reporting our greenhouse gas emissions and waste management in an internationally recognised format across our business. In our sustainability report for 2011, we measure our use of diesel, petrol, liquefied petroleum gas, ammonium nitrate-fuel oil and emulsions as well as electricity consumption. We are also closely measuring and tracking how our solid and liquid waste is being managed. Our Sustainability
For our site preparation work for
the development of the Ramanujan
Report has been compiled
the Donggi-Senoro LNG plant in
IT Park in Chennai and explored
to provide transparency and
Central Sulawesi, two environmental
how we could have better handled
accountability regarding
programmes we implemented were
some past challenges in our work
our performance and to
adopted by the client as standard
for the Visakhapatnam Port Trust.
communicate to all our
for the other subcontractors. The
In addition, the team building the
stakeholders the way we
programmes require waste to
Chenani-Nashri Tunnel in the state
conduct business with
be separated for collection with
of Jammu and Kashmir reached
hazardous waste properly managed
out to local schools to help
respect to non-financial
by licensed companies as well as the
children learn about the value of
reporting and protection of the native
protecting the environment.
performance, such as the environment.
Green 25
Helping out the environment
flora and fauna. Husaen Tenong, Wintolo Raharjo and Muhammad Fauzi were named among the project’s Environmental Heroes by the client for demonstrating
There are many ways to help create
outstanding leadership in
a better and more sustainable
environmental awareness. Also
environment. Some can be
honoured was Caesoria Sinaga.
implemented quickly and easily while others are longer term initiatives but
In India, we actively promoted
all involve a team effort with input
green practices and greater
from everyone.
environmental awareness through seminars, discussions and
As a responsible corporate citizen, we
community activities, such as tree
participated in many different events at
planting and public performances.
our various projects and offices to mark
Staff at our Mumbai office signed
World Environment Day on 5 June.
individual pledges to make small
In Indonesia, we joined the client and
environmentally friendly changes
other subcontractors at the Martabe
to their daily habits while the Delhi
gold and silver mine for a Clean Up Day
office highlighted the benefits
at the workshop to encourage everyone
of green business practices. We
to help protect the environment and
also held informative sessions
maintain a tidy work area.
about waste management and recycling for the team working on
24 Green
Reporting our sustainability At Leighton, we define sustainability as “the way in which we do business that is consistent with our vision and values”. This approach to sustainability embraces a broader concept of fostering the company’s long-term economic, social and environmental wellbeing through our values-based management. From challenging mining projects in Mongolia, Indonesia and the Philippines to tunnelling in Hong Kong, India and Singapore, offshore work in the Middle East and more, our diverse operations adopt effective environmental and governance practices that reflect our commitment to sustainability. We are taking our sustainability strategy forward this year by measuring, monitoring and reporting our greenhouse gas emissions and waste management in an internationally recognised format across our business. In our sustainability report for 2011, we measure our use of diesel, petrol, liquefied petroleum gas, ammonium nitrate-fuel oil and emulsions as well as electricity consumption. We are also closely measuring and tracking how our solid and liquid waste is being managed. Our Sustainability
For our site preparation work for
the development of the Ramanujan
Report has been compiled
the Donggi-Senoro LNG plant in
IT Park in Chennai and explored
to provide transparency and
Central Sulawesi, two environmental
how we could have better handled
accountability regarding
programmes we implemented were
some past challenges in our work
our performance and to
adopted by the client as standard
for the Visakhapatnam Port Trust.
communicate to all our
for the other subcontractors. The
In addition, the team building the
stakeholders the way we
programmes require waste to
Chenani-Nashri Tunnel in the state
conduct business with
be separated for collection with
of Jammu and Kashmir reached
hazardous waste properly managed
out to local schools to help
respect to non-financial
by licensed companies as well as the
children learn about the value of
reporting and protection of the native
protecting the environment.
performance, such as the environment.
Green 25
Hot and humid weather year round in Indonesia means we need to keep the air conditioning on in our vehicles when we drive. While this is comfortable and convenient, we need to regularly and properly maintain the air conditioning systems to ensure they operate efficiently and reliably. We are conducting this with the help of the CLIMA-9000 P BUS, a completely automated air conditioning service station designed for buses, earth-moving equipment and other large vehicles. The device is used to recycle our air conditioning systems during scheduled maintenance every 2,000 hours of service. This involves removing, filtering and recycling the refrigerant, which
Simulation exercise
is then stored within the unit for reuse. Any air removed from the system is discharged into the atmosphere. The device continues to automatically vacuum the system, inject any lubricant removed during the discharge and
We are always exploring new and practical ways
vacuuming process and then uses state-of-the-
to safely and effectively benefit our workforce,
art technology to recharge the air conditioning
local communities and the environment. In Indonesia, we recently trialled four state-of-theart Caterpillar Simulators at the Martabe gold and silver mine on the western side of Sumatra Island. Fitted into a purpose-designed and built portable container that was powered by a single diesel generator, the sophisticated simulators were used to equip inexperienced members of the local community with the basic skills and knowledge to operate heavy equipment without the need for actual machines. It is estimated that eliminating the need to operate four pieces of heavy equipment cuts our carbon dioxide emissions by more than 84%, or 107.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, over a one-year period with fuel savings of over US$50,000. With the successful trial, we are looking to establish training simulator centres at our major mining projects in Indonesia. This will allow us to benefit local communities with the basic skills training required to operate heavy equipment in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. 26 Green
system with the exact dose of the recycled
Climate control
refrigerant gas before conducting an operating test of the air conditioning system. The device is able to operate in manual mode when conducting each step of this process individually for any necessary repairs, which results in greater control over our operating costs. Our air conditioning systems currently use the R134a gas, which is a hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant with no chlorine content and ozone depletion potential and only a modest global warming potential. Green 27
Hot and humid weather year round in Indonesia means we need to keep the air conditioning on in our vehicles when we drive. While this is comfortable and convenient, we need to regularly and properly maintain the air conditioning systems to ensure they operate efficiently and reliably. We are conducting this with the help of the CLIMA-9000 P BUS, a completely automated air conditioning service station designed for buses, earth-moving equipment and other large vehicles. The device is used to recycle our air conditioning systems during scheduled maintenance every 2,000 hours of service. This involves removing, filtering and recycling the refrigerant, which
Simulation exercise
is then stored within the unit for reuse. Any air removed from the system is discharged into the atmosphere. The device continues to automatically vacuum the system, inject any lubricant removed during the discharge and
We are always exploring new and practical ways
vacuuming process and then uses state-of-the-
to safely and effectively benefit our workforce,
art technology to recharge the air conditioning
local communities and the environment. In Indonesia, we recently trialled four state-of-theart Caterpillar Simulators at the Martabe gold and silver mine on the western side of Sumatra Island. Fitted into a purpose-designed and built portable container that was powered by a single diesel generator, the sophisticated simulators were used to equip inexperienced members of the local community with the basic skills and knowledge to operate heavy equipment without the need for actual machines. It is estimated that eliminating the need to operate four pieces of heavy equipment cuts our carbon dioxide emissions by more than 84%, or 107.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, over a one-year period with fuel savings of over US$50,000. With the successful trial, we are looking to establish training simulator centres at our major mining projects in Indonesia. This will allow us to benefit local communities with the basic skills training required to operate heavy equipment in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. 26 Green
system with the exact dose of the recycled
Climate control
refrigerant gas before conducting an operating test of the air conditioning system. The device is able to operate in manual mode when conducting each step of this process individually for any necessary repairs, which results in greater control over our operating costs. Our air conditioning systems currently use the R134a gas, which is a hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant with no chlorine content and ozone depletion potential and only a modest global warming potential. Green 27
Environmental examples
Painting for a greener future Hundreds of school children at the Kisota secondary school in Dar es Salaam showed off their environmental awareness
We are doing many things that not only highlight our efforts to reduce our impact
and artistic skills in a fun environmental protection art
on the local environment but are setting the example for others to follow. In Hong
competition organised by our offshore operation in Tanzania.
