The Metpro Group acquired the business and renamed it Evans Piling Limited.

Mike Phillipson, who had joined Evans in 1976 from British Steel, led a MBO and commenced trading as Evans 2000 on 1st November 1999.

Bill Reid sold Evans to SGB, a subsidiary of the Mowlem Group.

Thomas Ward was acquired by Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ). Since RTZ was mainly interested in cement, the Evans business was separated through a management buyout (MBO) […]

Evans became part of the Thomas Ward Group. That time Evans had a depot in Castleford and had recently branched out into piling.