He was managing director , chairman then president of Mowlem , one of the largest construction and civil engineering companies in the United Kingdom .
Sir Edgar Charles Beck CBE ( 1911 -- 2000 ) was a British civil engineer .
Edgar Charles Beck CBE was managing director , chairman then president of Mowlem , one of the largest construction and civil engineering companies in the British   .
Sir Edgar Charles Beck CBE ( 1911 -- 2000 ) was a British civil engineer .