Kong, for example, we have implemented a number of green initiatives at our
The competition produced paintings of a very high standard.
office and various projects. At our project to construct the Central Interchange
We recognised everyone’s efforts at an award ceremony,
of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link, some of these
where the winners each received a camera while watches
initiatives include sorting and recycling rubbish, reusing wastewater, saving
were given to the first runners-up. More than 1,200 school
energy with timer plugs that turn off office equipment from 8pm to 6am, using a
children, parents, teachers as well as school and government
solar-powered mosquito killer lamp, installing rooftop wind turbines and more.
representatives attended the prize-giving ceremony.
Other initiatives have been implemented for our work on the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme Stage 2A, such as printing our quarterly newsletter on paper made from stone rather than from trees. We also collect rainwater to water plants at the Sai Ying Pun site and planted epipremnum, a perennial vine that helps filter the air by absorbing dust and toxic volatile organic compounds, at the Aberdeen site. In addition, we provide paper recycling bins for staff at our corporate office in Three Pacific Place. 28 Green
Green 29
Environmental examples
Painting for a greener future Hundreds of school children at the Kisota secondary school in Dar es Salaam showed off their environmental awareness
We are doing many things that not only highlight our efforts to reduce our impact
and artistic skills in a fun environmental protection art
on the local environment but are setting the example for others to follow. In Hong
competition organised by our offshore operation in Tanzania.
Kong, for example, we have implemented a number of green initiatives at our
The competition produced paintings of a very high standard.
office and various projects. At our project to construct the Central Interchange
We recognised everyone’s efforts at an award ceremony,
of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link, some of these
where the winners each received a camera while watches
initiatives include sorting and recycling rubbish, reusing wastewater, saving
were given to the first runners-up. More than 1,200 school
energy with timer plugs that turn off office equipment from 8pm to 6am, using a
children, parents, teachers as well as school and government
solar-powered mosquito killer lamp, installing rooftop wind turbines and more.
representatives attended the prize-giving ceremony.
Other initiatives have been implemented for our work on the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme Stage 2A, such as printing our quarterly newsletter on paper made from stone rather than from trees. We also collect rainwater to water plants at the Sai Ying Pun site and planted epipremnum, a perennial vine that helps filter the air by absorbing dust and toxic volatile organic compounds, at the Aberdeen site. In addition, we provide paper recycling bins for staff at our corporate office in Three Pacific Place. 28 Green
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Connecting with Coaltrans
Standard excellence A new level of quality management excellence was reached at our India
With soaring demand for electricity across Asia
operation when we achieved the ISO 9001:2008 standard for quality
buoying Indonesia’s coal mining industry, our
management, the ISO 14001:2004 standard for environmental management
Indonesia operation successfully supported the
and the OHSAS 18001:2007 occupational health and safety management
18 annual Coaltrans Asia conference as a Gold
system specification in May. This is an outstanding accomplishment that
Sponsor and hosted an exhibition stand. Among
boosts client and stakeholder confidence in our ability to perform at the highest
the distinguished guests who visited our stand
level and delivers on our commitment to quality in every area of our business.
th
were the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bapak Jero Wacik, and the Chairman of the
Certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, our management systems
Indonesian Coal Mining Association, Bapak Bob
are integral to the successful delivery of each of our projects and ensure we
Kamandanu. Coaltrans Asia, which was held at the
consistently apply stringent and uncompromising quality, health and safety and
Bali International Convention Centre from 3-6 June,
environmental systems to all our operations. With ISO 9001:2008, which sets
attracted more than 2,000 delegates and featured
out the requirements for a quality management system, we can benefit our
around 700 exhibitors.
business by helping to ensure our clients get consistently good quality products and services. This can be achieved with the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle, a four-step model for implementing change. The PDCA cycle should be constantly repeated for continuous improvement. Implementing an environmental management system based on ISO 14001:2004 can also result in savings, such as from lower waste management costs and reduced energy and materials consumption, by helping us to identify and control our environmental impact and improve our performance. To address occupational health and safety issues, we are applying OHSAS 18001:2007 requirements to our business as we strive to eliminate all Class 1 incidents at our sites.
30 Innovation
and excellence
Innovation and excellence 31
Connecting with Coaltrans
Standard excellence A new level of quality management excellence was reached at our India
With soaring demand for electricity across Asia
operation when we achieved the ISO 9001:2008 standard for quality
buoying Indonesia’s coal mining industry, our
management, the ISO 14001:2004 standard for environmental management
Indonesia operation successfully supported the
and the OHSAS 18001:2007 occupational health and safety management
18 annual Coaltrans Asia conference as a Gold
system specification in May. This is an outstanding accomplishment that
Sponsor and hosted an exhibition stand. Among
boosts client and stakeholder confidence in our ability to perform at the highest
the distinguished guests who visited our stand
level and delivers on our commitment to quality in every area of our business.
th
were the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bapak Jero Wacik, and the Chairman of the
Certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, our management systems
Indonesian Coal Mining Association, Bapak Bob
are integral to the successful delivery of each of our projects and ensure we
Kamandanu. Coaltrans Asia, which was held at the
consistently apply stringent and uncompromising quality, health and safety and
Bali International Convention Centre from 3-6 June,
environmental systems to all our operations. With ISO 9001:2008, which sets
attracted more than 2,000 delegates and featured
out the requirements for a quality management system, we can benefit our
around 700 exhibitors.
business by helping to ensure our clients get consistently good quality products and services. This can be achieved with the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle, a four-step model for implementing change. The PDCA cycle should be constantly repeated for continuous improvement. Implementing an environmental management system based on ISO 14001:2004 can also result in savings, such as from lower waste management costs and reduced energy and materials consumption, by helping us to identify and control our environmental impact and improve our performance. To address occupational health and safety issues, we are applying OHSAS 18001:2007 requirements to our business as we strive to eliminate all Class 1 incidents at our sites.
