Leonard Fairclough (1853–1927) was a stonemason who founded Leonard Fairclough & Son which later merged with William Press Group to become AMEC, one of the United Kingdom's largest engineering businesses.
[1] He set up in business on his own in 1883, initially carving funeral monuments.
[1] They gradually moved into general contracting building their first bridge in 1905.
[1] Leonard Fairclough Senior was Chairman of the business until he died in 1927.
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