High and mighty. John Roberts and Multiplex are striding ahead with some big-ticket contracts, causing a stir from Britain to Beijing

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John Roberts is the chairman of Multiplex construction group, a business he founded in1962. The dramatic expansion plan is taking work at hand from $6 billion to $8 billion at multiplex. Some of the biggest projects executed by Multiplex are - Stadium Australia, Sydney, Webley National Stadium, London, Meridian Hotel, Dubai, Bayu-to-Darwin gas pipeline, Timor Sea.

Strategy & planning, Construction, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Engineering Services, Executive changes & profiles, Engineering & Architectural Svcs, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, EX. BUILDING, GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, Construction industry, Planning, Officials and employees, Forecasts and trends, Interview, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Market trend/market analysis, Company Profile, Company business planning, Chairpersons, Roberts, John (Canadian broadcast journalist)

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India, China compete in resources buy-up

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Indian and Chinese firms are investing more in the Australian resources industry, which includes minerals and energy. The new investments will make up for slow growth in established markets such as Japan and South Korea. The availability of raw materials makes Australia an attractive investment option.

China, Financial management, India, Mining & Extractive Industries, Mining, All Other Metal Ore Mining, Ferroalloy ores, except vanadium, Ferroalloy Ores, Chemical and Fertilizer Minerals, Chemical & Fertilizer Minerals, Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying, Foreign investments, Company investment, Energy industries, Energy industry, Nonmetal mining, Ores, Fertilizers, Mineral industry, Ferroalloys

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John Roberts goes for gold, again

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The owners of Australian building company Multiplex Constructions, the Roberts family like to keep their business private, but they hope to achieve success in mining with their investment in Danae Resources which has gold mines in Greece and Uzbekistan.

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