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and excellence
Innovation and excellence 31
Constructing legal awards
Masters at Leighton To ensure we are continually developing engineering and operations skills across the business, Leighton staff are given the opportunity to further their skills and studies in the specific discipline of project management
In a first for our legal team, we were honoured at the
through the Leighton Masters Degree programme. Leighton Holdings has
11 annual Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards
developed this tailored programme in partnership with the University of
as joint winners for Construction In-House Team of
New South Wales in Australia. Now in its fourth year, the Leighton Masters
the Year, along with the MTR Corporation. Held on
Degree in Project Management is very popular as it enables participants
7 September, the prestigious event recognised the
to further their career with specialist knowledge of the Leighton Group’s
achievements of Hong Kong’s top law firms and
operating tools and systems. Most of the four-year course is conducted
in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and
through distance learning with participants attending the face-to-face
dealmakers over the past 12 months. Some 450
residential part of the programme in Sydney, Australia.
th
leaders from Hong Kong’s financial, corporate and legal communities attended the event. The Leighton Asia, India and Offshore legal team consists of Anne Roa, Brandon Yap, Brian Downie, David Palser, Donovan Ferguson, Michelle Carter, Ooi Shaw Miin and Orkhonbat Tsambakhorloo.
32 Innovation
and excellence
People 33
Constructing legal awards
Masters at Leighton To ensure we are continually developing engineering and operations skills across the business, Leighton staff are given the opportunity to further their skills and studies in the specific discipline of project management
In a first for our legal team, we were honoured at the
through the Leighton Masters Degree programme. Leighton Holdings has
11 annual Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards
developed this tailored programme in partnership with the University of
as joint winners for Construction In-House Team of
New South Wales in Australia. Now in its fourth year, the Leighton Masters
the Year, along with the MTR Corporation. Held on
Degree in Project Management is very popular as it enables participants
7 September, the prestigious event recognised the
to further their career with specialist knowledge of the Leighton Group’s
achievements of Hong Kong’s top law firms and
operating tools and systems. Most of the four-year course is conducted
in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and
through distance learning with participants attending the face-to-face
dealmakers over the past 12 months. Some 450
residential part of the programme in Sydney, Australia.
th
leaders from Hong Kong’s financial, corporate and legal communities attended the event. The Leighton Asia, India and Offshore legal team consists of Anne Roa, Brandon Yap, Brian Downie, David Palser, Donovan Ferguson, Michelle Carter, Ooi Shaw Miin and Orkhonbat Tsambakhorloo.
32 Innovation
and excellence
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Working women In India, a Women’s Empowerment Vocational Training Centre set up by the team building the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has proved very popular since opening on 16 April. Designed to equip women from the local community with the skills needed to take up employment, build careers or start businesses, the centre received an overwhelming response to its first course. A total of 35 women joined the six-month course, which focused on developing tailoring skills.
Talent management We are always looking for opportunities to develop homegrown talent and, in Mongolia, we offer scholarships to promising engineering students as part of our Young Talent Management programme. This year, we awarded scholarships to six students studying mining, civil and mechanical engineering as well as renewable energy at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology and the Mongolian State University of Agriculture. The scholarship includes tuition and textbook costs, the cost of living in a dormitory for out-of-town students, course fees to learn English and a three-week internship with our Mongolia operation. To date, we have awarded 26 scholarships. To give some insight to the six students about what they can expect as they switch from a classroom to a working environment, we invited some former scholarship recipients who are now working for us to share their experiences. A fun day of team games and activities was also organised to give the students a chance to interact with our staff and learn about our corporate culture and values. Held at the Mongolian Football Federation gym on 19 May, the sports day had everyone divided into four teams and competing in various games, including tug-of-war, relays races and other activities.
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People 35
Working women In India, a Women’s Empowerment Vocational Training Centre set up by the team building the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has proved very popular since opening on 16 April. Designed to equip women from the local community with the skills needed to take up employment, build careers or start businesses, the centre received an overwhelming response to its first course. A total of 35 women joined the six-month course, which focused on developing tailoring skills.
Talent management We are always looking for opportunities to develop homegrown talent and, in Mongolia, we offer scholarships to promising engineering students as part of our Young Talent Management programme. This year, we awarded scholarships to six students studying mining, civil and mechanical engineering as well as renewable energy at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology and the Mongolian State University of Agriculture. The scholarship includes tuition and textbook costs, the cost of living in a dormitory for out-of-town students, course fees to learn English and a three-week internship with our Mongolia operation. To date, we have awarded 26 scholarships. To give some insight to the six students about what they can expect as they switch from a classroom to a working environment, we invited some former scholarship recipients who are now working for us to share their experiences. A fun day of team games and activities was also organised to give the students a chance to interact with our staff and learn about our corporate culture and values. Held at the Mongolian Football Federation gym on 19 May, the sports day had everyone divided into four teams and competing in various games, including tug-of-war, relays races and other activities.
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Restructured for growth We recognise that, while our
alignment and synergies of our core
businesses have come to be under
competencies as well as facilitating
the Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
cross-business collaboration.
banner from different paths, they are all made up of capable people with
Our focus now is on positioning
strong core values and a commitment
ourselves for future growth. We
to excellence. This is the bedrock of
continue to win and deliver quality
our success and something we will
projects and support the achievement
build from into the future. Leighton
of this. We will provide the platform to
Asia, India and Offshore’s history
build on each other’s strengths and
has proven our ability to enter new
learn from each other’s successes,
markets, perform well and stay
increase collaboration across our
there for the long term. This is why
geographies, improve resource
we are now an organisation with six
efficiency and ease staff mobility to
businesses employing over 17,000
offer more diverse opportunities for
staff and delivering currently 52
professional development. We are
projects across 11 countries. We are
ensuring that our corporate support
the leading international contractor in
team in Leighton Asia, India and
the region.
Offshore and within the businesses are properly structured, resourced and
At the helm of this organisation is the
focused on supporting our people
executive leadership team. The team
in our bid teams and our projects
provides the leadership of Leighton
in the field. Going forward, we are
Asia, India and Offshore by positioning
well positioned to be the most highly
us for the future, exploring how best
regarded construction, offshore and
to support business evolution and
mining services company in Asia by
change, leading the implementation
delivering sector excellence across
of strategic initiatives that bring about
our Asia footprint.
New commercial role With our recent business growth
on high-profile construction projects.
and operational expansion, it is now
He is also no stranger to Leighton,
appropriate to split our corporate
having worked as Commercial
commercial support between our two
Manager of our Philippines operation
core business processes of winning
in 1999. Trained as a quantity surveyor
projects and delivering projects. Taking
in England, Ian worked his way up
over responsibility for all commercial
to Commercial Manager, first with
aspects of delivering projects is Ian
Laing Management in Manchester
Humphreys, who has been appointed
and then with the AMEC Group. At
General Manager, Commercial.
