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    • Thiess Retains Contract With Wesfarmers Curragh

    Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

    Thiess, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited,  (LEI) has secured a $800M contract from Wesfarmers Curragh Pty Ltd (WES) to continue overburden pre-strip at its Curragh North Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The company began operations at Curragh North in October 2004 and was awarded a $260 million contract extension in 2008 after exceeding production and safety targets. The new contract will see Thiess at the mine for a further ten years. Thiess will invest a further $50 million into the project by introducing a new fleet of Ultra Class trucks to complement the existing plant at the mine. The 360 tonne payload trucks will be loaded by a 110 tonne capacity electric rope shovel which will be purchased by Wesfarmers Curragh and operated and maintained by Thiess.

    Welcoming today’s announcement, Managing Director David Saxelby said he was pleased the strong relationship between Thiess and Wesfarmers Curragh would continue well into the future. “We are certainly proud of our joint achievements at Curragh North. This contract not only reflects the quality of what we have been able to deliver for Wesfarmers Curragh but also our confidence in and commitment to, the resource sector.” Mr Saxelby said. Wesfarmers Resources Managing Director Stewart Butel said Thiess was awarded the long- term contract after winning a competitive tender process. “We are very pleased to be continuing the excellent relationship we have with Thiess who have undertaken infrastructure construction, overburden removal and coal mining works at our Curragh North operation and we look forward to continuing this relationship over the next 10 years,” Mr Butel said.

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    Thiess Awarded $140 million Coal Project

    Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

    Thiess, a subsidiary of Leighton (LEI), has been awarded a twelve month contract extension worth approximately $140 million at the Tarong Coal Project Meandu mine located near Kingaroy, in Queensland’s South Burnett region. Tarong Energy, a government owned corporation, is one of Queensland’s most significant power generators. It originally awarded the contract in October 2007. Thiess has operated the Meandu mine since the transition from the previous mine owner and operator. The contract will now run through to December 2011. Coal produced at the Meandu mine supplies the adjacent Tarong Power Stations which are a major source of Queensland’s electricity.

    Thiess Mining Chief Executive Bruce Munro said today that the contract extension would allow Thiess to continue to provide total mining services which include mine planning, drill and blast, coal mining, coal processing, and maintenance of all fixed and mobile plant. Thiess is delighted to have the opportunity to continue our very positive and productive relationship with Tarong Energy,” Mr Munro said. “Together, Thiess and Tarong Energy have sought to establish new benchmarks in safety, the protection of the environment and the development of significant training opportunities for the local community.”

    Thiess has an annual turnover of $6 billion and $16.8 billion dollars of work in hand. With over 16,000 employees, it has become one of Australia’s leading and most trusted construction, mining and services companies.  Thiess is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Pty Ltd.

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    Leighton and Thiess To Build Queensland’s Healthiest Building

    Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

    Thiess has signed a $123 million contract with Leighton Properties (LEI) build Queensland’s healthiest building, King George Central, at 145 Ann Street in Brisbane’s CBD. At 27 storeys, the 28,000m2 building will offer A grade office accommodation in surroundings designed according to the Heart Foundation’s Healthy by Design features. King George Central is the first building in Australia to be publicly endorsed by the Heart Foundation, and will feature use friendly staircases to all floors from the ground up, a bike fleet and a healthy choice café. Construction is expected to begin immediately, with the project set to finish early 2012.

    Managing Director David Saxelby said the office tower would be the first such CBD development to commence in Australia since the start of the global financial crisis, and came on the heels of the recently completed 400 George Street Brisbane office tower, which has received a 5 Star Green Star – Office Design v2 rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. “Our involvement with King George Central will increase awareness about the impact of design of commercial buildings on health and will raise the bar about how design will increasingly influence tenant demand due to the need to encourage healthy living and the resulting benefits of a healthy workforce.”

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    AquaSure Consortium To Build Victorian Desalination Plant

    Friday, July 31st, 2009

    The Premier, John Brumby, today announced the AquaSure consortium had been awarded the contract to build Australia’s biggest desalination plant, which will secure Victoria’s water supplies, deliver as many as 1700 direct new jobs and help ease tough water restrictions.

    Mr Brumby said the Victorian Government selected AquaSure, consisting of Suez Environnement, Degremont, Thiess (a subsidiary of LEI) and Macquarie Capital Group (a subsidiary of MQG) to build the $3.5 billion desalination plant, with key features including a guarantee to deliver desalinated water by the end of 2011; value for money for water users; delivery of water to meet Victoria’s high water quality standards; flexibility to supply between 0 and 100 per cent of the plant’s capacity in block increments; proven and secure desalination technology; and security of finance for the project in a constrained global economy.

