William Press Group

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William Press Group
Type Public
Industry Offshore engineering
Founded1913
Defunct1982
FateMerger 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]

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References

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