AMEC, he was subsequently stationed
Ian will play an important role in
in Hong Kong, where he was part of
supporting our future growth as the
international joint ventures involved
Leighton Group’s largest international
with the Hong Kong International
subsidiary. His appointment also
Airport and West Rail projects. In 2005,
allows David Palser to focus on
Ian joined Venetian Macau to take
winning projects, risk management,
executive control and management of
legal and governance, and systems
all commercial matters related to its
as General Manager of Pre-Contracts,
US$11-billion development investment
Risk & Governance.
in Macau and Marina Bay Sands integrated resort development in
Ian has over three decades of
Singapore.
commercial management experience
Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
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People 37
Restructured for growth We recognise that, while our
alignment and synergies of our core
businesses have come to be under
competencies as well as facilitating
the Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
cross-business collaboration.
banner from different paths, they are all made up of capable people with
Our focus now is on positioning
strong core values and a commitment
ourselves for future growth. We
to excellence. This is the bedrock of
continue to win and deliver quality
our success and something we will
projects and support the achievement
build from into the future. Leighton
of this. We will provide the platform to
Asia, India and Offshore’s history
build on each other’s strengths and
has proven our ability to enter new
learn from each other’s successes,
markets, perform well and stay
increase collaboration across our
there for the long term. This is why
geographies, improve resource
we are now an organisation with six
efficiency and ease staff mobility to
businesses employing over 17,000
offer more diverse opportunities for
staff and delivering currently 52
professional development. We are
projects across 11 countries. We are
ensuring that our corporate support
the leading international contractor in
team in Leighton Asia, India and
the region.
Offshore and within the businesses are properly structured, resourced and
At the helm of this organisation is the
focused on supporting our people
executive leadership team. The team
in our bid teams and our projects
provides the leadership of Leighton
in the field. Going forward, we are
Asia, India and Offshore by positioning
well positioned to be the most highly
us for the future, exploring how best
regarded construction, offshore and
to support business evolution and
mining services company in Asia by
change, leading the implementation
delivering sector excellence across
of strategic initiatives that bring about
our Asia footprint.
New commercial role With our recent business growth
on high-profile construction projects.
and operational expansion, it is now
He is also no stranger to Leighton,
appropriate to split our corporate
having worked as Commercial
commercial support between our two
Manager of our Philippines operation
core business processes of winning
in 1999. Trained as a quantity surveyor
projects and delivering projects. Taking
in England, Ian worked his way up
over responsibility for all commercial
to Commercial Manager, first with
aspects of delivering projects is Ian
Laing Management in Manchester
Humphreys, who has been appointed
and then with the AMEC Group. At
General Manager, Commercial.
AMEC, he was subsequently stationed
Ian will play an important role in
in Hong Kong, where he was part of
supporting our future growth as the
international joint ventures involved
Leighton Group’s largest international
with the Hong Kong International
subsidiary. His appointment also
Airport and West Rail projects. In 2005,
allows David Palser to focus on
Ian joined Venetian Macau to take
winning projects, risk management,
executive control and management of
legal and governance, and systems
all commercial matters related to its
as General Manager of Pre-Contracts,
US$11-billion development investment
Risk & Governance.
in Macau and Marina Bay Sands integrated resort development in
Ian has over three decades of
Singapore.
commercial management experience
Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
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People 37
Building relationships We find that one of the best ways
McBreen mining engineers
for us to grow as an organisation
In the six years since we established a scholarship fund in honour of
year’s mentoring programme with
the late John McBreen, one of our most respected mining engineers
31 pairs of mentors and mentees. For
in Indonesia, we have directly helped at least 18 students further
the 12-month period, from 1 July 2012
their dreams and ambitions of becoming mining engineers. Targeting
to 30 June 2013, interested young
some of Indonesia’s most promising mining engineering students, the
Leighton graduates were paired with
prestigious scholarship programme awards one international and two
experienced managerial staff in Hong
domestic scholarships every year.
Kong to learn more about different
is to value our people and provide them with opportunities to develop and flourish. In Hong Kong, we recently launched this
aspects of our business. A training This year, the international scholarship went to Nabyl Najmy, a mining
session and lunch gathering were
engineering major at the Institut Teknologi Bandung, who will complete
organised for the mentors and
her final year at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
mentees on 26 June.
“I wrote in my essay that this is a male-dominated industry and that it’s time for a girl to get her chance,” Nabyl said. Samsul Arifin of Universitas Mulawarman and Rahmadany Maolana of Universitas Lambung Mangkurat were awarded scholarships to continue studying at their respective universities.
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People 39
Building relationships We find that one of the best ways
McBreen mining engineers
for us to grow as an organisation
In the six years since we established a scholarship fund in honour of
year’s mentoring programme with
the late John McBreen, one of our most respected mining engineers
31 pairs of mentors and mentees. For
in Indonesia, we have directly helped at least 18 students further
the 12-month period, from 1 July 2012
their dreams and ambitions of becoming mining engineers. Targeting
to 30 June 2013, interested young
some of Indonesia’s most promising mining engineering students, the
Leighton graduates were paired with
prestigious scholarship programme awards one international and two
experienced managerial staff in Hong
domestic scholarships every year.
Kong to learn more about different
is to value our people and provide them with opportunities to develop and flourish. In Hong Kong, we recently launched this
aspects of our business. A training This year, the international scholarship went to Nabyl Najmy, a mining
session and lunch gathering were
engineering major at the Institut Teknologi Bandung, who will complete
organised for the mentors and
her final year at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
mentees on 26 June.
“I wrote in my essay that this is a male-dominated industry and that it’s time for a girl to get her chance,” Nabyl said. Samsul Arifin of Universitas Mulawarman and Rahmadany Maolana of Universitas Lambung Mangkurat were awarded scholarships to continue studying at their respective universities.
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People 39
Perfect game Everyone had their game face on as
plant and Runruno gold-molybdenum
our 9 annual Inter-Colour Bowling
projects as well as the corporate
th
Tournament organised for our operation office joined the tournament and in the Philippines proved very popular
everyone had tremendous fun. In
and highly competitive. Six teams
the end, the Yellow Team of Gladwin
identified by the different colours of
Omaña, Lito Ceguera, Allan Dionaldo,
green, red, yellow, blue, purple and
Anarica Mejia, Art Monge, Ichu Perilla,
orange battled it out over five months
Ludi Reyes, Andrew Choycawen,
from March to July. Bowlers from the
Joreza Longcob, Janide Simosa,
Zuellig Building, Therma South power
Ramez Sidhom and Yusuf Amil emerged victorious with a total of 8,398 points. The bowlers with the
Career move
highest single game scores were Joel Since 2011, a 10-month apprentice training programme jointly sponsored by our Mongolia operation and Wagner Asia Equipment LLC has helped train dozens of local mechanics by providing them with a basic understanding and knowledge of modern heavy equipment systems and operations. Recently, a second group of mechanics successfully completed the training programme. A total
Delgado for the men, with 190 points, and Alma Garcia for the women, with 142 points. Alma also achieved the highest average score of 118.5 among women while Dan Robles had the best average for the men with 153.69 points.
of 14 of the new graduates have started working for us as service technicians. The training programme is conducted at the Mongolian-Korean Technical College with apprentices learning from experienced instructors from Mongolia and the US. Practical training takes place at Wagner Asia’s training facilities.
