AMEC plc is a global consultancy, engineering and project management

Project management

Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...

 company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is focused on the oil and gas, minerals and metals, renewable energy, environment and infrastructure sectors and has offices in 40 countries worldwide. Roughly a third of its turnover comes from Europe, half from North America and 12% from the rest of the world.

AMEC is listed on the London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...

 and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index

FTSE 100 Index

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AMEC was formed from the 1982 amalgamation of Leonard Fairclough & Son

Leonard Fairclough & Son

Leonard Fairclough & Son Ltd was a construction firm based in Adlington, Lancashire, England.-History:The firm was founded by Leonard Fairclough, a stonemason in Adlington who established his business in 1883. Leonard's son, Leonard Miller Fairclough, joined the company and continued to run it...

 (founded 1883) and the William Press Group

William Press Group

William Press Group was leading British engineering business which merged with Leonard Fairclough & Son to become a FTSE 100 Company.-History:The Company was founded by William Allpress in 1913 in London....

 (founded 1913).