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John Wood Group plc, commonly known as Wood, is a British multinational engineering and consulting business with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange as well as being a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History The business was founded by Ian Wood in 1982, when it split away from JW Holdings, the largest fishing company in Scotland. JW Holdings had diversified into the energy services business at the outset of the North Sea oil industry in the early 1970s.The company acquired Mustang Engineering Inc, an engineering business based in Houston, Texas, in September 2000.In 2002 the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange.In March 2017, the company announced it would acquire its rival, Amec Foster Wheeler, in an all stock deal, valued at approximately £2.2 billion. The transaction was completed on 9 October 2017.In 2020 the nuclear business, mostly decommissioning work at Sellafield, was sold for £250 million to the US Jacobs Engineering Group which has a global nuclear business. The sale will reduce company debt and supports its increasing focus on growing areas like renewables.The company announced in February 2022 that it would make a loss of approximately US$222million on an anti-missile defence facility for the United States Army Corps of Engineers.In June 2022, the company announced the sale of its built environment consulting business to WSP Global Inc for approximately US$1.9billion.Later that month, Wood appointed Ken Gilmartin as its new CEO. Gilmartin joined company in August 2021 as Chief Operating Officer following a 15-year career at Jacobs. Operations Wood provides consultation, management of assets and engineering services for the energy and materials sector. See also List of oilfield service companies Sigma3 (2001–2018)References External links Official website . Discover the John Wood popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Wood books.

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  • Dead Wood synopsis, comments

    Dead Wood

    Dan Ames

    A COP WHO LOST EVERYTHING. A KILLER WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING. In the exclusive enclave of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, a woman who builds custom guitars is murdered. A disgraced excop ...

  • The Black Angel synopsis, comments

    The Black Angel

    John Connolly

    To those who have been forsaken, hell has no geography. The Black Angel begins with the disappearance of a young prostitute from one of New York City's seamiest neighborhoods. Lik...

  • Mercy Among the Children synopsis, comments

    Mercy Among the Children

    David Adams Richards

    At the age of twelve, Sidney Henderson, in a moment of anger, pushes his friend Connie Devlin off the roof of a local church. Looking down on Connie’s motionless body, Sidney belie...

  • Down to the Woods synopsis, comments

    Down to the Woods

    M. J. Arlidge

    If you go down to the woods today, you better not go alone . . .FROM THE MILLIONCOPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M.J. ARLIDGEThe last thing Tom Campbell remembers is camping in the New Fore...

  • Bonkers synopsis, comments

    Bonkers

    Jennifer Saunders

    THE HILARIOUS, TOUCHING LIFE STORY OF THE ICONIC COMEDIAN AND NATIONAL TREASURE 'Fabulous? Yes. Funny? Absolutely' Mail on SundayJennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy...

  • The Nameless Ones synopsis, comments

    The Nameless Ones

    John Connolly

    “One of the best thriller writers we have.” Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom the international and instant New York Times bestselling author of The Dirty Sout...

  • The Unquiet synopsis, comments

    The Unquiet

    John Connolly

    Haunted private detective Charlie Parker returns in this “not to be missed” (Bookreporter) thriller by New York Times and internationally bestselling author John Connolly.Daniel Cl...

  • The First Major synopsis, comments

    The First Major

    John Feinstein

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Walk Spoiled, a dramatic chronicle of the bitterlyfought 2016 Ryder Cup pitting a U.S. team out for revenge against the Euro...

  • Bushcraft 101 synopsis, comments

    Bushcraft 101

    Dave Canterbury

    “With advice on not just getting along, but truly reconnecting with the great outdoors, Dave Canterbury’s treasure trove of worldrenowned wisdom and experience comes to life within...

  • A Song of Shadows synopsis, comments

    A Song of Shadows

    John Connolly

    Still recovering from his lifethreatening wounds, private detective Charlie Parker investigates a case that has its origins in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II in this...

