AMEC

'AMEC plc' () is a British company, headquartered in London. It carries out high-value consultancy, engineering and project management services for the oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, nuclear, pharmaceutical, defense, chemical, water and mining industries. Through its Earth and Environmental division AMEC supports clients in government, infrastructure, industrial and natural resources sectors in delivering environmental services including aquatic and terrestrial disciplines. AMEC employs 21,000 people in over 30 countries. It has operations around the world, including North America (Canada and the United States), South America (Peru, Chile), Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Caspian), China, Middle East (Iraq, Kuwait), Australasia and Africa.
Recent construction projects undertaken by AMEC have included the Cumberland Infirmary completed in 2001, the ‘Kizomba B’ Oil & Gas Project for Exxon completed in 2005^[1], new offices for HM Revenue and Customs at Longbenton completed in 2005, the Docklands Light Railway City Airport extension completed in 2005 and the University College London Hospital completed in 2005.
Turnover for the year ended 31 December 2006 was £3,229 million and the loss before tax was £108.8 million.
Speculation on the meaning of the name has led to many questions being posed to founding management. The widely understood meaning is A Managerial & Engineering Company, however this is not true, as the name is not an acronym, but is stand alone.

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History

AMEC was formed from the 1982 amalgamation of the Fairclough Group (founded 1883) and the William Press Group (founded 1913). Since then, AMEC has acquired Matthew Hall Group (in 1988), the French company Spie Batignolles (in 2003), the Canadian engineering firm AGRA (in 2000), and the Water Resources Company Ogden.
In 2004 AMEC was awarded a contract to assist in the rebuilding of Iraq, as part of a joint venture with Fluor Corp.
In 2005 AMEC acquired UK-based NNC, a large nuclear consulting company and its subsidiaries, including Ontario-based NSS, the nuclear safety division of OPG, which was spun-off when OPG was privatised.
In 2006 AMEC sold the Paris-based Spie Batignolles to a private equity company.
In June 2007 AMEC decided to sell its construction arm to Morgan Sindall^[2]. The sale occurred on 30 July 2007.
In June 2007 AMEC was involved in a race controversy over its rejection of a job application from an Asian candidate when it was prepared to offer an interview to a less qualified candidate with a white sounding name ^[3].

References

1. AMEC: AMEC Awarded ‘Kizomba B’ Oil & Gas Project
2. AMEC: Sale of Business
3. Daily Mirror article