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CORPORATE
COMMUNICATIONS
Christian Gerhardus
HOCHTIEF subsidiary wins five waste
management contracts for EUR 264 m
Opernplatz 2
45128 Essen, Germany
Tel.: +49 201 824-2642
Fax: +49 201 824-2585
[email protected]
Contract durations between five and ten years
HOCHTIEF subsidiary Leighton Holdings Limited - via its own subsidiary Thiess Pty Ltd. has secured five new contracts in the field of waste management. The contracts with local
governments in Australia have a total volume of over EUR 264 million and comprise waste
recovery, sorting and recycling. For Thiess, the recovery of natural resources from domestic
residual waste has long been an important business area. It is well positioned in this
segment in Australia and the new contracts will strengthen its position even further.
Thiess will assume responsibility for waste management for the local government areas of
Gosford und Wyong in New South Wales as from February 2008. The relevant contracts are
for a period of ten years and are worth a total of EUR 133 million. In Queensland, Thiess has
concluded collection and recycling agreements for green and bulk waste with the councils of
Pine Rivers Shire (EUR 20 million) and Caloundra (EUR 21 million). The contracts have
durations of five and seven years respectively.
Just a few days previously, Thiess secured a fifth contract in the field of resource recovery
when the Brisbane city council gave it responsibility for recycling services worth EUR 90
million over a period of seven years.
HOCHTIEF is one of the leading international providers of construction-related services.
With more than 41,000 employees and a sales volume of EUR 13.65 billion in FY 2005, the
company is represented in all the world‘s major markets. In the USA, the biggest
construction market in the world, HOCHTIEF is the No. 1 general builder via its subsidiary
Turner. With its Group company Leighton, HOCHTIEF is market leader in Australia. The
HOCHTIEF service offering in the fields of development, construction, services, concessions
and operation covers the entire value chain of properties, facilities and infrastructure
projects. Further information is available at www.hochtief.com/press.
Leighton Holdings Limited is the biggest Australian corporate group in the field of building
and infrastructure, raw materials production, concessions, project development as well as
maintenance and services. With its six operational units - Leighton Contractors, Thiess, John
Holland and Leighton Properties in Australia, plus Leighton Asia Northern and Leighton Asia
HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft , Sitz der Gesellschaft: Essen, Registergericht: Essen HRB 279, USt-IdNR. DE 1198 171 25, StNr. 5112/5710/0012,
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Dr. rer. pol. h. c. Martin Kohlhaussen, Vorstand: Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans-Peter Keitel (Vorsitzender),
Albrecht Ehlers, Dr. rer. pol. Burkhard Lohr, Dr.-Ing. Herbert Lütkestratkötter, Dr. rer. pol. Peter Noé, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Rohr
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Southern - Leighton covers the complete value chain of construction. Its approximately
15,000 employees realize projects in the entire Asia/Pacific region: Australia, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India, Macao, New Zealand
and the Middle East. Further information is available at www.leighton.com.au.
CORPORATE
COMMUNICATIONS
Christian Gerhardus
Opernplatz 2
45128 Essen, Germany
Tel.: +49 201 824-2642
Fax: +49 201 824-2585
[email protected]
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HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft , Sitz der Gesellschaft: Essen, Registergericht: Essen HRB 279, USt-IdNR. DE 1198 171 25, StNr. 5112/5710/0012,
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Dr. rer. pol. h. c. Martin Kohlhaussen, Vorstand: Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans-Peter Keitel (Vorsitzender),
Albrecht Ehlers, Dr. rer. pol. Burkhard Lohr, Dr.-Ing. Herbert Lütkestratkötter, Dr. rer. pol. Peter Noé, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Rohr