Laing O'Rourke

Laing O'Rourke is a multinational construction company headquartered in Dartford, England. It was founded in 1978 by Ray O'Rourke. It is the largest privately owned construction company in the United Kingdom.[3]

History

The company was founded by Ray O'Rourke and his brother Des in 1978.[4] Initially a specialist concrete subcontractor, it was originally based in East London, and was known as R. O'Rourke & Son.[5] In September 2001, R. O'Rourke bought main contractor 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 National Physical Laboratory, and No 1 Poultry in the

Major projects

Major projects involving the company have included;

Ascot Racecourse, completed in 2007.[30]

Heathrow Terminal 5, London, England, completed in 2008.[31]

Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, completed in 2008.[32]

Kwinana Power Station, Western Australia, completed in 2008.[33]

Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, UAE, completed in 2009.[34]

Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment, Newcastle upon Tyne, completed in 2009.[35]

West Lothian Civic Centre, Livingston, completed in 2009.[36]

Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, completed in 2010.[35]

Darling Downs Power Station, Queensland, Australia, completed in 2010.[37]

One Hyde Park, London, completed in 2011.[38]

Tunbridge Wells Hospital completed in 2011.[39]

Roseberry Park Hospital, Middlesbrough, completed in 2011.[40]

Expansion of the Royal Stoke University Hospital completed in 2012.[41]

London Gateway Port, London, completed in 2013.[42]

The Leadenhall Building at 122 Leadenhall Street, London, completed in 2014.[43]

Heathrow Terminal 2, completed in 2014.[44]

Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, completed in 2015.[45]

The Francis Crick Institute, London, completed in 2016.[46]

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada, completed in 2016.[47]

Redevelopment of the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, completed in 2017.[48]

Redevelopment of Bond Street station completed in 2017.[49]

Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi, UAE, due for completion in 2018.[50]

Redevelopment of the Glan Clwyd Hospital, due for completion in 2018.[51]

Design and construction of the new Northern line extension to Battersea in London, due for completion in 2020.[52]

Completion of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital (previously a Carillion PFI project), originally due for completion in 2020[53] but delayed to 2022.[54]

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, due for completion circa 2031.[55]

Redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital, due for completion in 2024.[56]

Redevelopment of the Brent Cross Shopping Centre in London, due for completion in 2022.[57]

Redevelopment of the Whiteleys Department Store in Bayswater, London, due for completion in 2023.[58]

Ellenbrook line, Western Australia, completed in 2024.[59]

Everton F.C. new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, due for completion in 2024.[60]

HS2 Interchange station, due for completion by approximately 2029.[61]

type	Private limited company
foundation	1978
location	Dartford, Kent, England
key people	Ray O'Rourke (Chairman and CEO) Cathal O'Rourke (COO)‡R1R‡
industry	Construction, Civil Engineering
revenue	£3,638.0 million (2022/23)‡R2R‡
operating income	£(81.5) million (2022/23)‡R2R‡
net income	£(196.5) million (2022/23)‡R2R‡
num employees	10,603 (2022/23)‡R2R‡
homepage	www.laingorourke.com

History

Operations

Major projects

Controversies

Blacklisting

Late payment

Ipswich housing development

External links

References