Indian-owned engineering group Sembawang Australia has trumped Leighton Holdings' offer for Macmahon Holdings' construction arm, offering $35 million for the troubled business.
Leighton Holdings has been awarded two contracts, together worth around $1.2 billion, for work on the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, bringing the total value of oil and gas contracts
RETAIL giants Wesfarmers and Woolworths continue to employ more people in Western Australia than any other private sector employers, with the introduction of Sunday trading boosting part-time and c
Fortescue Metals Group has awarded Leighton Contractors a five-year $US1.5 billion contract to run mining operations at its Firetail iron ore project in the Pilbara.
The rapid expansion of the WA mining industry over the past decade has mostly been good news for mining contractors, but the benefits have not always come as expected.
The cost of building the Gorgon LNG jetty and marine structures has doubled to $1.8 billion, Leighton Holdings has disclosed, citing an increased scope of work along with "technical and other chall
Engineering contractor Laing O'Rourke and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have been awarded a contract to deliver four cryogenic tanks for the $34 billion Ichthys LNG project, with Perth-based engineerin
THE property development arm of national construction giant Leighton has established a Western Australian beachhead with a deal to develop the strategic Perth Entertainment Centre site as part of t
Transport Minister Troy Buswell has announced a joint venture featuring contracting group Downer EDI has won its third significant road maintenance deal, this time a $152 million contract in the Kimberley.
THE prominence of construction giants Leighton Holdings and Brookfield Multiplex in Western Australia has been highlighted by the state government's announcement of the three shortlisted bidders to design and build the new $1.17 billion children's hospita
Leighton Holdings has become the third engineering contractor in recent weeks to announce a major profit downgrade, following Perth-based Clough and Macmahon.
Leighton Holdings has demanded that a standstill agreement regarding its shareholding in Macmahon Holdings be scrapped should a partnerhship arrangement continue beyond this year's deadline.
Shares in Leighton Holdings have surged as much as 10 per cent today as Australia's biggest construction company reports a 56 per cent fall in first-half net profit and a $239 million write down on the value of its infrastructure investments.
LEIGHTON Holdings Ltd has emerged as one of the most active buyers of small Western Australian businesses in the past year, paying more than $22 million for three service organisations that expanded its footprint in Perth and the South West.
A largely hidden side of wealth creation is in the private sector, where successful entrepreneurs have built considerable businesses, in many cases with their families or over more than one generation.
Navigating a business through Western Australia's economic boom presents enormous challenges for business, according to several leading WA business executives.
The rush to consolidate the minerals services sector continues unabated, with Cardno Ltd buying Buckland Engineers Australia, while Leighton Holdings Ltd negotiates to acquire Australian Mine Services Pty Ltd.
Leighton Holdings has bought the half stake in Pilbara-based indigenous contracting company Ngarca Civil and Mining previously held by Henry Walker Eltin Ltd.
LEIGHTON Holdings announced it will incur a loss on the Mandurah rail project after lodging claims with the state government totalling $191 million.The company also confirmed its Leighton-Kumagai join
