Amey begins managing north-east roads in Scotland
Amey has taken over Transport Scotland’s roads maintenance contract in the North East of the country. The contract, worth up to an estimated £540m, will run for eight years with a potential to extend for a further four years. Working with Transport Scotland, Amey will deliver highways maintenance on the motorways and trunk roads, design […]
Don’t underestimate the power of infrastructure businesses to deliver lasting social value, says Amey CEO
The CEO of Amey has emphasised the important role that infrastructure businesses can play in achieving the Government’s levelling up agenda. Speaking at the publication of Amey’s 2021 Social Impact report, Amanda Fisher, said: “Amey has built social value into everything we do. We recognise the combined challenges of levelling up and climate change means […]
Staffordshire County Council confirms five year extension to Amey’s highways contract
Amey’s highways contract with Staffordshire County Council has been renewed for a further five years. The county council is pushing forward with its new vision for Staffordshire’s roads, and the proposed future partnership between the county council and Amey will make this a reality. The partnership will work together to find new ways to improve […]
Amey recognised as ‘world-leaders’ by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accident (RoSPA) has awarded Amey four internationally recognised awards for demonstrating high health and safety standards. The RoSPA Awards recognise world-leaders in health and safety practice and every year, nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the highest possible accolade, in what is the UK’s longest-running H&S industry awards. […]
Amey secures North East roads contract in Scotland
Amey has been named by Transport Scotland as the preferred bidder to take over its improved roads maintenance contracts in the North East. The contract, worth up to an estimated £540m will begin on 16 August and run for eight years with a potential to extend for a further four years. The maintenance work Amey […]
Amey and Staffordshire recruitment event to support local communities
Amey is working with Staffordshire County Council and South Staffordshire Council to host an event – Journey to Work, for those looking for work or in need of some top tips to help them into employment. The Journey to Work event is taking place on Wednesday 27th April 2022 at the recently refurbished, Codsall Community Hub. […]
Amey presents paintings to celebrate street lighting works
Amey’s Edinburgh Street Lighting team have presented the City of Edinburgh Council with three hand paintings of the city scape to celebrate the completion of recent street lighting upgrades. The paintings which feature locations of where the street lighting works took place, are the creation of artist Sophie Hoggan, who has two sisters that both […]
IBI and egis take over Traffic Scotland contract
MOBIIE Limited, an IBI Group and Egis Joint Venture, takes on a five-year contract to operate the Traffic Scotland National Control Centre and manage the Scottish Trunk road network today, overseeing more than 2,175 miles (3,500 km) of roads including the key inter-city motorways. Previous operator Amey will now operate, maintain and upgrade motorway and […]
New Local Authority Business Director joins Amey
Amey has announced the appointment of a new Local Authority Business Director to help deal with what it describes as the ‘significant opportunities and challenges’ facing local authorities across the UK. Taking responsibility for contracts in Staffordshire, Kent, Trafford and Surrey, plus Amey’s UK-wide traffic management team, George Pargeter will join Amey in February 2022. […]
Marking National Apprenticeship Week with three inspiring early careers professionals on this week’s Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “The main thing interested me was the fact that it’s not just in a warehouse picking this stock all day, you can one day be 20 miles down the M6 or round the corner on the M62 doing all sorts of […]