Contract win

RNS Number : 1289L

Costain Group PLC

06 January 2009

 



COSTAIN GROUP PLC

('Costain' or 'the Group')

Contain awarded major five-year highways contract

Costain, in a joint venture with consultants Halcrow and contractor Colas, has been awarded by the Highways Agency a five-year £220 million Managing Agent Contractor ('MAC') contract. 

Under the contract, the joint venture will carry out a range of operational and routine maintenance services and deliver improvements on the motorways and trunk roads in the East Midlands. This covers the motorways and trunk roads in the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

The contract will take effect from 1 July 2009.

Commenting on the contract award, Andrew Wyllie, Chief Executive, said:

'The award of this important five year contract reflects our continuing strategic focus on major 'blue chip' customers, and reinforces Costain's position as a leading player in the construction and maintenance of highways in the UK.' 

6 January 2009

ENQUIRIES:
Costain	Tel: [phone]
Graham Read, Communications Director
College Hill	Tel: [phone]
Mark Garraway

 

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