Security costs 10% of repair bill
28 August 2012
Ten per cent of the money spent on rebuilding Iraq is going to security companies protecting workers in the war-torn state.
The news emerged as Amec, one of Britain's project management firms, said security was the main driver of procurement processes for construction companies working in Iraq amid escalating violence, despite the presence of allied troops.
But security firms working in the country say they are having no problems finding trained staff, with UK based ArmorGroup...