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The '''Mabey Group''' is a British-based group of engineering companies, which specialises in [[bridge|bridging]], steel fabrication, [[plant hire]] and [[construction]] products. Listed on [[Top Track 250]], the group is one of the leading bridge suppliers in the world.
Founded 150years ago and still wholly family owned, with an administrative head quarters in [[Twyford]], [[Berkshire]], the group employs over 1,000 people in 40 locations and has an annualised turnover of £100 million.▼
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==Iraq corruption==
In its 2008 results, Mabey Group admitted publicly that it may have paid bribes to the regieme of [[Saddam Hussein]] in order to win business in [[Iraq]]. In a [[United Nations]] report, which alleged that Mabey paid a $202,000 (£101,000) kickback between 2001 and 2003, and was handed a $3.6m contract. The company is presently cooperating with the [[Serious Fraud Office]], and an internal investigation being undertaken by solicitors [[Herbert Smith]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/aug/12/construction.iraq|title=Building firm says it may have breached Saddam sanctions|publisher=The Guardian|date=2008-08-12|accessdate=2010-01-28}}</ref>
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