Our Team

With over 23 years helping governments, developers and local councils, LAKA Group has a highly experienced team of professionals that can complete all aspects of your project from start to finish.

As leading civil engineering contractors in South Australia, our team brings specialised expertise to every stage of infrastructure development and commercial civil construction services. From initial earthworks to final handover, we ensure your municipal or private pipeline delivery meets the highest industrial standards.

Leith Ahlfors

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Leith Ahlfors commenced the business at the grass roots and is still the integral part of LAKA. As well as developing his civil construction company which employs between 30 – 50 employees, he is director for the project development aspect of the company’s portfolio.

He is normally your first contact and will follow through and be involved on-site until completion of your project.

Leith, through the implementation of successful management systems coupled with key management personnel, provides comprehensive civil earthworks, all engineering and survey requirements, quality civil project management, heavy earthmoving machinery and wet plant hire with highly experienced operators, and a skilled civil labour hire component with guaranteed attention to detail to provide quality service on time and within budget.

Harison Bahri

CIVIL ENGINEER & PROJECT MANAGER

Harison commenced with LAKA in 2016 in the capacity of Civil Engineer and Project Manager. Harison obtained his Civil Engineering Degree in Iran and worked as a Project Engineer on various road and bridge constructions in Iran, as well as apartment buildings for Aerospace in Tehran.

After moving to Australia, Harison gained formal local accreditation to work as a professional Civil Engineer in Australia, working for Lelio Bibbo Consulting Engineers and other commercial civil construction companies within South Australia.

He is a dedicated member of staff and possesses excellent work ethics. He is thorough and applies himself diligently to his assigned civil infrastructure and commercial engineering projects to deliver the highest quality structural outcomes.

Matthew Dunk

ESTIMATOR

Matthew is a valuable member of the team and is responsible for commercial tender planning, precise civil estimating, and quantity take-offs. He works in close conjunction with the Operations Manager and Director throughout the civil tendering process to secure competitive contract wins. He is highly proficient with specialized civil estimation software like Quest, as well as CAD programs for detailed earthworks and infrastructure mapping.

He has completed advanced IT courses and is heavily involved with the Company’s internal IT requirements, future systems planning, and maintaining day-to-day operations infrastructure.

Debra Smith

FINANCE ADMIN MANAGER

Debra has over 30 years’ experience in professional corporate administration and accounts management. Debra is an integral member of the senior management team, driving the implementation and review of all corporate policies and procedures in regards to accounting, asset tracking, and financial records.

Debra ensures all company policies & procedures are being strictly carried out in regards to day-to-day administration. Working closely with our project delivery teams, she is directly responsible for the preparation of commercial project progress claims for approval and handles all civil contracts administration and subcontract management.