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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1935[1] |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Industry | Construction |
| Revenue | £1,123.2 million (2006) |
| Operating income | £27.0 million (2006) |
| Net income | £16.8 million (2006) |
| Owner | Carillion |
| Employees | 8,613 (2006) |
| Website | www.alfredmcalpineplc.com |
Alfred McAlpine plc was a British construction firm headquartered in London. It was a major road builder, and constructed over 10% of Britain's motorways, including the M6 Toll (as part of the CAMBBA consortium). It is now owned by Carillion plc.
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History
The company was established in 1935 by Alfred McAlpine, one of the sons of 'Concrete' Bob McAlpine. It was based in the North West of England and specialised in civil engineering.[1] In 1983, it ceased to limit its operations to the North West, West Midlands and North Wales and moved into other parts of the country.[1]
In 2001, it sold its housebuilding operations to George Wimpey.[2] In 2001, it acquired Kennedy Utility Management for £52m.[3] In 2002, it acquired Stiell, a facilities management and information technology network systems business, for £85m.[4] In February 2008, Carillion plc acquired Alfred McAlpine for £572m.[5]
Structure
It had three business streams:
- Business Services: facilities management, information systems, asset management and health and safety management.
- Project Services: the Special Projects unit is involved a broad range of commercial, industrial, leisure, educational and medical facilities and the civil engineering unit is focused primarily on road building.
- Infrastructure Services: maintenance, renewal and development services to utility operators in the gas, electricity, water and telecoms sectors and roads maintenance services to local government.
It also owned Alfred McAlpine Slate, which was the world's largest producer of natural slate.
Major projects
Projects undertaken by the company include Dinorwig Power Station completed in 1984,[6] Manchester Central completed in 1986,[7] Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness completed in 1986,[8] the Royal Armouries in Leeds completed in 1996[9], the Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield, opened in 1994, completed in 1997 (and known as the McAlpine Stadium until 2004)[10], the JJB Stadium in Wigan completed in 1999[11], the Eden Project in St Austell completed in 2001[12] and the M6 Toll completed in 2003.[13]
References
- ^ a b c ""McAlpine vs McAlpine" High Court Judgement". Her Majesty's Courts Service (2004-03-31). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Wimpey buys McAlpine building unit". BBC News (2001-08-14). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Alfred McAlpine". UK Business Park (2001-03-21). Retrieved on 2008-07-11. "Alfred McAlpine has acquired Kennedy, the Manchester-based construction services group, for £52m."
- ^ "Alfred McAlpine". UK Business Park (2002-03-04). Retrieved on 2008-07-11. "Alfred McAlpine has acquired Stiell, the facilities management company with 1,200 staff at offices in Glasgow, Manchester, London and Belfast, for £85m."
- ^ "Carillion agrees to buy McAlpine". BBC News (2007-12-10). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
- ^ Gray, Tony page 14
- ^ Gray, Tony page 137
- ^ Gray, Tony page 174
- ^ "The Re-negotiation of the PFI-type deal for the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds" 17. National Audit Office (2001-01-18). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
- ^ Galpharm Stadium at AJ Specification database[dead link]
- ^ "Facts and Figures". The JJB Stadium. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
- ^ Eden Project - The story so far
- ^ "M6 Toll (formerly Birmingham Northern Relief Road)". The Motorway Archive. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
Further reading
- Gray, Tony (1987). The Road to Success: Alfred McAlpine 1935 - 1985. Rainbird Publishing.
External links
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