Amey plc
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Support services |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Headquarters | Oxford, UK |
| Key people | Mel Ewell, (CEO) |
| Employees | 20000 |
| Parent | Grupo Ferrovial, S.A. |
| Website | www.amey.co.uk |
Amey plc, previously known as Amey Ltd and Amey Roadstone Construction, is a United Kingdom based infrastructure support service provider. It was once listed on the London Stock Exchange but since 2003 it has been a subsidiary of Spanish company Grupo Ferrovial, S.A.. Its head office is in the Sherard Building in Oxford.[1]
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[edit] History
Amey was founded in the 1921 by William Amey as an Oxfordshire based quarry operator. The company grew during the Second World War with its involvement in the construction of Royal Air Force bases. In 1959, the company was responsible for the supply of gravel for the construction of the M1 motorway, between London and Birmingham. In the same year it became a public company.[2] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1963.
Between 1972 and 1989, the company was owned by Consolidated Gold Fields, and used the Amey Roadstone name. In 1974, they bought Stephen Toulson & Sons. In 1989 Hanson purchased the company for a short period before it went into private ownership until 1995, when it was refloated on the London Stock Exchange. In 2003 it was acquired by Ferrovial, but continues to trade under the Amey name.[2][3] In 2006, Amey acquired the highway and railway design consultancy, Owen Williams, allowing it to substantially grow its business and develop its own consultancy division.
At one time Amey had its head office in Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse, near Abingdon.[4]
[edit] Operations
The company retains its Oxfordshire links, with its head office located on the Oxford Science Park in the city of Oxford.
Along with Bechtel, the company jointly owned Tube Lines, the consortium responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the infrastructure, including track, trains, signals, civil work and stations, on three London Underground lines.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact Amey." Amey. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. "Postal address Amey plc The Sherard Building Edmund Halley Road Oxford OX4 4DQ"
- ^ a b "Our history". Amey plc. http://www.amey.co.uk/AboutAmey/Ourhistory/tabid/80/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b "Spanish firm set to buy Amey". BBC. 2003-04-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2952083.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ "Amey bids for high-flying firm." Oxford Mail. Story date: Friday 22 January 1999. Internet date: Wednesday 27 January 1999. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. "Servisair, based in Stockport, Cheshire, has operating licenses in eight countries and provides services at more than 60 airports across Europe,[...]"
[edit] Gallery
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A picture of Amey Plc balast/track tamper train at Duddeston station my self and release it for use in the public domain.