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    Jesus Calling Book Club Discussion Guide for Women

    Sarah Young

    Experience peace in the presence of the Savior who is closer than you can imagine with the Jesus Calling® Discussion Guide for Women.The Jesus Calling Discussion Guide for Women is...

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    Jesus Calling, 50 Devotions for Comfort, with Scripture References

    Sarah Young

    Experience Sarah's words in a new way, focused specifically on the comfort only Jesus can provide. Through the scrapes, upsets, and meltdowns of life, loving parents offer comfort ...

  • The Dirty South synopsis, comments

    The Dirty South

    John Connolly

    “Mr. Connolly’s slambang thriller is studded with memorable characters and boasts cliffhangers within cliffhangers.” The Wall Street Journal“Brilliant...Connolly is writing at the ...

  • Every Dead Thing synopsis, comments

    Every Dead Thing

    John Connolly

    Tortured and brilliant private detective Charlie Parker stars in this thriller by New York Times bestselling author John Connolly.Former NYPD detective Charlie "Bird" Parker is on ...

  • The Wolf in Winter synopsis, comments

    The Wolf in Winter

    John Connolly

    New York Times bestselling author John Connolly is a master of the supernatural thriller“a genre of one” (Bookreporter)whose eerie and electrifying Charlie Parker mystery turns a s...

  • Teed Off synopsis, comments

    Teed Off

    Sherrie Daly

    Sherrie Daly, the former wife of PGA tour superstar John Daly, takes a swing at the controversial man called “Wild Thing” in this jawdropping memoir about what really goes on behin...

  • The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild synopsis, comments

    The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild

    Dave Canterbury

    What to eat, where to find it, and how to cook it!   Renowned outdoors expert and New York Times bestselling author Dave Canterbury provides you with all you need to know abou...

  • Best. Movie. Year. Ever. synopsis, comments

    Best. Movie. Year. Ever.

    Brian Raftery

    From a veteran culture writer and modern movie expert, a celebration and analysis of the movies of 1999“a terrifically fun snapshot of American film culture on the brink of the Mil...

  • Leave No Trace synopsis, comments

    Leave No Trace

    Mindy Mejia

    “Dark and atmospheric, with palpably vivid details and complex characters harboring plenty of secrets” (Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Marriage Lie), thi...

  • The Woman in the Woods synopsis, comments

    The Woman in the Woods

    John Connolly

    “With its singular characters, eerie subject matter, and socko style” (The New York Times), this gripping thriller from the internationally bestselling author John Connolly follows...

  • Legendborn synopsis, comments

    Legendborn

    Tracy Deonn

    An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe for New Talent Author AwardFilled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deo...

  • The Jesus Calling 52-Week Discussion Guide synopsis, comments

    The Jesus Calling 52-Week Discussion Guide

    Sarah Young

    The Jesus Calling Discussion Guide is a 52week discussion guide that showcases one passage of Jesus Calling within every sevenday period and provides discussion questions for that ...

  • The Long Hard Road Out of Hell synopsis, comments

    The Long Hard Road Out of Hell

    Marilyn Manson & Neil Strauss

    The bestselling autobiography of America’s most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover).In his twentynine years, rock idol Manson h...

  • The Reapers synopsis, comments

    The Reapers

    John Connolly

    Darkly brilliant and intuitive private detective Charlie Parker returns in the next thrilling installment of the New York Times bestselling series by John Connolly about an elite g...

  • A Time of Torment synopsis, comments

    A Time of Torment

    John Connolly

    #1 internationally bestselling author John Connolly delivers a masterful combination of “the hardboiled with the supernatural” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) with this return ...

  • Dark Hollow synopsis, comments

    Dark Hollow

    John Connolly

    When John Connolly burst upon the literary suspense scene in 1999, he was an immediate international sensation. His Every Dead Thing became an instantaneous bestseller in England, ...

  • The Wrath of Angels synopsis, comments

    The Wrath of Angels

    John Connolly

    In the depths of the Maine woods, the wreckage of a plane is discovered. There are no bodies, and no such plane has ever been reported missing, but men both good and evil have been...

