Irish-founded engineering company Kentech is buying Canada-based SNC-Lavalinâs oil and gas division, boosting its sales to $1 billion (â¬820 million) and reuniting parts of the old MF Kent group. SNC Lavalin put its oil and gas business up for sale to allow it focus on engineering services after the Toronto-listed group sustained heavy losses. Kentech Corporate Holdings confirmed that it was buying the division. Chief executive John Gilley said the deal would boost the companyâs turnover to $1 billion a year from about $300 million. âOur ambition was to get to $1 billion turnover by 2025 but we are now going to achieve that three years early,â he said.