Laing O'Rourke

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant by:

• Recognising the valuable skills and experience that Service Leavers, Veterans and their families can bring to our business
• Striving to support the employment of Service Spouses and partners
• Engaging Military speakers to be involved in ‘Laing O’Rourke’ training where relevant
• Actively participating in relevant events
• Continuing to support the employment of Service Spouses young and old
• Co-operate on Defence-HR issues, with Defence friendly companies as a contractor
• Work in partnership with the CITB to prepare those transitioning from the Forces to the Construction and Engineering sector
• Engaging with our Reservist workforce and their units, to provide maximum support before and during mobilisation, with an endeavour to agree specific promotion of the Reserve Forces during large scale employment opportunities, such as Hinkley Point C power project.

About us

Laing O’Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Laing O’Rourke was formed in 2001, bringing together the experience of the construction arm of John Laing Plc whose origins stretched back to 1848 and R O’Rourke & Son, a regionally based formwork and concrete specialist, founded in 1978. Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want, and we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Our highly-trained and committed people understand the challenges of modern construction, the stakeholders involved, and how to work collaboratively to deliver our clients' aims. We combine our expertise with purposeful technology, deploying innovations like digital engineering and AI to produce powerful results.

By leveraging the right technology we know we can spark positive change for our clients, their projects and the wider industry. That's why our 2025 mission is to be the construction sector's recognised leader for innovation and excellence.