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Hanson Contracting re-secure Dorset Highways contract

Hanson Contracting has re-secured its strategic partnership contract with Dorset Highways for maintenance of the county’s road network. The agreement, which starts on 1 April 2017, has a potential duration of 10 years and a total value of more than £100 million. Hanson has worked as the main supply contractor for Dorset Highways since 2002, laying over one million tonnes of asphalt and delivering high profile projects including the Olympic transport package in Weymouth, Swanage recycling centre and most
February 23, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
Hanson contracts manager Ian Price
Hanson contracts manager Ian Price, left, pictured on the A338 Bournemouth spur road upgrade project for Dorset Highways

1343 Hanson Contracting has re-secured its strategic partnership contract with Dorset Highways for maintenance of the county’s road network. The agreement, which starts on 1 April 2017, has a potential duration of 10 years and a total value of more than £100 million.

Hanson has worked as the main supply contractor for Dorset Highways since 2002, laying over one million tonnes of asphalt and delivering high profile projects including the Olympic transport package in Weymouth, Swanage recycling centre and most recently the A338 Bournemouth spur road upgrade.

Andrew Martin, Dorset’s service director for highways and emergency planning, said: “We are delighted to be able to extend our partnership arrangements with Hanson into a third generation contract. We have worked successfully together for the last 15 years to deliver capital maintenance and highway improvement programme across the county.

“Hanson submitted a very attractive proposal in both price and quality and also put forward a number of exciting new initiatives which we are looking forward to developing and implementing as the contract progresses.”

Hanson Contracting’s major projects director, Denis Curran, said:  “We are very pleased to be awarded this new partnership contract and to extend our collaborative working arrangements with Dorset County Council. We look forward to delivering a high quality highways service.”

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