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Business View Australia - November-December 2015
company being recognised as one of
the most innovative in the country.
The patented technique uses wax that
can be recycled to produce moulds,
which are cheap and easy to make. In
fact these can be produced in as little
as aminute and cost just 4% of a similar
timber version.
Engineering
Excellence Group
Laing O’Rourke has established a
unique in-house consultancy, the
Engineering Excellence Group. This
unit consists of experts from key
engineering disciplines covering heavy
civil, structural, mechanical, electrical,
electronic, chemical process and
manufacturing.
In addition to the company’s highly
skilled and experienced personnel,
the Engineering Excellence Group
draws upon the expertise of external
consultants at the highest levels to help
Laing O’Rourke to devise engineering
strategies that effect positive change
and enhance the prestige of the
profession.
The group serves four important
purposes. The first is to act as
an intellectual resource for Laing
O’Rourke’sdesignanddeliverybusiness
by providing the engineering expertise
to address specific challenges.
Secondly, the group functions as an
external consultant and in this role
advises clients, governments, charities
and not-for-profit organisations.
Thirdly, the Engineering Excellence
Group plays a key role in the company’s
research and development efforts.
It has partnered with and supported