BORAL LIMITED 
By 4 November 2013
Leighton Boral Amey Joint Venture secures Queensland road asset management contract
The Queensland government's Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has awarded the Leighton Boral Amey Joint Venture a five year road asset management contract to manage, maintain and improve the south coast's regional road network.
The $135 million contract will be delivered by a joint venture comprising leading A ustralian infrastructure companies: Leighton Contractors Pty Limited, Boral Construction Materials and leading UK highways infrastructure firm Amey.
The joint venture will identify, design and deliver programmed and rehabilitation schemes as well as routine maintenance activities and 24/7 incident response across more than 1,000km of network, including over 650km of state and national roads. The network stretches from the south of Brisbane's metropolitan district to the New South Wales border and includes the Gold Coast.
Leighton Contractors Managing Director, Craig Laslett, said: "The joint venture partners provide a unique combined capability for improving efficiency and services to a vital part of the region's road network.
"Leighton Contractors will contribute its extensive experience in road construction , operation and maintenance in Queensland, and across Australia, to deliver safe, seamless cust omer-focused road improvement services."
Joe Goss, Divisional Managing Director for Boral Construction Materials said: "B oral is proud to be working alongside Leighton Contractors and Amey in this venture and is well posiitioned to provide asphalt surfacing services and associated construction materials into the south c oast region of Queensland. We have an extensive integrated and reliable supply network, stron g local knowledge and a focus on innovation. We are committed to delivering world-class pavement solutions through the joint venture and to ensuring that safety for employees, contractors and members of the public remains the key priority."
Andy Milner, Managing Director for Amey's Consulting business said: "We are pr oud to bring UK engineering services to Australia through our professional consultancy business and world-leading asset management expertise. We look forward to working with our partners to delliver excellence in road asset management for the people of Queensland and supporting the Department of Transport and Main Roads in further enhancing its asset management capability."
Routine maintenance and incident response activities commence at the end of N ovember followed by the adoption of the full contract remit in January 2014 through to June 2018.
Leigh O'Dwyer, Leighton Contractors Manager External Communication
T: +61 419 643 497 Notes to editors: About Leighton Contractors
Leighton Contractors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited, is one of Australia's leading contracting and project development groups, with over $13 billion work in hand and
employing more than 14,000 people across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Africa.
The company delivers projects for clients across the infrastructure, mining, telecommunications, civil construction, industrial, energy, health and services sectors.
With 12,600 employees and leading positions in Australia, Asia and the USA, Boral is a global building products and construction materials group, headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Its largest
division, Boral Construction Materials & Cement, is a major supplier of materials to the Australian construction and engineering markets. With 246 concrete plants, 106 operating quarries and 46
asphalt plants, Boral has the resources, the networks and the expertise to perform for customers
Australia wide, providing a reliable supply of quality products including quarry products, cement, fly ash, pre-mix concrete and asphalt.
Amey is a leading UK public and regulated services provider with over 21,000 employees, more than
320 contracts and turnover of £2.3bn (A$3.8bn). Amey provides an unrivalled range of services in the UK including highways, utilities, waste management, rail, justice solutions, social housing and
facilities management. The company's services are underpinned by world-leading consulting and
asset management capabilities to provide stand-alone or integrated service solutions to a range of clients.
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