​Rivals say Laing O’Rourke listing ‘inevitable’ after appointment of Anglo American boss

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UK’s largest private contractor looking at float by 2024

The appointment of a new chief executive at Laing O’Rourke makes a public listing of the company all but inevitable, senior figures in the industry have told Building.

The country’s largest private contractor could pass out of family control by 2024 if it sticks to a timetable founder and current chief executive Ray O’Rourke outlined over the summer.

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