The Laing Family is a British

United Kingdom

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 family. The family is famous through their association with John Laing plc, a construction company founded in 1848. The company grew under the leadership of Sir John Laing and passed through the hands of his sons Sir Kirby Laing

Kirby Laing

Sir William "Kirby" Laing, DL, JP, FREng was a British civil engineer.-Career:Laing was born in Carlisle in 1916. He is a member of the Laing Family, famous in the British construction industry for running John Laing plc. He is the son of Sir John Laing and the brother of Sir Maurice Laing...

 and Sir Maurice Laing

Maurice Laing

Sir John Maurice Laing was a senior executive of British construction company John Laing plc. He was the first president of the Confederation of British Industry in 1965-6....

. The Laing family is known for its contributions to charity and donated £8.88 million in 2002. The family also lends its name to nine separate foundations. The family's net worth in 2002 was £165 million and their charitable foundations totalled £200 million in assets. The Laing family sold John Laing plc to Henderson Private Equity in December 2006.

Notable members

• Ian Laing
• John Laing (businessman)
• Kirby Laing
  Kirby Laing
  Sir William "Kirby" Laing, DL, JP, FREng was a British civil engineer.-Career:Laing was born in Carlisle in 1916. He is a member of the Laing Family, famous in the British construction industry for running John Laing plc. He is the son of Sir John Laing and the brother of Sir Maurice Laing...
  
  
• Maurice Laing
  Maurice Laing
  Sir John Maurice Laing was a senior executive of British construction company John Laing plc. He was the first president of the Confederation of British Industry in 1965-6....
  
  
• Martin Laing
  Martin Laing
  Sir John Martin Kirby Laing, CBE, DL, FRICS is a British entrepreneur in the construction industry.Martin Laing was executive chairman of John Laing plc, the firm founded by his great-great-grandfather James Laing , but resigned in 2001 when the company faced major losses in its construction...