BP have suggested that its alternative energy division could be placed on the market for £3.5bn, in order to take advantage of rising values in the renewable sector. ... [more]

The private UK support services company, OCS Group, is seeking to sell its engineering business, OCS Engineering. The division, OCS Engineering, manages, maintains and operates air conditioning, venti... [more]

Amtek Auto Ltd has acquired one of the largest automotive precision machining companies, Triplex- Ketlon Group, which was also Amtek's strongest competitor, running close to 185 different machining li... [more]

The boards of Cookson Group plc and Foseco plc have announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer by Cookson for the entire issued and to be issued share capital ... [more]

Severfield-Rowen Plc , the market leading structural steel group, has announced that it has agreed to acquire Action Merchants Limited , the holding company of Fisher Engineering Limited, a constructi... [more]

The Weir Group Plc has announced that it has agreed to acquire SPM Flow Control, Inc for $653m (£328m). Anticipated revenues for calendar year 2007 are $320m (£161m).... [more]

FKI, the British engineering group that’s currently in talks with an unnamed suitor regarding a proposal thought to be around £765m, has announced that it is looking to dispose its Hardware and FKI Lo... [more]

RPS is to acquire APA, the Canadian petroleum engineering consultancy with 30 staff, for £2.6m.... [more]

Redhall Group has acquired Steels Engineering Services and Steels Engineering Design, including 80 staff at offices in Billingham and Reading, for £2.1m.... [more]

HQ Engineering has been acquired by SBV Fabrications for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 49 of the 95 jobs at its Hartlepool-based machinery engineering business.... [more]

FKI, the UK-listed engineering company, has appointed Rothschild to carry out a strategic review of the business which could lead to a sale of some of its divisions. Divisions tipped for a sale includ... [more]

Stephen Clark Fabrications, the sheet metal fabricator based in Scotland, has been put up for sale after the loss of two of its key clients forced the firm into administration.... [more]

McNicholas, the London-based utility contractor with 1,300 staff, is to be acquired by Skanska of Sweden for about £50m.... [more]

Scott Wilson has acquired DGP, the Manchester-based consultancy with 180 staff, for up to £14.6m, as well as Cameron Taylor, the London-based consulting engineer with 330 staff at ten offices, for up ... [more]

Scott Wilson has acquired Cameron Taylor, the London-based consulting engineer with 330 staff at ten offices, for up to £15.5m, as well as DGP, the Manchester-based consultancy with 180 staff, for up ... [more]

In a bolt-on acquisition valued at some £11million, professional support services provider Mouchel Parkman has strengthened its position in the water utilities sector.The acquisition of Ewan Group p... [more]

Bodycote International, the British heat treatment and coatings company, has acquired six businesses in the UK, Ireland, Turkey and Brazil for a total consideration of £25m, as part of its strategy to... [more]

Minova, the Chipping Norton-based speciality chemicals company with 17 sites in ten countries, is to be acquired by Orica of Australia for £357m, consisting of a sale price of £353m plus £5m acquisiti... [more]

Avingtrans is to acquire B&D Patterns, the Hinckley-based manufacturer of jet engine components with 155 staff, for up to £10m. Payment will be made in cash and shares, with a deferred consideration o... [more]

CTC Marine Projects, the Darlington-based marine trenching contractor, is to be acquired by DeepOcean ASA of Norway for £76m. The purchase price (excluding debt) consists of an initial consideration o... [more]