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02 May 2013 Amey achieves Champion Investors in People status

09 April 2013 ACQUISITION OF ENTERPRISE PLC COMPLETES

04 April 2013 Hammersmith Flyover Project Recognised with Two Industry Awards

18 March 2013 Amey Announced as Finalists at AGR Award

08 March 2013 Amey wins reduced mobility passenger contract

21 February 2013 Amey's Parent Company Ferrovial Services to Buy Enterprise

31 January 2013 Amey wins Kent County Council contract

29 January 2013 Amey Awarded Standard for Collaborative Working

15 January 2013 First Council to outsource client transport awards three year contract extension to Amey

07 January 2013 Amey staff help set up community cafe and shop

29 November 2012 Amey Appoints Seven Specialists onto Asset Management Team

26 November 2012 Amey Named as Top 100 Employer

22 November 2012 Central Bedfordshire Council and Amey Win Prestigious Road Safety Award

24 October 2012 Amey wins AOA award for Best Business Partner

10 October 2012 Amey Creates 163 New Jobs for Young People

01 October 2012 Amey Wins Investors in People Gold

20 September 2012 Amey HR Director named as top 10 HR practitioner

19 September 2012 Amey acquires leading connections company NDS

28 August 2012 Amey pioneers use of L.E.Ds on Heathrow's runways

10 August 2012 Trafford Council and Amey secure LGA funding

07 August 2012 Amey named preferred bidder for Calderdale highways maintenance contract worth up to £120m

01 August 2012 Amey awarded Traffic Scotland contract

31 July 2012 Sheffield's £2 billion highway maintenance PFI project reaches financial close

29 June 2012 Road Casualties Drop by One Third after Launch of Outsourced Road Safety Contract

15 June 2012 Amey Rewarded for Winning Formula to Bridge Skills Gap

29 May 2012 PWA and AMEY Sign Five-Year Highways Network Management Contract

25 May 2012 Clegg supports Amey’s £2 billion Sheffield highways project

22 May 2012 Savings Achieved with New Highways Contract

21 May 2012 Amey Wins Gold Health And Safety Awards

15 May 2012 Amey wins prestigious award for innovation

11 April 2012 Amey Announced Preferred Bidder for £2 Billion Sheffield Highways Contract

02 April 2012 Amey Signs Extension to Hampshire County Council’s Term Highways Maintenance Contract

11 January 2012 Amey's Work Tackling Youth Unemployment Receives Royal Seal Of Approval

22 December 2011 Amey wins place on YORCivils framework

21 December 2011 Amey donates £100,000 to Oxford Cancer and Haematology Centre

09 December 2011 Amey Graduate Named Runner-Up at Prestigious Engineering Awards

30 November 2011 Amey Wins Sixth National HR Awards

21 November 2011 Amey Wins Prestigious FM Award

21 October 2011 Amey Wins Five HR Awards in Five Months

13 October 2011 Amey Wins National HR Awards

26 September 2011 Amey Named as a Top 50 Company for Graduates

20 September 2011 Amey shines at the National Rail Awards

24 August 2011 Amey Helps Regenerate Local Nature Reserve for Rare Species

01 August 2011 Amey and British Gas Named Home Office Supplier of the Year 2011 for Corporate Social Responsibility

15 July 2011 Amey Wins Five Rail Signalling Contracts Across The UK

08 July 2011 Highways technology contract goes to Amey and URS/Scott Wilson

06 July 2011 Home Office Rolls Out Pioneering Energy Contracts Developed by Amey and British Gas

24 June 2011 Amey achieves Scottish environmental first

22 June 2011 Amey Appoints Business Development Director for Local Government

20 June 2011 Amey Collects Top Scottish Accolade for Increasing Safety for Workers

13 June 2011 Amey wins top transport industry award

10 June 2011 Amey Wins National Award for Looking After Its Employees

03 June 2011 Amey Goes Green With Trials of Hydrogen Vehicles

03 June 2011 Amey Wins National Award for Helping Communities

20 April 2011 Amey Wins Three Health and Safety Awards

16 March 2011 GEOAmey Awarded Three Contracts by MoJ to Provide Prison Escort and Custody Services in the UK

01 March 2011 Calderdale Team Celebrates National Success

25 February 2011 An Award-Winning Partnership

22 February 2011 Amey appoints John Faulkner as Business Development Director for Inter-Urban

22 February 2011 Amey appoints new Managing Director for Local Government

