Marples Ridgway was a British civil engineering company founded in 1948 by engineer Reginald Ridgway and accountant
Ernest Marples. Marples served as the British
Minister of Transport between 1959 and 1964.
In 1964, the company was taken over by the Bath and Portland Group.
During Marples's tenure as Minister of Transport, he was accused of self-dealing and conflict of interest. This included the awarding of public sector construction projects such as the Hammersmith and Chiswick flyovers, and various motorway, dam and power station projects, to Marples Ridgway.
The company was also awarded major civil engineering projects outside the UK (e.g. Port Esquival in
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
, road networks in Ethiopia).
Projects completed:
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Brunswick Wharf Power Station (1956)
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Allt na Lairige Dam (1956)
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Chiswick flyover (1959)
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Hammersmith flyover (1961)
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Skelton Grange Power Station
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Port Esquivel shipping terminal, Jamaica
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Bromford Viaduct
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A329(M) motorway
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M56 motorway
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M27 motorway
The M27 is a motorway in Hampshire, England. It is long and runs between Cadnam and Portsmouth. It was opened in stages between 1975 and 1983, providing the largest two urban areas in Hampshire (Southampton and Portsmouth) with a direct moto ...
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Construction and civil engineering companies of the United Kingdom
British companies established in 1948
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1948
British companies disestablished in 1964
Construction and civil engineering companies disestablished in the 20th century
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