Transport and Mining - Air - Marine - Rail - Roads and bridges - Mining 02 Heathrow East, London, UK A joint venture between Laing O'Rourke and Ferrovial Agromán, has secured a major contract through the BAA Framework to build phase 1 of the new Heathrow East, Terminal 2A. Our unique ' One Team' approach combines infrastructure and construction skills with specialist services provided by Crown House Technologies, Vetter and Select. Our expertise, honed on Heathrow's Terminal 5, will be critical in delivering the forecasted efficiencies, including a projected 10 per cent reduction in delivery time. Constructing in a ' live' airport environment presents unique logistical challenges. These include restrictions on use of tower cranes in protected air space, as well as the complexities of building directly above London Underground lines. Once fully operational, a combined total of more than 45 million passengers will use Terminals 5 and 2A annually - comprising 70 per cent of Heathrow's passenger footfall at one of the world's busiest airports. Laing O'Rourke is also recognised as a leading rail infrastructure contractor, delivering major multi- disciplinary rail projects and maintenance services to major clients in the UK, Australia and Saudi Arabia. As a major mining infrastructure provider, our ability to deliver infrastructure to enable the transport of minerals from pit to port has made us a highly regarded partner to the mining sector in Australia. Our ' Design, Build and Maintain' offering in road infrastructure demands logistics management capabilities that assure highly complex projects are delivered on time and on budget. Laing O'Rourke is a leading constructor and operational maintenance provider of rail, marine, air, road and mining infrastructure solutions. We have a successful track record in airport infrastructure development, and our expertise in the design and delivery of major airport terminal complexes ( including Heathrow and Dubai International) is unrivalled in the industry. Project capabilities range from heavy civil engineering of major terminal buildings and the conjoining infrastructure, to improvement and expansion schemes, including interior fit- out and operational maintenance. We are building an enviable reputation as an internationally focused marine infrastructure programme manager and project delivery contractor. 02

28- 29Laing O'Rourke Annual Review 2009 01 London Gateway Port, London, UK Laing O'Rourke, in joint venture with Dredging International, has been awarded the prime contract to build the first phase of a new port for Dubai Ports World. London Gateway is the UK's first major deep- sea port to be built in over 25 years, and will be the most technically advanced container port in the world, handling over 3.5 million containers per annum. Subsequent phases will include construction of a logistics centre and supporting infrastructure. The complete site will become a national hub for the UK, reducing the need for satellite distribution centres and resulting in the removal of around 2,000 trucks from UK roads each day. Enabling works commenced in August 2008 with dredging scheduled to commence in 2009, and project completion due in 2011. Transport and Mining Mine to port railway for Fortescue Metals Group, Port Hedland, Western Australia The mine to port railway is one of the world's heaviest load- bearing railways, built to take 40- tonne axle loads. Laing O'Rourke constructed the main track work using special precast concrete sleepers and ' continuously welded' rail. The entire scheme was delivered in harsh climatic conditions in just 18 months. The project also achieved the incredible feat of laying 3.5 km of track in a single day. Designed to reduce the environmental impact on the region, the scheme was built to keep track length to an absolute minimum, with limited gradient. The railway serves Australia's domestic mining industry in this mineral- rich region, providing a valuable economic ' lifeline' in some of the most remote areas of the country. The 480,000 sleepers required in the construction of the Pilbara Railway were manufactured by Austrak, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laing O'Rourke, and leading supplier of concrete sleepers to the national rail industry. Austrak's exceptional performance has seen revenues triple over a three- year period, with a corresponding uplift in profitability. 01