AMEC was formed from the 1982 amalgamation of Leonard Fairclough & Son (founded 1883) and the William Press Group (founded 1913). In 1988, AMEC went on to acquire Matthew Hall Group.
In 1996, AMEC took control of Spie Batignolles from Schneider buying a +40% stake in association with a management buyout., a rail construction business AMEC Spie Rail was created, and the remaining construction business was retained by Spie Batignolles. The company announced that it would seek to sell the construction arm of the business Spie Batignolles, and entered negotiations to secure a management buyout of that division; the management... Read More