Amec Foster Wheeler makes waves with Â£75m subs contract

The deal will see Amec Foster Wheeler provide nuclear propulsion safety and technical advice. Picture: Contributed

Engineering group Amec Foster Wheeler has landed a Â£75 million contract for work on the Royal Navy's submarine flotilla.

The Ministry of Defence deal, which extends over five years, will see the firm supply independent nuclear propulsion safety and technical advice. It was awarded following a competitive tender.

The work will be delivered by a specialist team at Amec Foster Wheeler, which employs about 40,000 people in more than 55 countries and generated some £5.5 billion in revenues last year.

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Clive White, president of the group’s Clean Energy Europe business, said: “This contract consolidates Amec Foster Wheeler’s position as the largest provider of independent safety assurance in the UK nuclear sector.”

The Clean Energy Europe arm employs 1,200 people.