Wood Group (John) PLC
25 April 2003
For Immediate Release
WOOD GROUP ACQUIRES BARBER INDUSTRIES
John Wood Group PLC ('Wood Group') has acquired the assets of Barber Industries
('Barber'), a subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corporation (NYSE: PCP), for a
cash consideration of US$10.7 million. Barber will operate within the Pressure
Control business of Wood Group's Well Support Division. Barber is an
established manufacturer and supplier of wellhead equipment, valve safety
systems and rigsavers to the Canadian oil and gas production and pipeline
industries.
Barber had revenues of approximately US$12.2 million for the year ended March
31, 2003. The company employs approximately 75 personnel at its headquarters in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and at three other Alberta locations in Calgary,
Brooks and Grand Prairie.
'Barber provides Wood Group Pressure Control with an established base in Canada
and furthers the international expansion of our Well Support operations,'
explained Wendell Brooks, Group director for Wood Group's Well Support Division.
'We believe there are significant opportunities to expand Barber's customer
base and integrate Barber's product lines with our existing portfolio.'
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25 April 2003
Note to editors
Wood Group is an international energy services company with more than $1.7bn
sales, employing more than 12,000 people worldwide and operating in 34
countries. The Group has three businesses-Engineering & Production Facilities,
Well Support, and Gas Turbine Services-providing a range of engineering,
production support, maintenance management and industrial gas turbine overhaul
and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation industries worldwide.
Wood Group Well Support businesses offer products and services that are focused
on enhancing production rates and economic recovery of product from oil and gas
reservoirs. Wood Group Well Support comprises Wood Group Pressure Control, Wood
Group ESP and Wood Group Logging Services.
Wood Group Pressure Control designs and manufacturers wellhead systems, gate
valves, chokes and actuators that control formation pressures from initial
drilling through production for oil companies around the world. Also offered
are repair, maintenance and remanufacturing services for wellhead systems, flow
control products and blowout preventers. Wood Group Pressure Control operations
are conducted by more than 600 employees from 16 locations in the United States
and from 10 other international locations. The pressure control manufacturing
facilities are located in Oklahoma, Texas, Scotland, Indonesia and Venezuela.
For enquiries please contact
Alan Semple, group finance director, Wood Group
Tel: +1 713 828 3534, e-mail: alan.semple@woodgroup.com
Chris Watson, group financial controller, Wood Group
Tel: +44 (1224) 851440, e-mail: chris.watson@woodgroup.com
Carolyn Smith, corporate communications manager, Wood Group
Tel: +44 (1224) 851099, mobile: +44 (0) 7775 620633, e-mail:
carolyn.smith@woodgroup.com
Bobbie Ireland, director - corporate communications - Americas, Wood Group
Tel: +1 281 828 3505, mobile: +1 713 515 3571, e-mail:
bobbie.ireland@woodgroup.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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