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.
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) |
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]