  • Jesus Calling Book Club Discussion Guide for Men synopsis, comments

    Jesus Calling Book Club Discussion Guide for Men

    Sarah Young

    Experience peace in the presence of the Savior who is closer than you can imagine with the Jesus Calling® Discussion Guide for Men.The Jesus Calling Discussion Guide for Men is a 5...

  • Mrs. John Wood synopsis, comments

    Mrs. John Wood

    Thomas David Reinert

    In the history of the American theatre, the artists of the midnineteenth century are often overlooked.  This general trend may stem from a misconception of the entire period b...

  • The White Road synopsis, comments

    The White Road

    John Connolly

    Internationally bestselling author John Connolly takes readers into the dark world of private detective Charlie Parker, whose deadly fight against evil begins when the daughter of ...

  • The Survival of the Bark Canoe synopsis, comments

    The Survival of the Bark Canoe

    John McPhee

    In Greenville, New Hampshire, a small town in the southern part of the state, Henri Vaillancourt makes birchbark canoes in the same manner and with the same tools that the Indians ...

  • The Inferno synopsis, comments

    The Inferno

    Dante Alighieri & Peter Thornton

    This enthralling new translation of Dante’s Inferno “immediately joins ranks with the very best” (Richard Lansing).One of the world’s transcendent literary masterpieces, the Infern...

  • Sons of Freedom synopsis, comments

    Sons of Freedom

    Geoffrey Wawro

    The "stirring," definitive history of America's decisive role in winning World War I (Wall Street Journal). The American contribution to World War I is one of the great stories of ...

  • Between a Rock and a Hard Place synopsis, comments

    Between a Rock and a Hard Place

    Aron Ralston

    One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired ac...

  • Bad Men synopsis, comments

    Bad Men

    John Connolly

    New York Times bestselling author John Connolly masterfully intertwines mystery, emotion, violence, and the supernatural in this raw and gripping thriller.He has been told the girl...

  • Moment of Glory synopsis, comments

    Moment of Glory

    John Feinstein

    After winning 6 of the 12 Majors from 2000 to 2002, Tiger Woods struggled in 2003. Four unknown golf players Mike Weir, Jim Furyk, Ben Curtis, and Shaun Micheel would seize the ...

  • A Game of Ghosts synopsis, comments

    A Game of Ghosts

    John Connolly

    “An epic supernatural suspense that will forever reset your standards for summer thrillers. From secret realms and horrific homicides to hauntings and criminal empires, there isn’t...

  • The Burning Soul synopsis, comments

    The Burning Soul

    John Connolly

    What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? “There are some truths so terrible that they should not be spoken aloud, so appalling that even to acknowledge them is to risk sacrificing ...

  • A Book of Bones synopsis, comments

    A Book of Bones

    John Connolly

    Private Investigator Charlie Parker returns in this heartpounding thriller as he seeks revenge against the darkest forces in the world, from “one of the best thriller writers we ha...

  • Jesus Calling Book Club Discussion Guide for Athletes synopsis, comments

    Jesus Calling Book Club Discussion Guide for Athletes

    Sarah Young

    Experience peace in the presence of the Savior who is closer than you can imagine with the Jesus Calling® Discussion Guide for AthletesThe Jesus Calling Discussion Guide for Athlet...

  • The Lovers synopsis, comments

    The Lovers

    John Connolly

    New York Times bestselling author John Connolly writes an “unfailingly compelling” (New Orleans TimesPicayune) and lyrical tale that forces Private Investigator Charlie Parker to e...

  • The Killing Kind synopsis, comments

    The Killing Kind

    John Connolly

    Troubled excop turned private investigator Charlie Parker returns in the latest “compulsively readable” (Publishers Weekly) thriller from #1 internationally bestselling author John...

  • The Furies synopsis, comments

    The Furies

    John Connolly

    Chaos and murder arrive in Charlie Parker’s hometown of Portland, Maine, with two connected crimes in the latest novel in #1 nationally bestselling author John Connolly’s “flawless...