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William Press Group

William Press Group

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William Press Group was a British engineering business which merged with Leonard Fairclough & Son to become a FTSE 100 company, AMEC.

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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

  1. [1]
    "About Us". Amec Foster Wheeler. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. [2]
    BAC Group history
  3. [3]
    Jubilee Line Extension by Bob Mitchell, Page 369
  4. [4]
    Obituary: Ray Daniels Daily Telegraph, 10 August 2003
  5. [5]
    Actuaries Indices 1981
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