May Gurney in £20M deal to keep waterways on straight and narrow

12 February 2009

May Gurney has signed a long-term framework contract with British Waterways for the maintenance and improvement of all of its 2,200-mile network of canals and rivers in England, Wales and Scotland.

The four-year, £20M contract, with a two-year extension option, will begin in April, and will include a range of maintenance and improvement activities covering between 80 and150 projects a year. This will include repairs to 200-year-old locks, bridges, tunnels, embankments and towpaths, and aqueducts.

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