31 January 2011 Amey acquires leading transport consultancy TPi

16 December 2010 Andy Milner & Steve Withers feature in NCE Infrastructure Report

26 November 2010 LED Revolution to Light up Birmingham

19 November 2010 Amey launches Apprenticeship Academy to develop the engineers of tomorrow

01 November 2010 Amey wins Road Safety Scheme Award

30 September 2010 Amey Helps KickStart Government-Wide Energy Efficiency Drive

07 September 2010 AMEY appoints new technical director

06 September 2010 AMEY safeguards jobs in Birmingham

17 August 2010 West Midlands motorways ‘used as rubbish dump’

16 August 2010 Amey named preferred bidder for North Lanarkshire roads contract

30 July 2010 Young people complete ‘Drive for Safety’ with Amey at Silverstone

14 July 2010 Amey awarded Network Rail contract to upgrade nine stations in South East

01 July 2010 Amey strengthened by acquisition of WYG’s Rail Consultancy

27 June 2010 Amey reaches financial close in equity sale of Tube Lines to Transport for London

21 June 2010 Amey expands in Colmore Plaza

10 June 2010 Birmingham City Council gives Amey the green light to start work on upgrading Birmingham’s road network

09 June 2010 Amey kicks off health drive as Beckham launches World Cup bid

08 June 2010 Amey named as a ‘Green’ business for the eighth year running

19 May 2010 Amey scoops not one, but six awards

13 May 2010 Amey helps airports reach new heights after volcano incident

10 May 2010 Amey wins award for being considerate in Calderdale

07 May 2010 Amey and Birmingham City Council reach financial close on £2.7bn Birmingham Highways PFI

07 May 2010 Amey announces equity sale of Tube Lines to Transport for London

04 May 2010 Amey representative appointed as Chairman for the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation

21 April 2010 Amey launches Cycle to Work initiative on Oxford Science Park

26 March 2010 Amey wins 2010 ACE/NCE Major Consultant of the Year Award

26 March 2010 Amey wins 2010 ACE/NCE Major Consultant of the Year Award

25 February 2010 Award for keeping Scotland tidy won by Amey

04 February 2010 Amey working with Oxfordshire County Council to improve road safety for local children

27 January 2010 Amey’s green credentials recognised with an Oxford Green Travel Award

08 January 2010 Amey celebrates 30th birthday of Apprenticeship Scheme in Sutton Courtenay

04 January 2010 Amey donates over 100 hampers to local Oxfordshire charity Age Concern

24 November 2009 Amey launches International Design Hub and announces Technical Apprentice Programme

18 November 2009 Amey scoops double award at the Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero Awards 2009

20 October 2009 Amey wins awards in Rail Engineer and Rail Manager of the Year categories at Rail Staff Awards 2009

13 October 2009 Amey Account Director wins FM of the year category at BIFM Investors in FM Excellence Awards 2009

12 October 2009 Amey donates furniture to local Oxfordshire schools

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

30 September 2009 AmeyColas announced as preferred bidder for Network Rail’s c£250m high output contract

24 September 2009 Amey pledge £100,000 to Oxford Cancer Centre

17 September 2009 Amey Directors raise £7000 for Helen Douglas house

10 September 2009 Graduates step onto the career ladder with Amey

04 September 2009 Amey announced as a finalist in the National Business Awards

02 September 2009 Amey wins second engineering consultancy contract with Roads Service Northern Ireland

01 September 2009 Amey helps Herefordshire council secure £1 million saving

31 August 2009 Integrated Bradford reaches financial close on Bradford Phase 2 Schools PFI

26 August 2009 Amey representative joins CBI West Midlands Council

25 August 2009 Amey appoints Natasha Hawkes nee Hall as Area Manager in charge of highway operations in Hampshire

17 August 2009 Amey wins new work through Thameslink contract

17 August 2009 New executive chair for Environmental Partnership

08 August 2009 Amey welcomes new staff in Clackmannanshire and Scottish Borders

07 August 2009 Amey appoints two new Business Managers for its growing Rail consultancy

04 August 2009 Amey announced preferred bidder for £2.7bn Birmingham Highways PFI

04 August 2009 Amey in line to achieve c£3.8bn of new business

