Morgan Est
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction, Civil engineering |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Rugby, Warwickshire, UK |
| Parent | Morgan Sindall Group |
| Website | www.morganest.com |
Morgan Est plc was a British based construction company specialising in infrastructure services headquartered in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It merged with the sister company Morgan Ashurst to form combined infrastructure and construction company Morgan Sindall, which is itself part of the Morgan Sindall Group.
History
[edit]Morgan Est's roots can be traced back to the acquisition of the Miller group, and was born out of the acquisitions of Miller Civil Engineering Services Ltd by Morgan Sindall plc in 2001.[1] In 2002, Morgan Est also entered the utility sector with the acquisition of Pipeline Constructors Ltd[2] and in 2006 entered the rail sector with the acquisition of Gleeson MCL.[3] In July 2007, the company bought the civil engineering part of Amec DPS,[4] followed by Elec Track Installations (ETI) in January 2008.[5]
In April 2010, Morgan Sindall announced that it would merge Morgan Est with Morgan Ashurst and that the merged business would trade under the Morgan Sindall name.[6]
Operations
[edit]The Company carried out the following activities:[7]
- Infrastructure Services
- Capital Projects
- Tunnelling Services
- Utility Services
References
[edit]- ^ Miller Group changes focus after £20m sell-off The Scotsman, 12 May 2001
- ^ Morgan Est buys pipeline group[permanent dead link] Contract Journal, 9 January 2002
- ^ Gleesons rail business sold to Morgan Sindall Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine Contract Journal, 24 March 2006
- ^ Morgan Sindall acquires parts of Amec Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Contract Journal, 4 January 2007
- ^ Morgan Est buys major part of ETI Railway Strategies, 11 March 2008
- ^ Morgan Sindall merges contracting divisions Place North West, 21 April 2010
- ^ "Morgan Est: About us". Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.