Wood plc FY24 $5.2 bn (-6%, $2.6 bn operating loss), Petrofac in administration 27 Oct 2025, Costain Energy + Water, Bilfinger Salamis UK, COMAH 2015 + PED.
UK EPC industrial-plant workforce against Wood plc (Aberdeen HQ John Wood Group plc; FY24 revenue $5.2 bn — declined 6% YoY; operating loss $2.6 bn from LSTK/EPC exit), Petrofac Limited (in administration since 27 October 2025 following TenneT Dutch 2GW transmission contract termination; operating entities continue UK delivery), Costain Energy & Water (Costain Group plc division), Bilfinger Salamis UK (Bilfinger SE UK sub), and AMEC Foster Wheeler (now wholly absorbed into Wood plc) — HSE COMAH 2015 (SI 2015/483) transposing Seveso III via UK assimilated law + PED via UK assimilated + IGEM/H/1 + CSWIP + EN ISO 9606-1.
Request Technical BriefingRegulator exposure profile
- COMAH 2015 SI 2015/483 + Seveso III28%
- PED + CSWIP + EN ISO 9606-126%
- Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker24%
- CITB + CIS + CSCS22%
UK EPC industrial-plant licensing ladder per COMAH tier.
UK EPC industrial-plant licensing ladder per COMAH 2015 (SI 2015/483) transposing Seveso III via UK assimilated law + PED + CSWIP + EN ISO 9606-1. Joint enforcement HSE + EA/SEPA/NRW.
▲ Upper-tier COMAH (highest risk)
- Upper-tier fulfilled
Upper-tier COMAH
- Safety report 5-yr
- PED Cat IV + CSWIP
- HSE+EA inspections
- Lower-tier fulfilled
Lower-tier COMAH
- MAPP + PED Cat III
- Notification
- Non-COMAH partial
Outside COMAH
- Standard H&S
- PED Cat II/I
- PED Cat I/II partial
Standard pressure equipment
- UKCA / CE marking
- SEP unfulfilled
Sound engineering practice
- Good engineering practice
▼ SEP outside PED
Named projects in this jurisdiction
- Wood plc (John Wood Group plc Aberdeen HQ; FY24 revenue $5.2 bn — declined 6% YoY; operating loss $2.6 bn from LSTK/EPC exit; EPC for Skarv/Fenris/Yggdrasil pipeline fabrication out of Wick + Vigra Aker BP alliance UK base) Wood plc 2024
- Petrofac Limited (in administration since 27 October 2025 following TenneT Dutch 2GW transmission contract termination; ONEgas West brownfield EPC 2-yr contract extension covers Clipper South complex + Leman Alpha + Bacton Terminal + ONEgas Barge campaigns) Petrofac Limited (in administration) 2025
- Costain Energy & Water (Costain Group plc division) Costain Group plc
- Bilfinger Salamis UK (Bilfinger SE UK sub) + AMEC Foster Wheeler (now wholly absorbed into Wood plc) Bilfinger SE + Wood plc
UK EPC industrial-plant: Wood plc ($5.2 bn FY24 -6%, $2.6 bn op loss), Petrofac (administration since 27 Oct 2025), Costain Energy & Water, Bilfinger Salamis UK. COMAH 2015 SI 2015/483 + PED UK assimilated + CSWIP + EN ISO 9606-1.
01. Pre-pricing — CSCS + CIS + CSWIP / EN ISO 9606-1
CSCS card per worker. CIS 20%/30%. CSWIP + EN ISO 9606-1 welder qualification per pressure-equipment-zone worker.
02. Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker + COMAH documentation
Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker £41,700 minimum. COMAH 2015 safety report (5-yr for Upper-tier) + MAPP (Lower-tier).
03. HSE + EA/SEPA/NRW + CITB onboarding
HSE + EA/SEPA/NRW joint COMAH inspections. CITB Levy reconciliation.
04. HMRC + HSE-defensible evidence pack
Minimum pack: UK-bank-traceable remuneration, English-language CoS + contract, CIS statements, CITB returns, CSCS card, CSWIP + EN ISO 9606-1 WPQR per welder, COMAH safety report cascade.
05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the UK EPC pathway
Indian BHEL + Larsen & Toubro Heavy Engineering + Gulf ADNOC / ARAMCO pools. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers CSWIP + EN ISO 9606-1 + COMAH-eligible candidates against Wood plc, Costain Energy & Water, or Bilfinger Salamis UK scopes.