John Holland Annual Review, 2010 - Leighton Holdings

JOHN HOLLAND
An example of our commitment is John Holland’s work
with the Les Tobler Centre for Construction Training in
Sydney’s Redfern. In April, John Holland’s Water business
hosted 20 Indigenous students from the centre at a site
visit to the sewerage upgrade works in Richmond-Windsor.
Our NSW Region then extended the invitation and hosted
the students at the Energy Australia Stadium in Newcastle.
Also, a pilot Introductory Rail Skills training course will
be run by the centre using knowledge from within our
business. The feedback from these initiatives
was astounding.
Alongside our Indigenous training and development and
work-readiness programs, we are seeking to elevate cultural
awareness throughout our organisation. The ultimate aim
is to arrive, through increasing our knowledge and empathy,
to a position of true partnership with Indigenous people
and their communities.
Throughout the year we have integrated a number
of programs in safety, quality and environmental risk
management with the intention of identifying risks as
early as possible in the business cycle. Additionally,
the transparency of our ‘No Harm’ safety strategy helps
everyone feel confident in speaking up to report hazards
or near misses or to call a stop to work if necessary.
As a result, I’m pleased to report we have reduced our
benchmark indicators of Total Recordable Injury Frequency
Rate (TRIFR) and Severity Rate. Due to the inherent risks
of the construction industry, we will continue to make safety
our absolute priority.
Although no serious environmental incidents were
recorded during the year, we did have a number of
breaches. Our environmental performance did not meet
the target we set ourselves. We don’t consider any breach
or infringement acceptable and will refocus our efforts
in this area in the coming year.
In the delivery of critical infrastructure, we recognise our
operations necessarily have economic, environmental and
social impacts. During the year, we have recalibrated our
approach to measuring and monitoring these impacts through
the adoption of a reporting framework for sustainability.
In June, our executive team formalised this approach
and established a steering committee to drive the function.
The committee will report against a number of sustainability
indices across the key reporting areas of environment,
social, economic and governance.
Much more than a compliance exercise, we see this
adoption of good sustainability practice as a means
to identify risks and opportunities, to enhance our
performance, to reduce cost and to stimulate innovation.
I look forward to reporting on our progress in our coming
Sustainability Report.
Our business focus remains on growth and sustained
profitability from both new geographies and new markets.
In addition to growth in our traditional markets, we will
be developing opportunities in oil and gas, mining, power,
and in rail. Looking further afield, we are partnering in
international markets, including Hong Kong, South-East
Asia, the Middle East and New Zealand. Our reputation as
a preferred partner, based upon engineering and delivery
excellence, is underpinning this expansion.
Our strong culture for collaboration combined with the
diversity of our business will, more than any other factor,
deliver us further success. It’s simply how we do things
at John Holland.
I’m thrilled to be entering my second year at the helm of this
great Australian company. I would like to thank the Chairman
and the Board for their support and expert guidance and
counsel. I extend warm thanks to the whole John Holland
team, and say on their behalf, that we look forward to
delivering more great results to all our stakeholders.
Glenn Palin
Group Managing Director
NORTHERN
Region
SOUTHERN
Region
NSW/ACT
Region
WESTERN
Region
RAIL
TUNNELLING
ENERGY &
RESOURCES
WATER
MINING
POWER
JOHN HOLLAND
AVIATION SERVICES
COMMUNICATIONS
SAFETY
Quality
ENVIRONMENT
Community
At the end of my first full financial year as Group Managing
Director, this Review is an opportunity to pause and reflect on
the hard work and successes of the past 12 months, at the same
time keeping an eye on the tasks that lie ahead.
People
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