| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Offshore engineering |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Defunct | 1982 |
| Fate | Merger with Leonard Fairclough & Son |
| Successor | Amec Foster Wheeler |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Tony Hawken ( Chairman) Ray Daniels ( CEO) |
William Press Group was a British engineering business which merged with Leonard Fairclough & Son to become a FTSE 100 company, AMEC.
History
The company was founded by William Allpress in 1913 in London. [1]
In 1954 it started to focus on developments in cathodic protection for pipelines forming Metal and Pipeline Endurance Ltd ('MAPEL'). [2]
In the 1970s it converted about 50% of the UK's houses from town gas to natural gas. [3] It also diversified into offshore oil and gas under the leadership of Tony Hawken and Ray Daniels. [4]
The name of the company changed from William Press & Son to William Press Group in 1981. [5]
It merged with Leonard Fairclough & Son in 1982 to form AMEC. [1]
References
- ^ a b "About Us". Amec Foster Wheeler. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ BAC Group history
- ^ Jubilee Line Extension by Bob Mitchell, Page 369
- ^ Obituary: Ray Daniels Daily Telegraph, 10 August 2003
- ^ Actuaries Indices 1981
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- Natural gas industry in the United Kingdom
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