 In 1997 the company was bought from the Schneider group with the help of a management buyout supported by AMEC.A year later, Spie Batignolles changed its name to SPIE with its three daughter companies becoming Spie Trindel, Spie Enertrans, and Spie Batignolles; operating the energy, transportation and construction fields respectively.On 1 July 2003, Spie as a whole was purchased by AMEC; the acquired company was split in three