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Events 41
Perfect game Everyone had their game face on as
plant and Runruno gold-molybdenum
our 9 annual Inter-Colour Bowling
projects as well as the corporate
th
Tournament organised for our operation office joined the tournament and in the Philippines proved very popular
everyone had tremendous fun. In
and highly competitive. Six teams
the end, the Yellow Team of Gladwin
identified by the different colours of
Omaña, Lito Ceguera, Allan Dionaldo,
green, red, yellow, blue, purple and
Anarica Mejia, Art Monge, Ichu Perilla,
orange battled it out over five months
Ludi Reyes, Andrew Choycawen,
from March to July. Bowlers from the
Joreza Longcob, Janide Simosa,
Zuellig Building, Therma South power
Ramez Sidhom and Yusuf Amil emerged victorious with a total of 8,398 points. The bowlers with the
Career move
highest single game scores were Joel Since 2011, a 10-month apprentice training programme jointly sponsored by our Mongolia operation and Wagner Asia Equipment LLC has helped train dozens of local mechanics by providing them with a basic understanding and knowledge of modern heavy equipment systems and operations. Recently, a second group of mechanics successfully completed the training programme. A total
Delgado for the men, with 190 points, and Alma Garcia for the women, with 142 points. Alma also achieved the highest average score of 118.5 among women while Dan Robles had the best average for the men with 153.69 points.
of 14 of the new graduates have started working for us as service technicians. The training programme is conducted at the Mongolian-Korean Technical College with apprentices learning from experienced instructors from Mongolia and the US. Practical training takes place at Wagner Asia’s training facilities.
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Kicking off a new season With our continuing support of the rugby
12 girls lifting the Kim Lam Plate. The
section of the Hong Kong Cricket Club
club also had success through the youth
(HKCC), one of the oldest sports clubs in
squads, winning silverware at all levels
Hong Kong, HKCC Rugby has performed
from Under 14 to Under 19.
strongly on the field. Our sponsorship covers five men’s teams, a ladies team as
With the start of the new season, there are
well as key coaching staff, led by former
plenty of opportunities to participate in the
Scottish International Andrew Hall.
great game of rugby and we encourage active participation from our staff and
HKCC is well represented at the
their children. Training for the men’s and
international level, with Alex McQueen,
ladies teams takes place at 7.30pm every
Tom McQueen, Anthony Haynes and
Tuesday and Thursday at the Aberdeen
Simon Leung representing the Hong
Sports Ground. For boys and girls of
Kong national rugby sevens team this
all levels of ability, the HKU Sandy Bay
season. Last season saw a number of
Rugby Football Club is a successful
victories, with the 5XV squad, which
volunteer club that introduces children
took on the Police Panthers for a
from ages 4 to 18 to the game of rugby.
tremendous 29-12 win, taking home the
The mini rugby section is for children
Grand Championship. Winning for the
from ages 4 to 12 while teenagers join the
ladies were the girls of the HKU Sandy
youth squads and play in league and cup
Bay Rugby Football Club. At the All
matches. On weekends, over 700 children
The plight of the elderly residents of Mongolia’s only state-funded nursing home is well
Girls Tournament, the Under 6, Under 8,
play rugby at the Stanley Ho Sports
known. Located in Batsumber, about 50 kilometres from Ulaanbaatar, the facility is home to
Under 10 and Under 12 teams emerged
Centre in Pokfulam. The HKCC’s rugby
many old people, who are often homeless, neglected and disabled. Batkhuu Tserenbyambaa,
victorious. Official competitive rugby
section is affiliated with the HKU Sandy
Government and Community Relations Manager at the Khushuut coal mine, was determined
starts with the Under 12 age group, where
Bay Rugby Football Club through its mini
to make a small but meaningful difference and his efforts to raise funds were enthusiastically
the club achieved an impressive double
and youth programme. Please visit the
supported by staff at our Mongolia operation. Donations totalling about MNT 1 million were
with the boys winning the much coveted
Sandy Bay website at hkusandybayrfc.org
collected. In addition, we purchased a pair of good-quality 32-inch LCD TVs for use in the
Richard Hawkes Trophy and the Under
for further details.
communal room following a visit to the nursing home. It was a very rewarding and memorable
Nursing the elderly
experience for everyone involved.
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Events 43
Kicking off a new season With our continuing support of the rugby
12 girls lifting the Kim Lam Plate. The
section of the Hong Kong Cricket Club
club also had success through the youth
(HKCC), one of the oldest sports clubs in
squads, winning silverware at all levels
Hong Kong, HKCC Rugby has performed
from Under 14 to Under 19.
strongly on the field. Our sponsorship covers five men’s teams, a ladies team as
With the start of the new season, there are
well as key coaching staff, led by former
plenty of opportunities to participate in the
Scottish International Andrew Hall.
great game of rugby and we encourage active participation from our staff and
HKCC is well represented at the
their children. Training for the men’s and
international level, with Alex McQueen,
ladies teams takes place at 7.30pm every
Tom McQueen, Anthony Haynes and
Tuesday and Thursday at the Aberdeen
Simon Leung representing the Hong
Sports Ground. For boys and girls of
Kong national rugby sevens team this
all levels of ability, the HKU Sandy Bay
season. Last season saw a number of
Rugby Football Club is a successful
victories, with the 5XV squad, which
volunteer club that introduces children
took on the Police Panthers for a
from ages 4 to 18 to the game of rugby.
tremendous 29-12 win, taking home the
The mini rugby section is for children
Grand Championship. Winning for the
from ages 4 to 12 while teenagers join the
ladies were the girls of the HKU Sandy
youth squads and play in league and cup
Bay Rugby Football Club. At the All
matches. On weekends, over 700 children
The plight of the elderly residents of Mongolia’s only state-funded nursing home is well
Girls Tournament, the Under 6, Under 8,
play rugby at the Stanley Ho Sports
known. Located in Batsumber, about 50 kilometres from Ulaanbaatar, the facility is home to
Under 10 and Under 12 teams emerged
Centre in Pokfulam. The HKCC’s rugby
many old people, who are often homeless, neglected and disabled. Batkhuu Tserenbyambaa,
victorious. Official competitive rugby
section is affiliated with the HKU Sandy
Government and Community Relations Manager at the Khushuut coal mine, was determined
starts with the Under 12 age group, where
Bay Rugby Football Club through its mini
to make a small but meaningful difference and his efforts to raise funds were enthusiastically
the club achieved an impressive double
and youth programme. Please visit the
supported by staff at our Mongolia operation. Donations totalling about MNT 1 million were
with the boys winning the much coveted
Sandy Bay website at hkusandybayrfc.org
collected. In addition, we purchased a pair of good-quality 32-inch LCD TVs for use in the
Richard Hawkes Trophy and the Under
for further details.
communal room following a visit to the nursing home. It was a very rewarding and memorable
Nursing the elderly
experience for everyone involved.
