Amey brings back investment division to support public private infrastructure initiatives
Engineering company Amey has re-established its investment division aimed at helping finance current and future demand for new and sustainable infrastructure both in the UK and overseas. The new team will look to support public private investment opportunities, building on the company’s previous experience, bidding for, designing and successfully operating a large number of public […]
A92 safety works get underway
Overnight road safety improvements are underway on the A92 in Fife from Cowdenbeath to Lochgelly which will mean some overnight closures until February. The works by Amey will deliver new vehicle safety barriers on the eastbound and westbound verges, along with upgraded signage. Work will take place on both carriageways from before the A92 westbound […]
Amey partners with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to boost employment prospects for young offenders
Amey has partnered with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) charity to launch a transformative programme aimed at enhancing employment prospects for young offenders post-release. Young people in prison, are one of society’s most marginalised groups often with limited means to improve their circumstances. There are currently over 44,000 young people involved in the UK […]
M8 closed this weekend for ‘major’ works
Glasgow’s M8 is set to be closed this weekend to allow major works to take place. Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out essential refurbishments of the Cornwall Street and Kirkwood Street footbridges that span the motorway between Junction 21 (Seaward Street) and Junction 23 (Ibrox). The work will take place from until Friday […]
Speedy Hire secures major infrastructure contract with Amey
Speedy Hire, the UK’s leading tools and equipment hire services company, operating across the construction, infrastructure and industrial markets, announces that it has secured a major new core hire and solutions contract with Amey Group Services. This new long-term contract, for revenue of up to £25m per annum, is due to mobilise during the second half of Speedy Hire’s financial year subject to […]
A52: Teams pull out all the stops to get roadworks finished in Notts
The latest technology was used to ensure the safety of workers and road users on an important A52 scheme in Nottinghamshire as National Highways carried out a string of essential works. Teams from across the sector came together to carry out the resurfacing and maintenance work, between the Nottingham Road RSPCA junction at Radcliffe on […]
Volunteers plant 2,361 trees for a greener future in Moresby Hall
National Highways, in collaboration with Amey, A E Yates, and AC Landscapes, are celebrating a remarkable achievement after successfully planting 2,361 native trees along the A595 at Moresby. This initiative marked a significant step towards enhancing local biodiversity and mitigating environmental impact. The volunteer day brought together over 70 enthusiastic participants from various stakeholders, including […]
Two weeks of overnight closures planned for the M8 in Glasgow
The M8 eastbound will be closed overnight between junctions 13 and 14 from tonight (12 February) until Saturday 24 for resurfacing work. Amey is carrying out the work on the stretch north of Parkhead on behalf of Transport Scotland, which says this scheme will benefit around 32,000 road users each day, by improving the condition […]
Amey reappointed National Highways Digital Lab partner
Amey has been reappointed as a delivery partner to National Highway’s Digital Lab following the delivery of around £30 million savings over three years. Since 2020, Amey has been supporting National Highways on its digital transformation by accelerating data-driven approaches across all directorates. It explains that, central to the partnership is the development of internal […]
National Highways, Amey and Multevo work collaboratively to deliver savings on cost and carbon
National Highways and Amey have embarked on a project to create more efficient and cost-effective solutions to delivering small scale patching on the strategic road network. A number of supply chain partners presented their solutions and Multevo were successfully awarded the project. The project trial focussed on ‘corrective’ patching i.e., fixing the problem alongside planned […]