Amec Foster Wheeler awarded South African contract

Amec Foster Wheeler underpinned its South African operations on Friday, and extended its relationship with miner Petra Diamonds, with the announcement of a new partnership in the country.

The FTSE 250-listed company confirmed the award of an Engineering Procurement and Construction Contract for Petra's Cullinan Mill Extension Project, near one of South Africa's capital cities - Pretoria.

Amec Foster Wheeler said the contract was valued at ZAR1.4bn (£61.71m), and followed the successful front end engineering and design work for the project.

It will see the group provide design, procurement and construction services for the mine's six million ton per annum milling, dense media separation and sorting process facilities.

The contract will be executed by Amec Foster Wheeler's South African mining subsidiary, MDM Engineering.

"We have a wealth of experience in the South African diamond industry and are pleased to use it to not onlt take the prestigious Cullinan Project to the next important phase of development, but also to further our partnership with Petra Diamonds", said Amec Foster Wheeler's Roberto Penno.