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Paddle power There was a great team spirit and sense of camaraderie and competition as enthusiastic paddlers from our Hong Kong projects and offices put on a thrilling performance at the Sun Life Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships on 23 June. Competing in the Mixed Division and Men’s Division B categories, our paddlers showed off the results of 10 Sundays of intense training before cheering crowds at Stanley Main Beach. Up against strong competition, Leighton Team B finished the 270-metre long race in fourth place in the Men’s Division B Plate Final with a time of over 1 minute and 24 seconds. Leighton Team A clinched the fifth prize in the Mixed Bronze Cup B Final in under 1 minute and 21 seconds. This popular event is held every year in Hong Kong to celebrate the Chinese festival of Tuen Ng.
Healthy at work As our operations expand and our volume of work grows, employee health becomes increasingly important to the success of our business. This is because healthy employees are generally happier, more motivated and productive at work as well as at home. As part of our efforts to promote the welfare and wellbeing of our workforce, we joined the
[email protected] Pilot Project last year as one of 19 participating companies in Hong Kong. Launched by the Department of Health’s Central Health Education Unit, the pilot project aims to encourage employers and employees to adopt a healthier lifestyle at work. Throughout last year, we conducted various activities for staff at our Sun Hung Kai Centre office, including seminars about healthy eating and understanding nutrition labels, exercise classes, monthly fresh fruit days and health checks. We also set up a wellness committee. Our participation and efforts were acknowledged at a recognition ceremony and sharing forum on 18 May. The first phase of the pilot project took place from September 2010 to December 2011 and the second phase will kick off later this year. With positive feedback from staff, we now have daily fresh fruit days and recently unveiled a new rest area at our office in Sun Hung Kai Centre, where staff can relax, recuperate and enjoy a healthy beverage.
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Paddle power There was a great team spirit and sense of camaraderie and competition as enthusiastic paddlers from our Hong Kong projects and offices put on a thrilling performance at the Sun Life Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships on 23 June. Competing in the Mixed Division and Men’s Division B categories, our paddlers showed off the results of 10 Sundays of intense training before cheering crowds at Stanley Main Beach. Up against strong competition, Leighton Team B finished the 270-metre long race in fourth place in the Men’s Division B Plate Final with a time of over 1 minute and 24 seconds. Leighton Team A clinched the fifth prize in the Mixed Bronze Cup B Final in under 1 minute and 21 seconds. This popular event is held every year in Hong Kong to celebrate the Chinese festival of Tuen Ng.
Healthy at work As our operations expand and our volume of work grows, employee health becomes increasingly important to the success of our business. This is because healthy employees are generally happier, more motivated and productive at work as well as at home. As part of our efforts to promote the welfare and wellbeing of our workforce, we joined the
[email protected] Pilot Project last year as one of 19 participating companies in Hong Kong. Launched by the Department of Health’s Central Health Education Unit, the pilot project aims to encourage employers and employees to adopt a healthier lifestyle at work. Throughout last year, we conducted various activities for staff at our Sun Hung Kai Centre office, including seminars about healthy eating and understanding nutrition labels, exercise classes, monthly fresh fruit days and health checks. We also set up a wellness committee. Our participation and efforts were acknowledged at a recognition ceremony and sharing forum on 18 May. The first phase of the pilot project took place from September 2010 to December 2011 and the second phase will kick off later this year. With positive feedback from staff, we now have daily fresh fruit days and recently unveiled a new rest area at our office in Sun Hung Kai Centre, where staff can relax, recuperate and enjoy a healthy beverage.
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Learning across cultures For our staff, one of the many highlights of being part of a leading international contractor in the Asia region is having the chance to interact with people from different parts of the world. To encourage a team environment where people with different backgrounds are understood and appreciated, we started a series of country-themed cultural events at our Mongolia office in August 2011. So far, we have held cultural events celebrating Mongolia, Australia, the Philippines, South Korea, Malaysia, Ireland, the US and New Zealand. Everyone comes together for these lively gatherings, with staff getting to learn about a different country and culture each time through informative presentations, interactive games, performances, traditional cuisine and other fun activities. At the Philippines presentation, for example, the national anthem was performed while a football challenge was played at the Ireland event. For Australia’s gathering, everybody got to try on the iconic cap used by the country’s lifeguards whereas our Mongolian presenters wore their brightly coloured traditional
A helping hand
costume, or deel.
When heavy rains inundated parts of Indonesia in July, triggering floods that affected about 14,000 households, we quickly gathered donations of cooking oil, rice, sugar, bottled water, baby food and dried fish from our Indonesia operation. The supplies were delivered on 18 July to aid flood victims from the villages of Satui Timur and Sungai Danau in South Kalimantan. Representatives from the Wahana coal mine, including Operations Manager Ron Day and Human Resources Manager Irfan Budiawan, travelled to nearby Satui to deliver the food supplies.
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Learning across cultures For our staff, one of the many highlights of being part of a leading international contractor in the Asia region is having the chance to interact with people from different parts of the world. To encourage a team environment where people with different backgrounds are understood and appreciated, we started a series of country-themed cultural events at our Mongolia office in August 2011. So far, we have held cultural events celebrating Mongolia, Australia, the Philippines, South Korea, Malaysia, Ireland, the US and New Zealand. Everyone comes together for these lively gatherings, with staff getting to learn about a different country and culture each time through informative presentations, interactive games, performances, traditional cuisine and other fun activities. At the Philippines presentation, for example, the national anthem was performed while a football challenge was played at the Ireland event. For Australia’s gathering, everybody got to try on the iconic cap used by the country’s lifeguards whereas our Mongolian presenters wore their brightly coloured traditional
A helping hand
costume, or deel.
When heavy rains inundated parts of Indonesia in July, triggering floods that affected about 14,000 households, we quickly gathered donations of cooking oil, rice, sugar, bottled water, baby food and dried fish from our Indonesia operation. The supplies were delivered on 18 July to aid flood victims from the villages of Satui Timur and Sungai Danau in South Kalimantan. Representatives from the Wahana coal mine, including Operations Manager Ron Day and Human Resources Manager Irfan Budiawan, travelled to nearby Satui to deliver the food supplies.
