Australia's Largest Construction Companies

CPB Contractors is the Australasian construction company of the CIMIC Group.

Combining the construction expertise and track record formerly delivered by Leighton Contractors and Thiess, along with the people and projects of Leighton Asia and subsidiary Broad Construction.

Working closely with clients and partners, projects connect communities, play a key role in urban and rural development, help drive economic growth and provide vital long-term infrastructure.

Their operations span Australia, New Zealand, Asia, India and Papua New Guinea, including some of the region’s most iconic projects.

We work across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads, rail, tunnelling, defence, building and resources infrastructure.

CPB Contractor's work covers a range of delivery models, including:

• Design and construct.
• Construct only.
• Construction management.
• Alliances and joint ventures.
• Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in conjunction with CIMIC’s Pacific Partnerships.

Laing O'Rourke is a multinational construction company headquartered in Dartford, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1978 by Ray O'Rourke. It is the largest privately owned construction company in the United Kingdom.

Laing O’Rourke is an international engineering enterprise, founded on over a century and a half of experience. Through their fully integrated offer we are delivering a single-source solution for some of the world’s most prestigious organisations.

At Probuild, they understand that from every strong foundation through to the tip of every tower, our built environment demands the utmost quality. So for 30 years and counting, they’ve created major projects for clients nationwide.

They transform ideas into cities. They are creators that work hard to realise their clients’ visions everyday. If you can imagine it, they can do it.

They are a trusted company, and have the profitability that banks and clients need to feel secure.

Their robust position is the result of a committed, conservative approach to national growth, with a clear focus on building our economic capacity.

They are committed to providing all people who work on, or visit their workplaces, with an environment that is safe. This commitment is encapsulated by our safety mantra: care, courage, pride

John Holland is a firm that has worked on projects in every Australian state and territory, across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. In 1948, Sir John Holland started the company after which it was acquired by Heytesbury Pty Ltd in 1991 and Leighton Holdings in 2000. It was acquired by its current parent firm CCCI, the overseas investment arm of CCCC (China Communications Construction Company Limited), in April 2015.

In 2015-16, the firm's largest contract to date was the $2.5bn EastLink, a major road infrastructure project that it carried out as part of a joint venture with Theiss and which was awarded in 2015-16.

ADCO has offices throughout Australia and specializes in the development, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure. Since its founding in 1972, ADCO has completed over 3,500 projects valued at more than $10 billion. ADCO currently employs 580 individuals directly and is among Australia's top 50 privately owned businesses.

ADCO is a construction services company that caters to both the public and private sectors. The firm is managed by Bob Hill and Judy Brinsmead, who are joint chairpersons. ADCO was given $1.34 billion in non-residential Australian contracts in 2015-16. According to reports, the projects now under construction are worth a combined $2 billion, including Smithfield Cinemas and Entertainment Leisure Precinct in New South Wales, as well as the renovation of Shepperton Law Courts in Victoria.

Richard Crookes is a leading NSW construction company that provides construction services. The Company offers construction of commercial, education, hospitals, courts, housing, and industrial buildings. Richard Crookes Constructions serves retail, justice, health care, defense, and other sectores throughout Australia.

Since 1976, private, family-owned RCC (RCC) has been a construction firm that specializes in public and business projects. They focus on building long-term relationships with clients, partners, and subcontractors which make them one of the best construction companies in Sydney and indeed nationally.

Watpac is a leading Australian multi-disciplinary construction company backed by a century of global expertise and financial strength. A wholly owned subsidiary of the award-winning international contractor BESIX Group, they specialise in complex construction across all sectors, including infrastructure and marine works. Combining Watpac’s four decades of trusted local experience and partnerships with the BESIX Group international skills, we bring the best of the world’s capability together. 

Today the Group has more than $7.2B work in hand and is operating in 25 countries, employing 11,000 people. 

Parkview is a property management firm that aims to excel in all aspects of the business. For over 20 years, Parkview has established long-term connections and implemented first-rate projects with each customer and partner. They collaborate with our stakeholders to create new design and construction standards across an expanding portfolio of projects.

At the heart of their operations, you'll find their people: a committed, highly trained team with proven methods to ensure that your result is delivered with confidence.

Mirvac is a real estate firm based in Australia that has operations in the property investment and development sectors as well as retail services on the stock market.

Mirvac was founded in 1972. According to its website, the business association that was to become Mirvac began developing residential property during the early 1970s.

The company has built a track record for creating high quality luxury residential properties across Australia. Key projects include Walsh Bay, Harold Park, The Melburnian, and Pier in Newstead, QLD. Mirvac's award-winning Design and Construction teams, deliver end-to-end capability, which has garnered hundreds of awards, raised the bar in terms of design, sustainability, and introduced a host of innovative new techniques and technologies into the market.

One of Australia and New Zealand's largest construction firms, with more than 24 projects ranging from $500,000 to $400 million in size and yearly revenue in excess of $1.7 billion, is Icon Construction. When Kajima Corporation, one of Japan's major constructors, acquired the Icon organizations six years ago, they received a boost.

Kajima acquired another mid-tier builder, Cockram, in 2018 and combined it with Icon the following year. Kajima Corporation, a major construction firm with an annual income of $25 billion and a market value of more than $11 billion, is one example.