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Amec is an engineering and environmental consultancy. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has been a member of the FTSE 100 share price index since December 2007. The company currently employs over 20,000 people across more than 30 countries around the world. The company is organised into four separate divisions. Natural resources specialises in oil/gas, oil sands and mining services; Power and Process offers services in electricity production, processing, nuclear energy and renewable energy; Earth and Environmental contains the government services division, as well as transportation and water, whilst the group's Investment Division oversees Amec's PPP interests in Korea.

Amec plc was formed in 1982 as a result of the merger of William Press and Fairclough, which each had their own history going back over one hundred years. Fairclough had begun as a specialist in bridge construction. In 1988, the group expanded with the acquisition of Mathew Hall; in 2000 with the acquisition of Ogden consultancy, and in 1997 with the purchase of a 40% interest in SPIE, an electrical and construction company, with the company completing its acquisition of SPIE in 2003. Expansion into the USA has included the acquisition of AGRA in 2000, Lauren Kamtech in 2003 and Paragon Engineering Services in 2005. The company previously operated a plant hire business, which was divested into 2008, being sold to Speedy Hire. The company had a revenues of £2.3 bn in 2007 and a net income of over £300 m.