Amec gains from local suppliers
28 August 2012
International engineering firm Amec says that using Iraqi labour and suppliers to rebuild the war-torn state will reduce the likelihood of attacks on facilities.
The UK-based company has won major contracts to rebuild power and water supplies in Iraq worth $780 million and will hear whether it has won a further tender to repair the justice infrastructure early this month.
A spokeswoman for the company said: "One of our advantages is that wherever we work we use a lot of local help, we bring resources to the country and...