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Introduction

2 Cavendish Square
London W1G OPX
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7291 5000
Fax: +44 20 7291 5055
Web site: http://www.babcock.co.uk

Public Company
Incorporated: 1891 as Babcock & Wilcox Ltd.
Employees: 6,110
Sales: £452.0 million ($833.95 million) (2004)
Stock Exchanges: London
Ticker Symbol: EPIC:BAB
NAIC: 336611 Ship Building and Repairing; 541330 Engineering Services; 551112 Offices of Other Holding Companies

Babcock International Group PLC is one of the world's leading support services groups. Traditionally specializing in military work, the company has bolstered its commercial offerings through the acquisition of Peterhouse Group, a leader in civil infrastructure services. Based in the United Kingdom, which accounted for three-quarters of 2004 sales, Babcock also has operations in continental Europe, Africa, and North America.

1. Introduction
2. Origins
3. International in the 1970s and 1980s
4. Late 1980s Merger/Demerger
5. Acquisitive in the 1990s
6. Losing Energy in the Mid-1990s
7. New Focus Beyond 2000
8. Principal Subsidiaries
9. Principal Divisions
10. Principal Competitors
11. Further Reading
12. Copyright Page
13. About Page