BAM Nuttall

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BAM Nuttall Limited
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryConstruction
Founded1865
HeadquartersCamberley, United Kingdom
Key people
Adrian Savory (CEO)
OwnerRoyal BAM Group
Websitewww.bamnuttall.co.uk

BAM Nuttall Limited (formerly known as Edmund Nuttall Limited) is a construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Camberley, United Kingdom. It has been involved in a portfolio of road, rail, nuclear, and other major projects worldwide.[1] It is a subsidiary of the Dutch Royal BAM Group.

History[]

The Liver Building, Liverpool, built by Edmund Nuttall in 1911

The company was founded by James Nuttall Snr in Manchester in 1865,[2] to undertake engineering works associated with infrastructure developments, such as the Manchester Ship Canal, which opened in 1894 and the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, which opened in 1898.[3]

In the 1900s and 1910s James Nuttall Snr's two sons—Sir Edmund Nuttall, 1st Baronet (1870–1923), who was made a baronet in 1922, and James Nuttall (1877–1957)—built the company into a nationwide business. In the 1920s and 1930s the company was run by Sir Edmund's son, Sir Keith Nuttall, 2nd Baronet (1901–1941), who served in the Royal Engineers in the Second World War. Other members of the family also involved were Sir Keith's brother Clive Nuttall (1906–1936) and their cousin (James Nuttall's son) Norman Nuttall (1907–1996). In 1941 Sir Keith's shares were inherited by his eight-year-old son, Sir Nicholas Nuttall, 3rd Baronet (1933–2007). During the Second World War the company was one of the contractors engaged in building the Mulberry harbour units.[4]

In 1978 the company was bought by Hollandsche Beton Groep (later HBG), a Dutch group, and in 2002 HBG was acquired by Royal BAM Group.[2]

On 10 October 2008 Edmund Nuttall Limited changed its name to BAM Nuttall Limited.[5]

Major projects[]

Major projects undertaken by the company include:

One of Edmund Nuttall's recent Contracts, The Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour Construction.

Climate protest[]

On 5 June 2005, following their bid for a contract to construct the Kingsnorth power station, the company headquarters in Camberley, Surrey were invaded by climate protesters.[16] Thirteen protesters took part in invading the offices, asking to speak about the chairman, distributing leaflets and unfurling a banner. The action resulted in five arrests;[17] however the cases were thrown out with no case to answer.[18]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Company website". BAM Nuttall website. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "BAM Nuttall: History". Archived from the original on 8 June 2012.
  3. ^ (ed.) A R Hope Moncrieffe, Black's Guide to Devonshire published by Adam and Charles Black, Sixteenth edition 1898
  4. ^ Hartcup, p. 94
  5. ^ Royal Bam Group to rebrand HBG and Edmund Nuttall Building, 1 August 2008
  6. ^ a b c d Sir Nicholas Nuttall – obituary
  7. ^ "Welcome to ICE Virtual Library". www.icevirtuallibrary.com. doi:10.1680/iicep.1972.5829.
  8. ^ The Story of Merseyrail. Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive and British Rail. December 1978. OCLC 8740619.
  9. ^ "Rochester Bridge Trust". Archived from the original on 16 November 2007.
  10. ^ "High Speed 1 List of Contractors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2008.
  11. ^ "Council anger over further busway delays".
  12. ^ "Clean up teams for Olympic Park site appointed" (Press release). Olympic Delivery Authority. 15 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  13. ^ "Companies announced for first Olympic Park infrastructure contracts" (Press release). Olympic Delivery Authority. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  14. ^ "Victoria Station ticket hall opens". New Civil Engineer. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Tottenham Court Road London". SAS Special Projects. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Climate protest targets engineers". BBC News. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  17. ^ "Five arrests in Camberley climate protest". GetSurrey. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  18. ^ "All charges relating to TVCA action at Bam Nuttall thrown out due to there being "no case to answer". Woo!". twitter.com/oxford_climate. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

Sources[]

  • Hartcup, Guy (2011). Code Name Mulberry: The Planning Building and Operation of the Normandy Harbours. Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1848845589.

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