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A38 Bromsgrove Improvement Scheme Contract Awarded

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Colas continues to work with Hampshire County Council following framework award

Colas continues to work with Hampshire County Council following framework award

Colas is delighted to have been awarded a place on the Hampshire County Council – Generation 4-1 Civil Engineering, Highways and Transportation Collaborative Framework. This four year framework will run from April 1st 2020 and will include works with a value up to £250,000.

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Colas team starts today in keeping Lincolnshire's roads safe for key workers

Colas team starts today in keeping Lincolnshire's roads safe for key workers

From today (1 April 2020), Colas Limited will take to the streets as one of Lincolnshire County Council's new highways contractors, together with Balfour Beatty Group Limited and alongside existing contractor, WSP UK Limited.

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Colas Response to COVID-19

Colas Response to COVID-19

Colas recognises that the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus has major implications for public health, public services and businesses generally. Colas is continually monitoring the evolving situation and taking precautions to minimise the potential risk of coronavirus on business, taking careful account of latest government and public health advice.

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Colas introduces the Exopush Exoskeleton to the UK

Colas introduces the Exopush Exoskeleton to the UK

Colas has launched the Exopush in its UK business. Exopush is an exoskeleton designed to give power assistance to operatives working on levelling with a rake. Amongst emerging benefits will be productivity gains and increased efficiency plus direct cost savings from lost time at work in the industry, due to multiskeletal problems.

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Colas (Gabon) UK receives €43 million from UKEF to upgrade roads in Gabon

Colas (Gabon) UK receives €43 million from UKEF to upgrade roads in Gabon

Liz Truss, Department of International Trade Secretary, today announced that UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided €43 million worth of support for a project by Colas (Gabon) UK to upgrade roads in Gabon. Colas has had a significant presence in Gabon for 50 years. Colas Ltd approached UK Export Finance seeking investment in a prestigious and high-impact project to upgrade 86km of roads in Libreville.

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Great Ancoats Street improvement works get underway

Great Ancoats Street improvement works get underway

Colas continues to cement its place in the North West with Mancunian Way already under development, this week sees the contractor starting work on another contract win from Manchester City Council for the Great Ancoats Street Improvement Works under Lot 4 of the Highways & Infrastructure Construction Works framework.

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Birmingham Westside Metro extension opens to passengers ahead of schedule

Birmingham Westside Metro extension opens to passengers ahead of schedule

Construction on the Birmingham Westside Metro extension commenced on 12 June 2017, and follows the expansion of the network from St. Chads to Grand Central, which opened for service in May 2016, seeing passenger numbers increase by more than three million in a year.

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Another major business win as Colas secures place on £140m NEPO framework

Another major business win as Colas secures place on £140m NEPO framework

Colas UK have won a substantial part of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO)’s tender for the North East contracting authorities’ Highways Surfacing Framework, whereby carriageways and footways are resurfaced or reconstructed.

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Further win for Colas on Durham University

Further win for Colas on Durham University

Colas UK has won the contract to self-deliver all works for Durham University in line with an £8m investment into improving pedestrian and road user movement around the campus.

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