Highways UK starts today
The UK’s flagship highways and transport event, Highways UK, starts today in Hall 9 & 10 at the Birmingham NEC. As well as two halls full of exhibitors including all the major tier 1 contractors, National Highways and the rest highways supply chain, there are several theatres covering a number of important subjects over the […]
M Group Services completes acquisition of Skanska UK’s highway maintenance and street lighting business
M Group Services has completed the acquisition of Skanska UK’s infrastructure services operation. M GroupServices had originally announced it had exchanged contracts for the £320m revenue businessunit from Skanska UK in December 2020. Following completion of the acquisition, a new operating business, Milestone Infrastructure Ltd.(‘Milestone’), has been formed. Milestone will operate as a standalone business […]
Skanska wins A428 dualling contract
Skanska has been awarded the A428 dualling project that will see it build a 16km dual carriageway between the Black Cat roundabout at St Neots and Caxton Gibbet. Several junction improvements will be made, including a new three-tier junction at the Black Cat roundabout allowing free flowing traffic onto the A1 and the new carriageway. […]
Skanska wins Network Rail bridge replacement project
Skanska has won a £52 million contract for the replacement of the SAS13 bridge on the Stechford to Aston (SAS) rail line, part of the new HS2 route. The existing bridge, comprising eight masonry arches and a central steelwork span, will be demolished and replaced with a single 92 metre-span steel structure. The works will […]
M Group Services purchases Skanska’s infrastructure services operation
M Group Services has announced the purchase of Skanska UK’s infrastructure services operation, with completion expected to take place in 2021. With revenue of £320 million in 2019, Skanska’s infrastructure services operation includes; highways maintenance, street lighting, rail and highways projects. With around 1,500 people operating long-term contracts through established relationships with their clients, including […]
Tfl signs £500m civil engineering contract
Transport for London has signed a four-year deal with Costain, Morgan Sindall and Skanska to deliver what it calls some of its more complex, large scale, civil engineering schemes which will improve London’s road network for all. The new £500 million framework will see the trio working with TfL to design and build some of […]