Ngarda was established in 2000 as a small contractor in the Pilbara, with one landscaping contract and six people. The business was small but the vision was big.

Ngarda’s turnover has since grown to more than $150 million a year and with numerous projects, blue chip clients and more than 350 employees, we have a work-at-hand value of over $465 million. We also own and maintain a substantial civil and mining fleet. From the outset, Ngarda established a unique company structure that could aspire to a very special vision;

“... improving the lives of Indigenous Australians”.

This vision – combined with the support of its shareholders, clients, staff, and local Indigenous communities – has resulted in Ngarda becoming the largest Indigenous owned and operated contracting company in Australia. Ngarda retains its traditional links through its shareholders such as the Pilbara-based community foundation, Ngarda Ngarli Yarndu Foundation, and Indigenous Business Australia. Ngarda also benefits from its relationship with Australia’s largest contracting company, Leighton Contractors. This creates great synergies for Ngarda’s own operations.