John Holland Annual Review, 2010 - Leighton Holdings

JOHN HOLLAND
NORTHERN
Region
the Education Revolution program, and redevelopment
works for Qantas at the Perth Airport.
The market for the NSW/ACT Region has however been
significantly tougher this year. Notwithstanding this, we have
had good success in the rail market on works in Cronulla
and Auburn, and with our Water business on the awardwinning
Sydney Desalination Plant. Particularly pleasing
has been our dominance in the civil dams market, with
works progressing across several sites in Canberra, the
Central West and New England. Our building team has
also been recognised for the quality of its works at the
National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, and is now adding
awards for the Sydney Opera House Accessibility
& Western Foyers Project.
Particularly noteworthy through this year is John Holland’s
continuing and successful relationship with the Department
of Defence. Nationally, John Holland has been named
as one of Defence’s top ten contractors and is the only
construction contractor on this list. Given the department’s
reliance on quality and performance, it is tremendously
rewarding to be recognised with repeat business in this
important market.
The oil and gas market remains a primary focus for us,
both in Western Australia and Queensland, presenting a
remarkable opportunity for growth. During the year, we
completed contracts at the Pluto Liquefied Natural Gas
Project in the Pilbara region, and we are also working
closely with our Energy & Resources business at Apache
Energy’s onshore gas plant at Devil Creek near Karratha.
Looking to the future, there are emerging opportunities
in the developing oil and gas industry both in Central
Queensland and in the North West of WA, as well as
associated growth within the broader resources market
as the export economy improves in this area.
Looking ahead, there are still challenges to be overcome
as a result of the lag effect of deferred projects, and we
expect it will take another six to 12 months to fully recover
momentum. As always, our focus must remain on delivering
exceptional performance on all our projects and in bringing
outstanding value to our clients through our diversity of
skills during this challenging time.
Overall, it is becoming increasingly clear that the quality of
our relationships, our depth and diversity and our ability to
partner will drive the continued success of John Holland’s
regional businesses.
Chris Evans
Executive General Manager – Regional Businesses
SOUTHERN
Region
NSW/ACT
Region
WESTERN
Region
RAIL
TUNNELLING
ENERGY &
RESOURCES
WATER
MINING
POWER
JOHN HOLLAND
AVIATION SERVICES
opportunities also exist in New Zealand as the result of
our strategic partnership with Australasian civil contracting
company, Fulton Hogan.
There is little doubt that projects are becoming increasingly
complex. This environment brings out the strength in
our business, and the ability of our collaborative model
to deliver better value to our clients. While the near-term
looks somewhat flat this financial year, there are strong
opportunities emerging in the second half of the financial
year and in the 2011–2012 financial year, which will see our
specialist businesses working in collaboration with both
John Holland regional businesses and international partners
to deliver strong and record results.
COMMUNICATIONS
SAFETY
Quality
ENVIRONMENT
Community
Russell Cuttler
Executive General Manager – Specialist Businesses
People
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