Leonard Fairclough
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Leonard Fairclough was a stonemason who founded Leonard Fairclough & Son
which later merged with William Press Group
to become AMEC
, one of the United Kingdom
's largest engineering
businesses.
. He apprenticed locally and duly qualified as a stonemason. He set up in business on his own in 1883, initially carving funeral
monuments. He subsequently brought his son, Leonard Miller Fairclough, into the business which was renamed Leonard Fairclough & Son
. They gradually moved into general contracting building their first bridge in 1905.
Leonard Fairclough Senior was Chairman of the business until he died in 1927.
Leonard Fairclough & Son
Leonard Fairclough & Son Ltd was a construction firm based in Adlington, Lancashire, England.-History:The firm was founded by Leonard Fairclough, a stonemason in Adlington who established his business in 1883. Leonard's son, Leonard Miller Fairclough, joined the company and continued to run it...
which later merged with William Press Group
William Press Group
William Press Group was leading British engineering business which merged with Leonard Fairclough & Son to become a FTSE 100 Company.-History:The Company was founded by William Allpress in 1913 in London....
to become AMEC
AMEC
AMEC plc is a global consultancy, engineering and project management company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is focused on the oil and gas, minerals and metals, renewable energy, environment and infrastructure sectors and has offices in 40 countries worldwide...
, one of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's largest engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
businesses.
Career
Fairclough was born in 1853 in AdlingtonAdlington, Lancashire
Adlington is a town and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near the West Pennine Moors and the town of Chorley. Six miles northwest of Bolton, it became a separate parish in 1842 then grew into a town around the textile industry. It has a population of 5,270.-Toponymy:The last element 'ington'...
. He apprenticed locally and duly qualified as a stonemason. He set up in business on his own in 1883, initially carving funeral
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor...
monuments. He subsequently brought his son, Leonard Miller Fairclough, into the business which was renamed Leonard Fairclough & Son
Leonard Fairclough & Son
Leonard Fairclough & Son Ltd was a construction firm based in Adlington, Lancashire, England.-History:The firm was founded by Leonard Fairclough, a stonemason in Adlington who established his business in 1883. Leonard's son, Leonard Miller Fairclough, joined the company and continued to run it...
. They gradually moved into general contracting building their first bridge in 1905.
Leonard Fairclough Senior was Chairman of the business until he died in 1927.