John Holland Annual Review, 2010 - Leighton Holdings

JOHN HOLLAND
NORTHERN
Region
In South Australia, the $812 million South Road Superway
remains a focus. The project is the largest ever single
investment in a South Australian road as well as the state’s
most complex engineering road construction project.
John Holland also remains engaged in the ongoing tender
process for the delivery of the National Broadband Network
One of the key benefits of the Strategic Projects Group has
been its capacity to allow John Holland’s individual business
units to stay focused on short-term project opportunities and
more immediate project delivery priorities. The group’s focus
will remain on major opportunities for John Holland, as we
look to achieve significant growth as a business in the next
few years.
SOUTHERN
Region
NSW/ACT
Region
WESTERN
Region
RAIL
TUNNELLING
Dennis Brewer
Executive General Manager – Strategic Projects
ENERGY &
RESOURCES
WATER
MINING
POWER
We also invested heavily during the year in training and
development and in increasing career opportunities for our
people, ranging from the development of an apprentice
mentoring program to supervisor workshops and increased
technical training.
The year saw a dramatic improvement in our safety
performance, with a reduction of the Total Recordable
Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) by almost half. This was
achieved through a sustained and targeted focus across
the business. The team is now on target with its goal to
lead the industry in this area.
John Holland has Australia’s largest fleet of rail maintenance
and construction plant and equipment. Some recent
acquisitions include some of the most modern pieces of
technology in the world.
Going forward, we will continue to build our capability,
expand our product offering, and take advantage of a range
of emerging markets within our industry. We’ll continue to
grow our signalling and overhead business – new areas of
business we have developed in the last 18 months. As a
result, John Holland can now provide the full range of railspecific
requirements including track, signalling, overhead,
engineering, design, and feasibility studies.
In the near term, we will also pursue opportunities in
asset management – along the lines of the Metro Trains
Melbourne consortium. During the year the consortium
was engaged to run Melbourne’s rail network – the second
largest metropolitan commuter rail network in Australia.
These new relationships and capabilities illustrate our ability
to innovate and to return value to our clients.
Governments around the world are recognising rail as a key
component in sustainable social infrastructure. We are well
positioned to take advantage of this renewed interest.
The outlook for our Rail business in 2011 is particularly
strong. With good growth in the first quarter, we will achieve
double digit growth in 2011.
Karl Mociak
Executive General Manager – Rail
JOHN HOLLAND
AVIATION SERVICES
COMMUNICATIONS
SAFETY
Quality
ENVIRONMENT
Community
People
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