Laing O’Rourke

Laing O’Rourke has denied claims from Unite that unqualified electricians are working unsupervised on the £555m Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium for Everton Football Club. The union warned of a risk of “catastrophic damage” occurring after allegedly seeing electricians-mate contracts stating that the junior workers may not be supervised. Electricians mates would usually…

Laing O’Rourke is looking to cut 60 jobs at its offsite factory in a bid to reduce operating costs. The contractor, whose latest financial results saw it plunge to a £288.1m loss on £3.3bn of turnover, blamed delays to projects for the latest round of redundancies. A spokesperson for its…

Laing O’Rourke will use modern methods of construction to create a training hub for the Army in Surrey. The contractor will deliver facilities for a non-infantry centre of excellence at Alexander Barracks in Pirbright. Laing O’Rourke is one of seven firms on the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Strategic Alliance framework,…

Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke have been served warning notices by the nuclear regulator over fire-safety failures at Hinkley Point C. The contractors have each received enforcement notices relating to failings by their joint venture BYLOR JV. The Office for Nuclear Regulation also served notices to NNB Generation Company, a subsidiary…

Laing O’Rourke’s chief financial officer has denied there are any further skeletons in the company's closet after a legacy Australian job cost the contractor £193m last year. This week, the UK’s largest private contractor reported a £288m loss before tax, driven by provisions, legal costs and a write-off relating to…

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…