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Experiencing cultures Excited to be back in Hong Kong but thrilled about her experiences during her year in Austria under the AFS intercultural exchange programme, Jaimie Chan shared with us her many memorable encounters at a 24 August tea gathering to welcome her back. Following her year-long stay, Jaimie said she now has a different perception of schools in Europe, which she thought were more relaxed. She said many students keep There were smiles and happy faces all around as many people from our Hong Kong operation joined in fun and meaningful activities recently organised by our volunteer Social Club. In May, more than 160 staff and family members spent a leisurely Sunday at the Whitehead Club, where they enjoyed a seafood barbecue and outdoor activities by the coast of Hong Kong’s Tolo Harbour. Another event was arranged
Social activities
by our volunteers at an elderly services centre in Sha Tin on 10 June to help some senior citizens celebrate the Chinese festival of Tuen Ng. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves as we joined the cheerful senior citizens in singing and playing games and gave out fresh fruit, rice dumplings and souvenirs. This was followed in August by two training sessions to demonstrate how to properly apply first aid in case of emergencies at home, such as burns, scalds, strokes, choking, poisoning and muscle cramps.
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studying during break times and her host sister has to study at least three hours every day, five days a week. Her classmates were also very friendly to her and invited her to join them for shopping after school and for sleepovers while her host family would go hiking or biking on weekends. Jaimie is the daughter of Henry, who works on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link as an Engineering Manager. This year, we are supporting Johnny Chung, the son of Chung Yiufai, who works as a Supervisor on the North Lantau Hospital project in Hong Kong. Johnny is heading to Germany. The international exchange programmes offered by AFS, or American Field Service, provide invaluable educational and cultural learning experiences to participants around the world. In Asia, we have been involved with the programme since 2006. AFS works through a global network of independent, voluntary, non-governmental and non-profit organisations to help people develop the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to create a better world.
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Experiencing cultures Excited to be back in Hong Kong but thrilled about her experiences during her year in Austria under the AFS intercultural exchange programme, Jaimie Chan shared with us her many memorable encounters at a 24 August tea gathering to welcome her back. Following her year-long stay, Jaimie said she now has a different perception of schools in Europe, which she thought were more relaxed. She said many students keep There were smiles and happy faces all around as many people from our Hong Kong operation joined in fun and meaningful activities recently organised by our volunteer Social Club. In May, more than 160 staff and family members spent a leisurely Sunday at the Whitehead Club, where they enjoyed a seafood barbecue and outdoor activities by the coast of Hong Kong’s Tolo Harbour. Another event was arranged
Social activities
by our volunteers at an elderly services centre in Sha Tin on 10 June to help some senior citizens celebrate the Chinese festival of Tuen Ng. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves as we joined the cheerful senior citizens in singing and playing games and gave out fresh fruit, rice dumplings and souvenirs. This was followed in August by two training sessions to demonstrate how to properly apply first aid in case of emergencies at home, such as burns, scalds, strokes, choking, poisoning and muscle cramps.
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studying during break times and her host sister has to study at least three hours every day, five days a week. Her classmates were also very friendly to her and invited her to join them for shopping after school and for sleepovers while her host family would go hiking or biking on weekends. Jaimie is the daughter of Henry, who works on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link as an Engineering Manager. This year, we are supporting Johnny Chung, the son of Chung Yiufai, who works as a Supervisor on the North Lantau Hospital project in Hong Kong. Johnny is heading to Germany. The international exchange programmes offered by AFS, or American Field Service, provide invaluable educational and cultural learning experiences to participants around the world. In Asia, we have been involved with the programme since 2006. AFS works through a global network of independent, voluntary, non-governmental and non-profit organisations to help people develop the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to create a better world.
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Supporting the disabled In Malaysia, a total of 27 teams
Ten pins
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representing our offshore and engineering
As part of our efforts to
staff made the inaugural Leighton Offshore
reach out to various sectors
& Leighton Engineering Staff Bowling
of local communities, we
Evening on 24 May a resounding success.
support the Iraqi Alliance
At the end of the exciting evening, Team
for Disability Organisations
Laka Laka Super, comprising Norlita
to help make a meaningful
Zainun, Sariah Sepihie, Mohammad
difference in the lives of
bin Ja’afar and Mohd Juisyani, won the
people with disabilities.
championship trophy with a total score
Recently, a forum was
of 501. The top male scorer was Mohd
held to discuss and exchange views on the current situation and future of disabled people
Rizal Bin Idris, who scored 315, while
in Baghdad, Iraq. The discussions concluded with a total of 16 recommendations and an
Norlita represented the women with
agreement to expedite the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of People with
an impressive score of 270. Not to be
Disabilities and the creation of a national committee for the disabled. The forum was attended
outdone, Team Stylo walked away with
by representatives of Iraq’s parliament, ministries, diplomatic missions, local governments and
the award for Best Dressed Team.
senates, members of international and local non-governmental organisations as well as Imams.
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Supporting the disabled In Malaysia, a total of 27 teams
Ten pins
50 Events
representing our offshore and engineering
As part of our efforts to
staff made the inaugural Leighton Offshore
reach out to various sectors
& Leighton Engineering Staff Bowling
of local communities, we
Evening on 24 May a resounding success.
support the Iraqi Alliance
At the end of the exciting evening, Team
for Disability Organisations
Laka Laka Super, comprising Norlita
to help make a meaningful
Zainun, Sariah Sepihie, Mohammad
difference in the lives of
bin Ja’afar and Mohd Juisyani, won the
people with disabilities.
championship trophy with a total score
Recently, a forum was
of 501. The top male scorer was Mohd
held to discuss and exchange views on the current situation and future of disabled people
Rizal Bin Idris, who scored 315, while
in Baghdad, Iraq. The discussions concluded with a total of 16 recommendations and an
Norlita represented the women with
agreement to expedite the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of People with
an impressive score of 270. Not to be
Disabilities and the creation of a national committee for the disabled. The forum was attended
outdone, Team Stylo walked away with
by representatives of Iraq’s parliament, ministries, diplomatic missions, local governments and
the award for Best Dressed Team.
senates, members of international and local non-governmental organisations as well as Imams.
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Underwater marathon In a fun 24-hour scuba diving challenge in Hong Kong, we took the plunge at the Island School pool and got wet in the name of charity to benefit the handicapped. More than 20 experienced and novice divers, including five handicapped divers, participated in the event, which lasted from 4pm on 15 June to 4pm the next day. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves above and below the water with plenty of fun and games as well as a barbecue.
