Amey continues to maintain East Renfrenwshire’s street lighting
Amey has successfully secured a three-year contract with East Renfrewshire Council to continue works to upgrade, maintain and repair the street lights for the local authority. Amey’s street lighting team have managed the street lighting service in East Renfrewshire since August 2012. In 2017 Amey secured a four-year contract to continue managing the service and […]
Innovators deliver traffic information onto dashboard displays in real time
A new system that replicates the information shown on electronic road-side signs direct to drivers inside their vehicles is being trialled in the UK after being developed by innovator group Eloy. The system, which delivers the information onto dashboard screens or mobile devices next to drivers follows a collaboration between Eloy, Andy Graham, from White […]
Amey Consulting wins place on Scottish Framework
Amey Consulting has won a place on the £72.5m Scotland Excel Civil Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework, open to 32 local Scottish authorities as well as several other Scottish public sector organisations. Having been on the previous generation of the framework, Amey Consulting has expanded its offering and secured two additional lots. In total, the […]
Amey reduces Edinburgh’s carbon emissions
Amey’s Edinburgh Street Lighting team has announced it’s been working with the City of Edinburgh Council to upgrade more than 64,000 LED streetlights, which it says will save the local authority in excess of £54million over a 20 year period. It explains the upgrading and maintenance programme began in June 2018 and has involved more […]
Amey Consulting launches Civil Engineering degree apprenticeship programme
Amey Consulting has welcomed its first cohort of students to its Civil Engineer Degree Apprenticeship programme. Working in partnership with The School of Energy, Construction and Environment at Coventry University, the programme is designed to help bring new talent into the industry, support the skills gap, encourage diversity, and foster local skills in regional areas. […]
GLOSA trial shows dramatic environmental benefits
A system which recommends the speed drivers should approach a set of traffic signals to ensure they arrive when lights are green has been shown to significantly reduce vehicle emissions. The Transport Technology Forum’s SPATULA (Signal Phase and timing for uses; local authorities and automotive) group has analysis which shows GLOSA – Green Light Optimised […]
Amey’s Chief Executive joins Mace’s Group Board Director of Corporate Strategy to tackle gender inequality in construction
Amey’s Chief Executive, Amanda Fisher, and Mace’s Group Board Director of Corporate Strategy, Mandy Willis, are joining forces to drive a new initiative to tackle gender inequality in construction after they were appointed co-chairs of the Rebuild Project. The REBuild Project, launched earlier this year, has a stated aim of achieving better representation, recognition and […]
Amey welcomes employees as Area 12 contract goes live
The infrastructure, highways and public services provider Amey has welcomed more than 130 new starters as its Area 12 Maintenance and Response contract with Highways England goes live. The eight-year contract worth £22.5m a year was awarded to Amey on 1 December last year and sees it responsible for the network covering Yorkshire and Humberside, providing all routine and […]
Amey continues to gear up for a green fuel future with new electric vehicle trial
Amey is set to start a trial later this month with 10 electric vehicles across five of its UK contracts to help understand what requirements are needed to transition from fossil fuel to electric to power its fleet of maintenance vehicles. The trial will see 10 Vauxhall eVivaros electric vehicles used across Amey’s Highways, Waste […]
Amey Consulting wins design contract on ‘hugely significant’ Scottish highways project
Amey Consulting has won a highways design contract on the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside (CWRR) project, aligning associated and new roads to the 184-metre road bridge to be built over the River Clyde, as part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal. The crossing, connecting Renfrew to Clydebank and Yoker, is the centrepiece of […]