Leighton Asia
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Leighton Asia is an
The company's business include building and civil infrastructure construction, Mechanical and electrical works, as well as oil and gas engineering.[2]
History
Leighton Asia is founded in 1975 as an Asia branch of Australian-based Leighton Contractors headquartered in Hong Kong.[3]
Hong Kong railway project
Leighton Asia was awarded the contract for constructing the Hung Hom station extension of the Sha Tin to Central Link, a high profile railway network extension project in Hong Kong in 2013.[4] In 2018, Leighton Asia was accused of failure to comply with local safety standards and attempting to hide this failure until a whistleblower leaked its evidence to the local press.[5] During a hearing of the commission of inquiry, the Hong Kong Government accused Leighton of corporate arrogance.[6]
Notable projects
Hong Kong
- Sha Tin to Central Link's Hung Hom station Contract 1112 of MTR Corporation[7]
Indonesia
Philippines
- North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) rehabilitation, upgrading, and extensions[9]
- Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Cavite segment[10]
- Contract Packages S03a (Paco-Senate section) and S03b (Senate-FTI section and tunneling works to the
Singapore
- North South Corridor Contract N103 of Land Transport Authority (Joint Venture with Yongnam Holdings)[13]
- Thomson–East Coast MRT line’s Springleaf MRT station Contract T208 of Land Transport Authority (Joint Venture with John Holland)[14]
India
References
- ^ "About us". Leighton Asia. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Our Expertise". Leighton Asia. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Embroiled in controversy, Leighton Contractors (Asia) has been a familiar name in many of Hong Kong's big infrastructure projects of recent decades". South China Morning Post. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Major Contracts Awarded". Sha Tin to Central Link. c. 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Leaked photos show workers cutting steel bars at scandal-hit HK$97.1 billion Sha Tin-Central rail link in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong: South China Morning Post Publishers (Alibaba Group). 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Government warns MTR Corp and Leighton Contractors against altering safety standards in Hung Hom station platform case". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong: South China Morning Post Publishers (Alibaba Group). 28 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Major Contracts Awarded". MTR Sha Tin to Central Link. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "JAKARTA AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY". WT Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "North Luzon Expressway, Manila". Verdict Traffic. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Metro Pacific to ink deal with Leighton for CALAX". Rappler. 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Leighton-First Balfour JV signs NSCR package". First Balfour. 28 April 2023.
- ^ "First Balfour-Leighton wins second NSCR package". First Balfour. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Yongnam JV wins $412.7m contract for North-South Corridor in Singapore". World Construction Network. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "LTA Awards Two Contracts for Thomson Line's Springleaf and Upper Thomson Stations". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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