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Laing O'Rourke: Geographic Expansion
Laing O'Rourke announced expansion of UK manufacturing operations with 3,200 sqm of additional production space at Explore Park in Nottinghamshire as part of Centre of Excellence for Modern Construction
Source: Construction News (UK)
The leadership read
Laing O'Rourke's expansion resets where the leadership need sits in the sector. Standing up a new market rewards operators with local networks and a record of building from scratch. The 12-to-18-month read across EMEA favours country and commercial leadership hired close to the ground.
Market context: Backdrop: a 103.9 (Hot) Talent Market Index (down 1.9 on the month) with EMEA activity easing (-2.2pts).
Laing O'Rourke: 1 signal in the last 90 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
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