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Morgan Est plc
Company typePrivate
IndustrieConstruction, Civil engineering
Gegründet1985
HauptsitzRugby, Warwickshire, UK
ParentMorgan Sindall plc
Websitewww.morganest.com

Morgan Est plc was a British based construction company specialising in infrastructure services headquartered in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It has recently been integrated into its parent company, Morgan Sindall.

History

Morgan Est's roots can be traced back to the founding of the Miller group in 1934 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, followed by Elec Track Installations (ETI) in January 2008 taking employee numbers to over 4,500.

In April 2010 Morgan Sindall announced that it would merge Morgan Est with Ashurst Morgan and that the merged business would ttrade under the Morgan Sindall name.[4]

Operations

The Company carried out the following activities:[5]

  • Infrastructure Services
  • Capital Projects
  • Tunnelling Services
  • Utility Services

References

  1. ^ Miller Group changes focus after £20m sell-off The Scotsman, 12 May 2001
  2. ^ Morgan Est buys pipeline group Contract Journal, 9 January 2002
  3. ^ Gleesons rail business sold to Morgan Sindall Contract Journal, 24 March 2006
  4. ^ Morgan Sindall merges contracting divisions Place North West, 21 April 2010
  5. ^ Morgan Est: About us