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A major industry and this forum aims to develop an ...

Media Centre - The Hon Brendan O'Connor - Building Indigenous futures in the construction industry

The Australian Government is supporting a forum looking at strategies to further increase Indigenous employment in the Australian building and construction industry in New South Wales. The construction industry is ...

Federal Government - 2 weeks ago
Faring worse than anywhere else in Queensland following the highest ...

Gold Coast builders hardest hit

THE Gold Coast's construction industry is faring worse than anywhere else in Queensland following the highest drop in housing approvals in the state and the effects of the global economic ...

Gold Coast Bulletin business news - 1 month, 1 week ago
The current boom industry in South Australia with mining likely ...

EXPO HIGHLIGHTS THE CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ‘BOOM’ IN SA

The civil construction industry in South Australia is set to double in the next five to seven years, according to the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF). CCF (SA) Branch President, Christopher ...

Hughes PR - Public Relations Adelaide - 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Be the focus of the ACT Master Builders Association's new ...

Training facility to benefit local building industry - Jon Stanhope, MLA

Attracting more people to work in the local building and construction industry will be the focus of the ACT Master Builders Association's new headquarters and training facility in Fyshwick, Chief ...

Jon Stanhope MLA - 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Be released at The Safety Conference in Sydney

New Research Into the Use of Safety Gear to be Presented in Sydney

New research into the safety of everything from road bridges to female truck drivers, the use of safety gear in the construction industry will be released at The Safety Conference ...

ManufactureLink - 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Fallen for the seventh month in a row

Construction Index slumps again

Work in the construction industry has fallen for the seventh month in a row.

Yahoo!7 Finance News - 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Slowed for the sixth month in a row

Construction activity slows for sixth month

The construction industry has slowed for the sixth month in a row.

ABC News building and construction - 2 months, 4 weeks ago

3 months, 2 weeks ago World economy 'won't stop growing'

THE world economy will continue growing on the industrialisation of developing countries such as China, benefiting Australia's biggest construction company Leighton, chief executive Wal King says.
Daily Telegraph Business Breaking News - 7:11 p.m. Sunday 17th August 2008

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Tiger economies to drive growth: Leighton boss

The world economy will continue growing on the industrialisation of developing countries such as China, benefiting Australia's biggest construction company Leighton Holdings, chief executive Wal King
The West Australian - business - 6 a.m. Sunday 17th August 2008

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3 months, 2 weeks ago Deripaska won't move on Leighton parent: King

A possible takeover of Leighton Holdings ' majority shareholder Hotchief by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska is unlikely, the construction and engineering group's boss Wal King has told Business ...
Business Spectator Alan Kohler - 6:13 p.m. Friday 15th August 2008

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Pulp mill will not be built: Leighton - Construction giant puts doubt on project

BELL BAY pulp mill proponent Gunns Ltd has dismissed as " uninformed " comments by Leighton Holdings ' chief executive Wal King that the $2 billion project will never be ...
The Examiner Northern Tasmania - 1:55 a.m. Friday 15th August 2008

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Leighton earnings up in resources boom

CONSTRUCTION giant Leighton Holdings' wild ride on the infrastructure and resources boom has boosted full-year net profit by more than one-third to $607.9 million, with chief executive Wal King saying ...
The Australian Property News - midnight Friday 15th August 2008

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3 months, 2 weeks ago Leighton Holdings to expand mining operations

Profit reporting season is in full swing with a number of company results out today. Construction company Leighton Holdings plans to sell shares to expand contract mining in India, Indonesia ...
PM - 6:57 p.m. Thursday 14th August 2008

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6 months, 2 weeks ago Leighton sees 'tsunami of work' in Mideast

Leighton Holdings Ltd chief executive Wal King says the Middle East region is in an investment and construction frenzy because of record oil prices and his company intends to take ...
Business Spectator - 6:50 p.m. Friday 16th May 2008

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Leighton sees 'tsunami' of opportunities

Leighton Holdings CEO Wal King says the Middle East region is in a construction frenzy and his company intends to take full advantage of the boom.
The Age - 4:53 p.m. Friday 16th May 2008

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'Tsunami of work' available in Mideast

Leighton chief executive Wal King says the Middle East region is in an investment and construction frenzy because of record oil prices.
The Age - 4:39 p.m. Friday 16th May 2008

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7 months, 2 weeks ago Leighton boss calls for immigration reform

Construction group Leighton Holdings, chief executive Wal King has called on the Federal Government to relax its immigration laws to allow overseas semi - skilled workers to fill labour shortages ...
Business Spectator - 8:23 a.m. Friday 18th April 2008

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Relax visas for semi-skilled, says Leighton chief

Immigration laws should be relaxed to allow foreign semi-skilled workers to fill shortages, says Wal King, chief executive of construction giant Leighton Holdings.
The Age - midnight Friday 18th April 2008

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1 year ago Solid forecast for Australian Construction Industry

Engineering and commercial construction activity by the private sector is set to build on its current strong base to reach a new record high of $82 billion in 2008/2009 - ...
plugger Public News - 10:47 a.m. Thursday 22nd November 2007

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1 year ago LEI-MAH, Married At Last

The action continues in the mining services and contracting industries.United Group is showing some strength with its share price up 5% last week but down around 3% yesterday, Downer EDI ...
Yahoo!7 Finance News - 9:30 a.m. Tuesday 6th November 2007

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1 year, 3 months ago King extends reign to Mideast

WAL King will ride the Middle East construction boom for another three years with a new contract to add to his Leighton Holdings motto: "Either you grow or you die."
The Australian Property News - 1:05 a.m. Wednesday 15th August 2007

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1 year, 9 months ago Leighton quiet on Alinta takeover offer

Leighton Holdings has refused to confirm if it is planning a takeover offer with Macquarie Bank for "attractive" target Alinta.Leighton chief executive Wal King told ABC's Inside Business that the ...
ninemsn Business News - noon Sunday 18th February 2007

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