Laing O’Rourke

Laing O’Rourke has posted a £288.1m loss following issues with inflation, project delays and a legacy contract in Australia. The UK’s largest privately-owned contractor has now made a combined pre-tax loss of £636.5m in its past 10 reported financial years – despite seeing its revenue gradually increase to reach £3.3bn…

Competent fire-safety professionals could become overloaded with work due to delays in upskilling the profession, leading to safety risks, according to a senior industry professional. Nick Pickles, systems and assurance leader for passive fire protection at Laing O’Rourke, delivered the stark warning during a panel session at last week’s London…

ISG was the biggest contractor by spend for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the latest financial year, Construction News can reveal. CN obtained data on the MoJ’s spending in 2022/23 under the Freedom of Information Act. The spend includes that by HM Courts & Tribunals Service and HM Prison…

Laing O’Rourke has resumed work on the new £555m Everton stadium, nine days after the death of a construction worker on the Merseyside site. The contractor said it would be restarting operations in an “appropriate and respectful way” following the tragedy. Counsellors will be on hand for staff affected by…

Laing O’Rourke has suspended construction work on the £555m Everton Stadium following the death of a worker. A man who worked for a subcontractor was taken to hospital in an ambulance following a serious injury on the site at Bramley Moore Dock in central Liverpool. However, he later died in…