Drainage specialist Lanes Group has been awarded a £216 million contract by Thames Water to provide waste water network services for at least three years.
The services will include emergency blockage clearance and remedial drainage work in the Thames Valley and North London.
Andy Brierley, a director at Lanes, said:
“This is our biggest win to date, and comes after a rigorous tender process which took 18 months of hard work and planning so obviously we are delighted.
“Thames Water is the biggest water and sewerage firm in the UK with 14 million customers so it is a huge coup for Lanes to have been awarded these prestigious contracts.
“The success reaffirms our position as market leader in the UK.”
The tender apparently attracted more than 100 expressions of interest, and Lanes fought off competition from major construction companies with large utility divisions.
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