8th May 2007 07:02
Costain Group PLC08 May 2007 Costain Group PLC ("Costain" or the "Group") Major Road Maintenance Contract Costain is pleased to announce that Aone+, its joint venture with Colas andHalcrow, has been awarded a contract by the Highways Agency for the day-to-daymanagement of motorways and strategic roads in Greater Manchester, Cheshire,Merseyside and parts of Lancashire. The contract, worth £158m, is for a five year duration, with work scheduled tocommence on 5 September 2007. Andrew Wyllie, Chief Executive of Costain, said: "This contract is further evidence of the success of our 'Being Number One'strategy which focuses on key sectors. In the Highways sector, we have anexcellent relationship with the Highways Agency, we are one of the nation'sleading road constructors and we have now gained our first significant positionin highways maintenance operations." 8 May 2007 Enquiries:Costain Tel: 01628 842 444Andrew Wyllie, Chief ExecutiveTony Bickerstaff, Finance DirectorGraham Read, Public Relations College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020Mark GarrawayMatthew Gregorowski This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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