Orphanage outreach
With support from our joint venture
Amid Hari Raya celebrations in Malaysia, we
fundraising that raised over HK$83,000
generously supported the underprivileged children of Rumah Kebajikan Baitul Hidayah in Selangor with donations of food and school supplies. We collected about RM15,000 in cash donations in addition to supplies of rice, noodles, sauces, canned and dried foods, milk, new clothes for the festive season, toys,
to construct a self-sufficient sewage sludge incineration facility in the New Territories as well as our Hong Kong operation, we contributed to the for the International Association for Handicapped Divers. The association is a non-profit organisation that aims to promote, develop and conduct scuba diving training for the disabled.
school bags, books and stationeries for the children. On 6 August, about 40 staff from our offshore operation visited the orphanage, where the children put on a few entertaining performances for us. Everyone had a very memorable time and we gave each child two token money packets, or duit raya, and posed for photos with them. 52 Events
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Underwater marathon In a fun 24-hour scuba diving challenge in Hong Kong, we took the plunge at the Island School pool and got wet in the name of charity to benefit the handicapped. More than 20 experienced and novice divers, including five handicapped divers, participated in the event, which lasted from 4pm on 15 June to 4pm the next day. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves above and below the water with plenty of fun and games as well as a barbecue.
Orphanage outreach
With support from our joint venture
Amid Hari Raya celebrations in Malaysia, we
fundraising that raised over HK$83,000
generously supported the underprivileged children of Rumah Kebajikan Baitul Hidayah in Selangor with donations of food and school supplies. We collected about RM15,000 in cash donations in addition to supplies of rice, noodles, sauces, canned and dried foods, milk, new clothes for the festive season, toys,
to construct a self-sufficient sewage sludge incineration facility in the New Territories as well as our Hong Kong operation, we contributed to the for the International Association for Handicapped Divers. The association is a non-profit organisation that aims to promote, develop and conduct scuba diving training for the disabled.
school bags, books and stationeries for the children. On 6 August, about 40 staff from our offshore operation visited the orphanage, where the children put on a few entertaining performances for us. Everyone had a very memorable time and we gave each child two token money packets, or duit raya, and posed for photos with them. 52 Events
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Picnic perfect Everybody was in a celebratory mood for our Mongolia operation’s highly anticipated annual staff picnic. Held at the River Beach Resort on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar on 24 August, the event was a fun day of creative team games and friendly competition, including grabbing as many clothes pegs as possible, using toilet paper to wrap each other as mummies, a volleyball match using blankets as well as relay races, word games and more. A total of eight teams participated, with the winning team receiving tickets to a local music festival. The first runner-up won folk music concert tickets while the second runner-up received free bowling passes.
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On the road
In August, Ian Edwards outlined his vision and strategy for taking the business forward in his first MD Roadshow since being appointed Managing Director of Leighton Asia, India and Offshore. Approximately 200 senior staff attended the roadshow, during which Ian highlighted the many opportunities and challenges we face as we grow our business. He stressed the importance of understanding our addressable markets and where we have core competencies to produce quality earnings and growth. Ian was joined at the roadshow by our business heads, who updated everyone on their respective projects and operations.
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Picnic perfect Everybody was in a celebratory mood for our Mongolia operation’s highly anticipated annual staff picnic. Held at the River Beach Resort on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar on 24 August, the event was a fun day of creative team games and friendly competition, including grabbing as many clothes pegs as possible, using toilet paper to wrap each other as mummies, a volleyball match using blankets as well as relay races, word games and more. A total of eight teams participated, with the winning team receiving tickets to a local music festival. The first runner-up won folk music concert tickets while the second runner-up received free bowling passes.
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On the road
In August, Ian Edwards outlined his vision and strategy for taking the business forward in his first MD Roadshow since being appointed Managing Director of Leighton Asia, India and Offshore. Approximately 200 senior staff attended the roadshow, during which Ian highlighted the many opportunities and challenges we face as we grow our business. He stressed the importance of understanding our addressable markets and where we have core competencies to produce quality earnings and growth. Ian was joined at the roadshow by our business heads, who updated everyone on their respective projects and operations.
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Hardware enhancements and software upgrades Over the past 18 months, the size
messenger applications. A consolidated
and diversity of our business have
and centralised IT budget will also
grown tremendously, with the addition
provide us with greater cost recovery
of operations across the Southeast
and control over our hardware and
Asia, India and offshore markets. To
software. With over 6,000 IT users, we
build on this recent growth and to
expect the alignment of our business
position ourselves to capture future
and IT strategies will help us realise
opportunities, we are implementing
and enhance efficiencies, reduce
initiatives to improve business
costs, improve client and supplier
efficiency, including a move towards
relationships, create new business
an integrated management system
solutions and more.
so that common data and documents can be shared across our business. We are also introducing a common IT platform, with improved business applications and up-to-date technologies. In the coming months, we are rolling out various initiatives in phases, such as a simplified logon process as well as integrated video conferencing, voice
Leighton announces results In August 2012, Leighton Holdings reported total revenue of A$11 billion and a profit after tax of A$115 million for the Group for the six months to 30 June 2012. “This is a solid operating result during a period when we have made substantial progress on resolving legacy issues and delivered a record level of work in hand. Importantly, we are repositioning the Group and building the platform that will drive sustainable growth in the future,” Leighton Holdings Chief Executive Officer Hamish Tyrwhitt said. “While the Airport Link and Victorian Desalination projects have had a considerable financial impact on the Group, they are among the most complex engineering projects ever undertaken in this country. Completion of such iconic projects reinforces our reputation for delivery of major projects.”
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Hardware enhancements and software upgrades Over the past 18 months, the size
messenger applications. A consolidated
and diversity of our business have
and centralised IT budget will also
grown tremendously, with the addition
provide us with greater cost recovery
of operations across the Southeast
and control over our hardware and
Asia, India and offshore markets. To
software. With over 6,000 IT users, we
build on this recent growth and to
expect the alignment of our business
position ourselves to capture future
and IT strategies will help us realise
opportunities, we are implementing
and enhance efficiencies, reduce
initiatives to improve business
costs, improve client and supplier
efficiency, including a move towards
relationships, create new business
an integrated management system
solutions and more.
so that common data and documents can be shared across our business. We are also introducing a common IT platform, with improved business applications and up-to-date technologies. In the coming months, we are rolling out various initiatives in phases, such as a simplified logon process as well as integrated video conferencing, voice
Leighton announces results In August 2012, Leighton Holdings reported total revenue of A$11 billion and a profit after tax of A$115 million for the Group for the six months to 30 June 2012. “This is a solid operating result during a period when we have made substantial progress on resolving legacy issues and delivered a record level of work in hand. Importantly, we are repositioning the Group and building the platform that will drive sustainable growth in the future,” Leighton Holdings Chief Executive Officer Hamish Tyrwhitt said. “While the Airport Link and Victorian Desalination projects have had a considerable financial impact on the Group, they are among the most complex engineering projects ever undertaken in this country. Completion of such iconic projects reinforces our reputation for delivery of major projects.”
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