Amec Foster Wheeler
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Amec Foster Wheeler plc was a British multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. In October 2017, it was acquired by Wood Group.[1][2]
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Company type | Defunct |
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ISIN | GB0000282623 |
Industry | Engineering and project management |
Founded | 2014 (2014) (by merger of AMEC plc and Foster Wheeler AG) |
Defunct | 9 October 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-09) |
Fate | Acquired by Wood Group |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Revenue | £5,440 million (2016) |
£300 million (2016) | |
£-514 million (2016) | |
Number of employees | 36,000 (2017) |
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It was focused on the Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Mining, Power & Process and Environment & Infrastructure markets, with offices in over 55 countries worldwide. Roughly a third of its turnover came from Europe, half from North America and 12% from the rest of the world.
Amec Foster Wheeler shares were publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange.[3]