Case Study: Lendlease drives local steel use and jobs in South Australia with InfraBuild

Lendlease delivers the $885 million Northern Connector with InfraBuild, filling 90% of on-site labour hours with South Australian workers

Lendlease, the head contractor for Adelaide's Northern Connector Project, was committed to procuring Australian-made materials and prioritizing local workforce participation for this major infrastructure development. They partnered with vendor InfraBuild Reinforcing to supply a significant amount of reinforcing steel products for the construction of bridges and culverts.

InfraBuild worked closely with Lendlease and other partners to source local materials, including brokering a deal to use South Australian-made steel billet for prestressing strand. The solution maximized opportunities for local industry, creating up to 480 full-time equivalent jobs per year. As a result, over 50% of the jobs were filled by northern suburbs residents and at least 90% of on-site labour hours were undertaken by South Australian workers.

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