private limited company industry construction civil engineering founded 1978 headquarters dartford united kingdom key people ray o rourke kbe chairman anna stewart group chief executive revenue 3 127.4 million 2014 15 1 operating income 75.7 million 2014 15 1 net income 20.1 million 2014 15 1 number of employees 15 088 2014 15 1 website www.laingorourke.com laing o rourke is a multinational construction company headquartered in dartford united kingdom . it was founded in 1978 by ray o rourke . it is the largest privately owned construction company in the uk . 2 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 major projects 4 controversies 5 references 6 external links history edit the company was founded by ray o rourke in 1978 . it was originally based in east london and was known as r. o rourke & son . 3 in 2001 r. o rourke bought laing construction from john laing plc for 1 . laing s construction business had been making significant losses in part due to additional costs on the cardiff millennium stadium project . the name of the company was changed to laing o rourke . 4 in 2004 the company acquired crown house engineering a mechanical & electrical engineering business from carillion . 5 laing o rourke went on to expand its operations in australia in 2006 when it acquired barclay mowlem also from carillion . 6 on 11 january 2016 laing o rourke announced that it had begun the formal sale process of selling its australian business . this was a result of multiple unsolicited offers and a desire to invest more heavily in the company s uk operations . 7 operations edit laing o rourke has operations in two major geographic hubs europe and australia . european operations span abu dhabi canada dubai and the united kingdom . australian operations cover australia hong kong new zealand and south east asia 8 the company operates in building construction infrastructure construction investment & development modular manufacturing engineering expertise and support services . 9 its projects span a range of sectors including building transport power water & utilities mining & natural resources and oil & gas . 10 major projects edit the new ascot stand built by laing o rourke to a design by populous and buro happold ; completed 2006 . the company s tower cranes rebuilding royal ascot . major projects involving the company have included ; ascot racecourse completed in 2007 11 london heathrow terminal 5 london uk completed in 2008 12 darwin convention centre northern territory australia completed in 2008 13 kwinana power station western australia completed in 2008 14 atlantis the palm dubai uae completed in 2009 15 darling downs power station queensland australia completed in 2010 16 one hyde park london completed in 2011 17 london gateway port london completed in 2013 18 the leadenhall building at 122 leadenhall street london completed in 2014 19 london heathrow terminal 2 completed in 2014 20 the francis crick institute london due for completion 2016 21 centre hospitalier de l universit de montr al canada due for completion 2016 22 redevelopment of the dumfries and galloway royal infirmary due for completion in 2017 23 redevelopment of bond street station due for completion in 2017 24 al raha beach abu dhabi uae due for completion in 2018 25 redevelopment of the glan clwyd hospital due for completion in 2018 26 hinkley point c nuclear power station due for completion circa 2021 27 redevelopment of the royal sussex county hospital due for completion in 2024 28 controversies edit laing o rourke and its 2004 acquisition crown house were revealed as subscribers to the uk s consulting association exposed in 2009 for operating an illegal construction industry blacklist . laing o rourke was later one of eight businesses involved in the 2014 launch of the construction workers compensation scheme 29 condemned as a pr stunt by the gmb union and described by the scottish affairs select committee as an an act of bad faith . 30 references edit a b c d laing o rourke . annual review 2015 pdf . retrieved 28 march 2016 . top 100 construction companies the construction index laing o rourke history laing shares half in value bbc news 27 september 2001 . laing o rourke agrees to 17m deal to buy out crown house contract journal 19 may 2004 carillion sells barclay mowlem to laing o rourke australia for 30m contract journal 3 july 2006 group announcement potential divestment of australian business laing o rourke 11 january 2016 where we work . laing o rourke . retrieved 16 september 2014 . what we do . laing o rourke . retrieved 16 september 2014 . our sectors . laing o rourke . retrieved 16 september 2014 . ascot wins its race to redevelop the course the times 11 june 2006 queen opens new heathrow terminal bbc 14 march 2008 darwin convention centre iaq handbook uk giant laing o rourke denies me withdrawal construction weekly 10 june 2010 what next for laing o rourke britain s most secretive contractor building 5 november 2010 one hyde park knightsbridge flats . e architect . retrieved 22 march 2015 . laing o rourke begins london gateway dredging nce 17 march 2010 o rourke to start cheesegrater next month construction enquirer 2 august 2011 laing o rourke ferrovial sign 800m terminal 2 deal cn plus 15 march 2010 o rourke wins prized 350m superlab contract construction enquirer 2 march 2011 o rourke signs 1.27 bn deal for canadian hospital construction enquiror 25 february 2011 laing o rourke and ryder appointed to build 200m dumfries royal infirmary . urban realm . 3 september 2014 . retrieved 12 september 2014 . tfl awards 300m bond street contract to costain laing o rourke jv . new civil engineer . 4 august 2010 . retrieved 28 march 2015 . aldar al raha beach sees first contract arabian business 16 july 2011 glan clwyd hospital redevelopment . premier construction news . 30 april 2013 . retrieved 21 november 2014 . laing o rourke bouygues lands 2bn hinkley nuclear prize construction news 19 june 2012 o rourke starts work on 420m brighton hospital . construction enquirer . 3 september 2014 . retrieved 28 september 2014 . construction blacklist compensation scheme opens . bbc news business . bbc . 4 july 2014 . retrieved 7 september 2015 . scottish affairs seventh report blacklisting in employment final report . www.parliament.uk . scottish affairs select committee . retrieved 7 september 2015 . external links edit laing o rourke website austrak website cht website explore living redispan website select plant hire website vetter website v t e construction industry of the united kingdom construction economy of the united kingdom companies consultancies and support services amec amey arcadis architecture firms arup atkins faithful gould buro happold capita ch2m cundall davis langdon elliott wood expedition engineering flint & neill gifford hoare lea interserve mace mitie mott macdonald mouchel rps scott wilson sweett group wsp housebuilders current barratt bellway berkeley bloor boot bovis countryside properties 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