John Holland Quarterly Review, Issue Three, 2007 - Leighton ...

welcomeTrue partnership involves a sharing of risks as well as returns, a close relationship of mutualunderstanding and a commitment to the long term. In our view, a partner is a trusted companionAustralia faces major infrastructurechallenges and meeting thesechallenges requires partnerships thatdeliver the best skills and experiencein the market. As one of Australia’slargest and most diverse specialistcontracting businesses, John Hollandstrives to be ‘partner of choice’.with specialist skills and sound judgment who can help chart new and uncertain territory.Our history includes some of this country’s most successful projects, so John Holland has longrecognised the importance of partnerships: with our clients, with our communities and with ourcolleagues. Partnerships are one of our key operating principles and we celebrate our partnershipsin this edition of the Quarterly Review.We pride ourselves on effective partnerships with our clients. The diversity and reach ofthe John Holland divisions allow us to work together with government and industry to delivertailored solutions. This edition features impressive partnerships that our business divisionshave established to address national infrastructure challenges in their sectors.Additionally, our commitment to alliance contracting has seen us establish our RelationshipContracting Group. This market-leading initiative works with the John Holland divisions andtheir partners to facilitate best-practice alliancing.Our recent acquisition of C.E. Marshall and Sons Earthmoving, also in this edition, is testamentto the success of flexible partnerships in the contract mining sector. Other industry alliances,such as the Defence Maintenance Management joint venture, continue to be a winning formula.This edition also looks at the many partnerships we have with training and educational institutionsas well as charitable and research groups. Just as importantly, we celebrate the internal partnershipsbetween our divisions and between John Holland employees. Our Emerging Leaders programme isone way John Holland strives to sustain a culture of excellence and growth over the long term.As always, I hope you enjoy this edition of the Quarterly Review and welcome your feedback.Your views and comments can be sent to corporate.affairs@jhg.com.au. Best wishes to all ofour partners and everyone at John Holland until our next Review in July.ON THE COVER> Nick Duggan and Mick Gardiner are two members of the John Holland team workingon major alliance projects around the country. As part of Sydney Water Corporation’s Priority Sewerage Programthey are working with partners UGI, MWH and Manidis Roberts to deliver important infrastructure upgrades.people performance partnerships profit