Leighton Asia
{{Short description|Construction contractor based in Asia}}
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| name = Leighton Asia Limited
| logo = Leighton Asia Logo.jpg
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| image = HK 灣仔北 Wan Chai North 港灣道 Harbour Road 新鴻基中心 Sun Hung Kai Centre facades Harbour Drive Causeway Centre evening July 2020 SS2 03.jpg
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| image_caption = Sun Hung Kai Centre, Leighton Asia head office location
| type = Subsidiary
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| foundation = {{Sda|1975}}
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| location = Wan Chai, Hong Kong
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| industry = Construction, civil engineering
| area_served = Asia-Pacific
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| parent = CIMIC Group
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Leighton Asia Limited is an Asia-Pacific construction contractor, a part of the CIMIC Group, an Australian project development and contracting group. Leighton Asia is currently headquartered in Hong Kong, and has been operating in the continent for more than 45 years. Based in Hong Kong, the company also operates in Macau, Singapore, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://www.leightonasia.com/en/our-company/about-leighton-asia|title=About us|website=Leighton Asia|access-date=3 July 2021}}
The company's business include building and civil infrastructure construction, Mechanical and electrical works, as well as oil and gas engineering.{{cite web|url=https://www.leightonasia.com/en/our-expertise|title=Our Expertise|website=Leighton Asia|access-date=5 July 2021}}
History
Leighton Asia is founded in 1975 as an Asia branch of Australian-based Leighton Contractors headquartered in Hong Kong.{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/2184748/embroiled-controversy-leighton-contractors-asia-has-been|title=Embroiled in controversy, Leighton Contractors (Asia) has been a familiar name in many of Hong Kong's big infrastructure projects of recent decades|date=2 February 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|access-date=3 November 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk/en/construction/major-contracts-awarded.html|title=Major Contracts Awarded|publisher=Sha Tin to Central Link|date=c. 2017|access-date=7 February 2019}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2150279/new-twist-scandal-hong-kongs-hk971-billion-sha-tin|title=Leaked photos show workers cutting steel bars at scandal-hit HK$97.1 billion Sha Tin-Central rail link in Hong Kong|newspaper=South China Morning Post|location=Hong Kong|publisher=South China Morning Post Publishers (Alibaba Group)|date=12 June 2018|access-date=1 February 2019}} During a hearing of the commission of inquiry, the Hong Kong Government accused Leighton of corporate arrogance.{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/2183990/government-warns-mtr-corp-and-leighton-contractors-against|title=Government warns MTR Corp and Leighton Contractors against altering safety standards in Hung Hom station platform case|newspaper=South China Morning Post|location=Hong Kong|publisher=South China Morning Post Publishers (Alibaba Group)|date=28 January 2019|access-date=1 February 2019}}
Notable projects
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= Indonesia =
= Philippines =
- North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) rehabilitation, upgrading, and extensions{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/north-luzon/ |title=North Luzon Expressway, Manila |publisher=Verdict Traffic|access-date=24 April 2024}}
- Cavite–Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Cavite segment{{Cite web |date=8 October 2017 |title=Metro Pacific to ink deal with Leighton for CALAX |url=https://www.rappler.com/business/184648-metro-pacific-investments-leighton-calax/ |website=Rappler}}
- Contract Packages S03a (Paco-Senate section) and S03b (Senate-FTI section and tunneling works to the Metro Manila Subway) of the North-South Commuter Railway (Joint Venture with First Balfour){{Cite web |date=28 April 2023 |title=Leighton-First Balfour JV signs NSCR package |url=https://firstbalfour.com/news/leighton-first-balfour-jv-signs-nscr-package/ |website=First Balfour}}{{Cite web |date=20 July 2023 |title=First Balfour-Leighton wins second NSCR package |url=https://firstbalfour.com/news/first-balfour-leighton-wins-second-nscr-package/ |website=First Balfour}}
= Singapore =
- North South Corridor Contract N103 of Land Transport Authority (Joint Venture with Yongnam Holdings){{cite web|url=https://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/yongnam-jv-wins-4127m-contract-for-north-south-corridor-in-singapore|title=Yongnam JV wins $412.7m contract for North-South Corridor in Singapore|website= World Construction Network|access-date=3 July 2021}}
- Thomson–East Coast MRT line’s Springleaf MRT station Contract T208 of Land Transport Authority (Joint Venture with John Holland){{cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/11/2/lta-awards-two-contracts-for-thomson-lines-springleaf-and-upper-thomson-stations.html|title=LTA Awards Two Contracts for Thomson Line's Springleaf and Upper Thomson Stations|website=Land Transport Authority|access-date=3 July 2021}}
=India=
References
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External links
- [https://www.leightonasia.com/ Leighton Asia website]
Category:Construction and civil engineering companies of Hong Kong
Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1975
Category:1975 establishments in Hong Kong
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