William Press and Son
William Press and Son, public works contractors, of 94, Fairfield Road Bow, London, E., and 19, Old Queen Street, Westminster.
1913 William Press and Son was founded in London
By 1914 had taken over a depot from Airds, Ltd., previously gaining great experience in all engineering work as their employees.
1960 Established Costain and Press to provide mechanical services to oil companies overseas[1]
1966 Whessoe formed joint venture with William Press and Sons to provide engineering and maintenance services for the petro-chemical industries[2].
1970 The William Press Group of companies:[3]
- William Press and Son Ltd
- William Press International Ltd
- General Descaling Co Ltd
- Metal and Pipeline Endurance Ltd
- Denco Group of Companies Ltd
- Dawson Fawcett Ltd
- Thomas Tannahill and Son Ltd
- Costain and Press (Overseas) Ltd
- Project Engineering and Managements Services
1981 Formation of William Press Group PLC. William Press and Son became a wholly-owned subsidiary[4]
1982 Renamed Press Construction Ltd
1982 Fairclough Construction acquired William Press Group[5], to form AMEC plc
See Also
Sources of Information
- AMEC plc website
- Companies house filing