Press releases
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Amey apprentices achieve highest level of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Amey apprentices from across the country have received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), something they have achieved while completing their Amey apprenticeships, at a r…
20 Dec 2017
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Amey becomes first in industry to gain Leaders in Diversity status
Amey has been awarded Leaders in Diversity status for its ongoing commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, a spokesperson for the company announced today. The Leaders in D…
19 Dec 2017
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Amey landscape designer named ‘Professional of the Year’
An Amey landscape designer has been named ‘Professional of the Year’ at the Landscape Institute Awards 2017. Barry Craig, a member of the environment and sustainability team, recei…
07 Dec 2017
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Amey wins Outstanding Contribution to Street Works award at House of Commons
Carl Flint, who works on Amey’s United Utilities Contract, has won an award at the recent Street Works UK Awards 2017 held at the House of Commons. The award was announced as part…
01 Dec 2017
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Area 7 team join highways community to give school a makeover
A primary school in Kettering has been extensively refurbished thanks to the efforts of a team of volunteers from the highways maintenance community in the East Midlands. St Thoma…
14 Nov 2017
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New energy-efficient LED street lights in Manchester to save £2m each year
Amey has begun work installing 56,000 new LED Luminaires to street lights in a three-year contract for Manchester City Council. The project will see existing traditional discharge…
08 Nov 2017
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Satisfaction with Sheffield's city’s road surfaces doubles
People in Sheffield are happier with the city’s roads and transport than they have been for a decade, a leading national survey suggests. Of 112 UK local authorit…
07 Nov 2017
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Network Rail awards contracts to two alliances
Network Rail has awarded contracts to two alliances ahead of future rail enhancements on the Transpennine Route between York and Manchester. The Transpennine Route Upgrade aims to…
30 Oct 2017
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Improving food waste recycling through citizen engagement
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has stated his ambition to ensure London is one of the greenest, healthiest, most resilient, and resource-efficient world cities. As London continu…
26 Oct 2017
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Road test: Amey proves wearable safety tech for highways workers
Wearable technology which could reduce risks to drivers and lone workers has been trialled by highways engineers working for leading service provider Amey. Biometric and location…
17 Oct 2017
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Amey pioneers hyper-real simulation training to wake drivers up to danger
Leading infrastructure services firm Amey has launched a new virtual reality tool to wake drivers up to the dangers of falling asleep at the wheel. The cutting edge new driver tra…
12 Oct 2017
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Work begins on major A96 design contract
Amey and Arup have begun work on the design for the dualling of a 26-mile section of the A96 in Scotland, following the recent government announcement that an up to £50m contract h…
28 Sep 2017
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Amey and Sersa, as part of the S&C North Alliance, win Infrastructure Achievement Award at National Rail Awards
S&C North Alliance – a collaborative alliance between AmeySersa and Network Rail to deliver switch and crossing renewals and enhancement works across two thirds of the UK – tod…
22 Sep 2017
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Ray Jones joins highways executive team
Leading public service provider Amey today announced the appointment of Ray Jones to its Highways Executive team. Ray joins as a Business Director, with a focus on growing Amey’s p…
22 Sep 2017
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Amey wins new waste treatment contract with Central Bedfordshire Council
Amey has been awarded a contract with Central Bedfordshire Council to treat household waste at its energy from waste facility in Milton Keynes. The company has won the contract to…
21 Sep 2017
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Amey completes repair work to Liverpool sink hole
Amey has completed repair work to the Edge Lane sink hole in Liverpool, a company spokesperson announced today. Working on behalf of United Utilities, Amey engineers took just six…
21 Aug 2017
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Amey joins new partnership to tackle racism in Bromley
Leading public service provider Amey has entered a new partnership in Bromley, South London, with the UK's leading anti-racism Charity Show Racism the Red Card, local contractor Re…
31 Jul 2017
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Disability charity Scope and Amey have joined forces to ‘End the Awkward’
A staggering two-thirds of the British public admit they feel uncomfortable talking to disabled people and as a result panic or avoid contact with them altogether, according to res…
26 Jul 2017
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Amey Partners With Influential Group of Policy Shapers
Leading infrastructure support services provider Amey has become a corporate partner of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT). ADEPT…
25 Jul 2017
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Amey secures contract to maintain East Renfrewshire’s street lights
Leading infrastructure and highways services provider, Amey, has secured a new contract with East Renfrewshire Council to upgrade, maintain and repair street lights for the local a…
20 Jul 2017
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New operator just the ticket for Metrolink
Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram system – the largest of its kind in the UK – has welcomed a new operator on board to run the iconic network. KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM), a join…
20 Jul 2017
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Amey CEO leads industry group to double UK rail export by 2025
A group of leaders from the rail industry and government are aiming to drive UK rail exports in a new drive led by Amey CEO Andy Milner. The Rail Supply Group (RSG), the leadershi…
19 Jul 2017
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Amey Graduate Transport Planner wins prestigious Wolfson Economics Prize
A 27-year-old Graduate Transport Planner for Amey has won the 2017 Wolfson Economics Prize with a radical proposal to scrap fuel duty and vehicle excise duty and replace them with…
14 Jul 2017
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Selby awards seven-year extension to Amey
Amey is to continue delivering waste collections to 38,500 households after Selby District Council awarded a contract extension. The extension will see Amey delivering refuse and…
30 Jun 2017
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Amey apprenticeships boosted after company selects Collab Group as lead training provider
Amey, one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK, has today selected Collab Group of Colleges to manage its apprenticeship training provision across the UK. Collab Grou…
27 Jun 2017