the M62. In January 1970, it was awarded the £9.2 million contract for the M4 section between Wickham and Theale. In June 1972, it was awarded a £5 million contract for the Ellesmere Port motorway. In February 1973 it was awarded the £4.5 million contract for the Bury easterly bypass southern section. The Company produced two books, which are predominantly lists and pictures of contracts; This way Forward, cited below, and Sir Lindsay Parkinson and Company (undated early 1970s?). Takeover In 1973, due to strikes, it suffered an £858,000 loss. In August 1974 it was taken over by Leonard Fairclough & Son, based at Sandiway House in Northwich. In 1982, this company merged with William Press Group to form AMEC. Housing For housing estates and maisonettes, it used the Parkwall System of construction. For tower blocks from 8 to 20 storeys it used the Bison Wall Frame System. Projects Structures Aldwych House Tema Harbour No.3 Fish Dock, Grimsby Maternity Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary Basildon Hospital RAF Coningsby - runway extension and aircraft servicing platform Beckton Gas Terminal - soil cement roadways and preliminary works Lautoka Hospital, Fiji Islands Roads M6 Lancaster bypass (12 miles) M6 junctions 8 to 10 M62, A56 to A672 (Windy Hill) Ellesmere Port motorway M53, in 1972 M4 Coldra to Crick (23 to 24) M4 Newport By-Pass (25 to 28) M4 junctions 12 to 14 M1 (N Ireland) junctions 8 to 9 M1 (N Ireland) junctions 10 to 12 A470 Llanelltyd By Pass, near Dolgellau Reservoirs Fleetwood Reservoir Boothwood Reservoir Llys-y-Fran Dam References Sources Construction and civil engineering companies of the United Kingdom Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange Companies based in Blackpool Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1937 British companies established in 1937 London Borough of Wandsworth 1937 establishments in England 1974 disestablishments in England 1974 mergers and acquisitions British companies disestablished in 1974 Construction and civil engineering companies disestablished in the 20th century