Costain Group plc is a British construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Maidenhead. It was part of the original Channel Tunnel consortium and is involved in Private Finance Initiative projects. Turnover for the year to 31 December 2007 was £877.9 million and operating profit was £16.5m.
The company was founded in Liverpool by Richard Costain, a builder from the Isle of Man, in 1865 and was floated on the London Stock Exchange i...
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Costain Group plc is a British construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Maidenhead. It was part of the original Channel Tunnel consortium and is involved in Private Finance Initiative projects. Turnover for the year to 31 December 2007 was £877.9 million and operating profit was £16.5m.
The company was founded in Liverpool by Richard Costain, a builder from the Isle of Man, in 1865 and was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1933. It has operated in the Middle East since 1935, and in central and southern Africa since 1947.
Costain's activities are organised into four areas: Environment (water, marine & waste), Infrastructure (highways, rail, nuclear & airports), Community (health, education & retail) and Oil, Gas & Process. This replaces the four former divisions that made up the company: Civil Engineering, Building, COGAP & International.
Costain Oil, Gas and Process (COGAP) is the division responsible for the engineering and construction of energy-sector based...
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