    “I am delighted to announce today that AquaSure will build Australia’s biggest desalination plant near Wonthaggi,” Mr Brumby said. “This desalination plant will be operational from the end of 2011 and is critical to securing water supplies for Melbourne, Geelong and to wns in Western Port and South Gippsla nd. Our Government is committed to Victoria’s Desalination Project because we must deliver a solution that is not rainfall dependent in an era of climate change. Together with the Food Bowl Modernisation Project and Sugarloaf Pipeline, our new desalination plant will help ease water restrictions. I expect these projects will see our water storages begin to recover in 2012 and restrictions progressively eased. Mr Brumby said AquaSure had committed to additional features and projects, to ensure Victoria’s desalination plant was not only Australia’s biggest, but Australia’s most advanced, including secure underground power supply; commitment to renewable energy projects to offset the plant’s energy use; minimizing the impact on the local environment, including continued use of Williamson’s Beach and the best possible visual amenity at the plant site; and delivering benefits to the local community, such as a new broadband fiber optic cable and a secure local water supply.

    Other local projects to be delivered with the desalination plant include a $12 million in road upgrades, many of which are underway and development of a housing strategy for workers coming to the region. Financial close on the contract will occur by 4 September. AquaSure will begin construction in October on the desalination project, which will include the plant at Wonthaggi, the 86-kilometre transfer pipeline to connect to Melbourne’s existing network, the underground power source and renewable energy projects.

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    Decmil, Thiess and Kentz In $500 million Joint Venture

    Friday, June 19th, 2009

    Perth-based engineering and construction organisation Decmil Group Limited (formerly known as Paladio Group Ltd) (PDO) today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary Decmil Australia Pty Ltd has been awarded the contract – along with Joint Venture partners Thiess and Kentz – to design and construct an accommodation village for Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. The contract value is approximately $500 million. Decmil, Thiess Pty Ltd and Kentz Pty Ltd will form a fully-integrated unincorporated Joint Venture, known as the TDK Joint Venture, to deliver the construction of a 3,300-person construction village on Barrow Island for the Chevron operated Gorgon Project. The work is expected to commence on the island after receipt of all necessary government approvals and following a final investment decision on the Gorgon Project from the Gorgon Joint Venture participants, expected in the second half of 2009.

    Decmil’s share of the total $500 million contract value is expected to be in the order of A$170 million, making it the company’s largest single contract. Today’s announcement lifts Paladio’s forward order book from 1 July 2009 to A$330 million, of which A$230 million relates to the 2009/10 financial year. Decmil has embarked on a well-planned program of growth in relation to its commitment to the oil and gas sector and has positioned itself to competently manage projects of this size and scale. The TDK Joint Venture will progress planning activities for the design and construction of the village. The scope of work for the project includes site offices, accommodation units, sporting and recreational facilities, paramedical facilities and all related service infrastructure.The Gorgon Project is a joint venture between the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell, to develop the Greater Gorgon gas fields which is Australia’s largest-known gas resource.

    Decmil Australia Pty Ltd is a leading provider of engineering construction, maintenance and industrial services to Australia’s resources, energy and infrastructure sectors. It offers a wide range of construction and maintenance services, specialising in non-process infrastructure on remote sites. Decmil has been contracted to design, build and commission temporary and permanent accommodation villages, administration buildings, maintenance facilities and storage facilities for some of the world’s leading resource companies. Decmil’s operates predominantly in north-west Western Australia, It has played a significant role in providing construction and engineering services in the development of WA’s resources industries and for infrastructure developments in the Pilbara and other remote areas of north-west Western Australia over the ast 30 years.

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    Leighton Secures $1.87 Billion Worth of Projects in Asia

    Friday, February 13th, 2009

    A wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton (LEI), Thiess was awarded a US$1.52 billion contract  extension for the operation of the Senakin and Satui Coal Mines in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.  Thiess Managing Director David Saxelby said, “The renewal of the contract is testament to Thiess’ performance and commitment to Indonesia. The additional work provides a tremendous boost to our base workload for the future.”

    Thiess will continue its existing scope of work which includes mine planning, overburden removal, coal mining and transportation, plus operation of the coal processing plants and barge loading ports.  Thiess Indonesia President Director Roy Olsen commented that operations on both sites would be ramped up over the coming months to increase production to 12 MT of coal and 120 million cubic meters of overburden per annum.

    In addition to this Leighton Asia has secured an A$350 million, six year mining contract for the Ukhaakhudag coal mine project in Mongolia.  Leighton Asia is currently working on site at Ukhaakhudag undertaking the initial mine development works and has established a mining team at the site that will commence the mining contract in March 2009. The contract works includes the removal of overburden and mining of the coal, plus provision of mining planning and engineering services. 

    Hamish Tyrwhitt, managing director of Leighton Asia said, “This contract contributes significantly towards Leighton’s objective of becoming a global mining contractor.” 

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