Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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leaders 2104 11 THE NUMBERS 09-10 11-12 11-12 % cHaNgE Sales £M 22.3 33.6 35.8 7 Gross profit £M n/a n/a n/a n/a Operating profit £M -1.5 -0.9 0.6 162 Pre-tax profit £M -1.3 -0.4 0.9 305 Staff 167 131 147 12 Net assets £M 13.2 11.1 8.9 -20 THE RaTIOS 09-10 11-12 11-12 Return on capital % -9.9 -3.8 9.7 357 Gross margin % n/a n/a n/a n/a Operating margin % -6.8 -2.8 1.7 159 Net margin % -5.9 -1.3 2.4 293 Sales/employee £K 133.7 256.1 243.5 -5 projects of all scales in the water sector. Like others in the industry, he expects there to be a smaller number of large capital value works in the next AMP "but we have a fully integrated design and build offering, matched with oper- ating capabilities, which will help dif- ferentiate AECOM". The company is a significant operator of water and waste- water plants in Ireland, an expertise which it feels will suit certain opportu- nities in the UK sector. "We are prepared for an increased need for renewable and refurbishment of assets along with quality enhance- ments to meet directives." complex engineering Rothery also expects there to be a move to phosphate sewage removal as well as an increase in thermal hydrolysis proc- ess plants and other energy production methods with the goal of energy-neutral facilities being a major driver for AECOM's clients. It is also looking toward selective opportunities in related complex engineering sectors such as energy, renewable and industrial. "Many of our skills are transferable to these sectors and we plan to strengthen the core technical govern- ance expertise to support this direc- tion," says Rothery. Successful alliances have always been key to AECOM's delivery model, and Rothery says it is developing new relationships and further building on established partnerships such as its joint venture with Galliford Try for York- shire Water; the joint venture with Volker Stevin; and the AMK (AECOM, Kier, Murphy) joint venture which has been selected to deliver Deephams. AECOM is partnering Morrison US in the Caledonia Water Alliance