Amey’s 2009 order-book wins reach c£4bn

Amey, one of the UK’s leading public services providers, has today announced that it is in-line to achieve c£4billion of additional order book wins in 2009 .

The recent increase follows the decision by Network Rail to award Amey, in joint venture with Colas, preferred bidder status for its £250million High Output Track Renewals contract. High Output Track Renewal work is an essential element of Network Rail’s plans to reduce costs and provide rail users with a better service.

Recently, Amey was awarded responsibility for Network Rail’s Civil Examination Framework Agreement (CEFA) in all five of Network Rail’s geographical territories, making the company one of Network Rail’s key partners.

In total, Amey has secured around 90 project wins so far in 2009. The most recent include the North East TechMAC contract and the Area 9 MAC contract, where Amey has assumed sole responsibility for the management and maintenance of the motorways and trunk roads in the West Midlands.

These successes mean Amey is actively recruiting to increase its headcount in the coming year, bucking the recessionary trend by taking on an additional 1,000 new employees to supplement the current 11,000 around the UK. Furthermore, the company is continuing in its drive to recruit quality graduates, and is maintaining investment in its programme.

Mel Ewell, Chief Executive Office of Amey said: “Winning c£4bn of additional work in 2009 is of huge significance given the economic downturn, but for Amey this represents the culmination of several factors. The total integration of our consulting service and our proven ability to apply successful end-to-end solutions, has been recognised and embraced by our client base, and we are now truly seeing the benefits of our work. We hope to continue on this upward trend of success into 2010, growing both the business, and our workforce.”