Type Private Key people Andy Milner, (CEO) Headquarters Oxford, United Kingdom Founder William Amey Parent organization Ferrovial | Industry Support services Website www.amey.co.uk Number of employees 21,000 Founded 1921 | |
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CEO Andy Milner (31 Mar 2016–) Profiles | ||
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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.. The head office for the company is in the Sherard Building in Oxford.
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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. 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 names Amey Roadstone and ARC. 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. 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.
Amey acquired WYG Engineering Ltd in 2010, Transportation Planning (International) Ltd (TPi) in 2011 and Aquatech Engineering in 2014.
At one time Amey had its head office in Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse, near Abingdon.
In April 2013, Amey completed the acquisition of utilities, waste and public service providers, Enterprise plc.
Operations
Amey works for the public and regulated sectors in the UK, selling services including highways and rail management and maintenance, facilities management, waste collection and treatment provision of utilities services as well as consultancy services. Most of Amey’s business is UK based; however it also operates in America, Australia and Qatar. Amey is involved in consultancy in the civil engineering industry with a wide range of design and asset management services offered. This includes structural design, civil infrastructure, transport systems and asset management services.
The company retains its Oxfordshire links, with its head office located on the Oxford Science Park in the city of Oxford.
Until May 2010, the company jointly owned (with Bechtel) 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.
Major projects undertaken by Amey Roadstone Construction included Mount Pleasant Airfield completed in 1986.