Wood group boosts headcount
Published Date:
27 August 2008
OIL and gas engineering firm Wood Group has increased staff numbers by ten per cent since December in order to meet continued strong demand.
The Scottish firm said its engineering and production facilities division, which provides a variety of services to oil firms, had taken on an additional 2000 people in less than a year, including at its engineering hub in Aberdeen.
Wood, which now employs more than 27,000 people in 46 countries, said that pre- tax profits rose 46 per cent to £98.3 million in the six months to June 30.
It expects the strong growth to continue and said results for the full year were likely to be ahead of forecasts.
Chairman Sir Ian Wood said: "Overall, our markets are robust and the demand for our services remains high."
The full article contains 137 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
27 August 2008 11:30 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