03 August 2009 Amey chooses Colmore Plaza for International Design Hub

01 August 2009 Bringing jobs to Birmingham

31 July 2009 Amey wins 'Investors in People' silver award

28 July 2009 Amey achieves accolades for campaign to respect roadworkers

01 July 2009 Amey celebrates third Highways Agency TechMAC contract win worth £25m

01 July 2009 Benefits for West Midlands road users thanks to £300 million Highways Agency contract

28 May 2009 Amey wins Thameslink outer areas contract worth approx £4.5m

27 May 2009 Amey announces major deal to deliver full facilities management to the Department for Transport

21 April 2009 Single supplier Amey awarded all 5 network rail CEFA contracts

16 March 2009 Amey announces the appointment of Wayne Robertson as Head of Legal

11 March 2009 Amey has Designs on International Hub

26 February 2009 Sole Provider Amey wins Area 9 Highways Management Contract

25 February 2009 Amey announces the appointment of Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth as Group HR Director

12 September 2008 Amey announces new Managing Director of Built Environment – Gillian Duggan

08 September 2008 Plymouth Council signs new ten year highways contract with Amey

19 August 2008 Sir Richard Mottram appointed Chairman of Amey

18 August 2008 Scotland’s motorways used as rubbish dump

12 August 2008 Amey wins South East TechMAC

02 June 2008 Amey promotes Andy Milner to the position of Managing Director, Consulting (formerly Owen Williams)

20 May 2008 Buckinghamshire County Council awards contract for managing client transport services to Amey

01 May 2008 New face for highways maintenance in Hampshire

31 March 2008 Switching on to a brighter district

07 March 2008 Beginning of a new future for Belfast schools

14 February 2008 Triple Success for Amey with Home Office, Hampshire and 3Yr Extension to Hertfordshire Highways Contracts

30 January 2008 Education for Dumfries and Galloway 'Smarter Schools' PPP project achieves financial close

17 December 2007 Amey, Lagan and Ferrovial Agroman consortium achieves financial close for DBFO road project in Northern Ireland

07 November 2007 Major project to upgrade Norfolk street lights agreed

26 October 2007 Amey launches unique initiative in secondary schools in Renfrewshire

08 October 2007 Amey scoops BIFM award for use of cutting edge technology

11 September 2007 AmeySECO chosen as Network Rail partner for track renewals

03 September 2007 Amey plc announces the purchase of Jarvis’ 80% share in Herefordshire Jarvis Services

22 August 2007 RAC National Motorway Month: Roadworker Respect

13 August 2007 Amey Love Shack Wins Cowes

10 August 2007 New Business Development Appointment at Amey

30 July 2007 Amey and Skanska Appointed to Build Weymouth Relief Road

27 July 2007 Amey Awarded Bedfordshire Highways Contract Extension

27 July 2007 Highways Agency extends Area 13 contract with Amey Mouchel

11 July 2007 Amey announced as Preferred Bidder for Norfolk Street Lighting PFI

03 July 2007 Amey working in partnership with Industrial Trust to support local schools

02 July 2007 Amey wins CIPD Recruitment Marketing Awards

21 June 2007 Amey to look after York's Street Lights

21 June 2007 Five year vehicle maintenance contract with Hackney council

12 June 2007 Amey ranked amongst Top 100 UK Businesses for Corporate Responsibility

12 May 2007 Amey / VT: MoD wins 'Best Operational Defence Scheme' for C Vehicle Capability Project

16 April 2007 Amey announces start of works to improve safety - Teesside Roads

06 February 2007 Amey announces launch of new Incident Support Unit

01 February 2007 Amey’s Business Services division awarded Investor in People Standard

15 January 2007 Amey appoints new integrated transport services market specialist

13 January 2007 Amey-led consortium selected as Preferred Bidder for £400 million Bradford Schools project

10 January 2007 Belfast Education & Library Board announce Amey-led consortium as Preferred Bidder for schools project

03 January 2007 Amey embarks on start of construction works for Ridgemont bypass

22 December 2006 Amey wins contract with TfL to maintain and improve North London's road network

15 December 2006 £400 million Bradford Education Partnership reaches Financial Close

08 December 2006 ALF Consortium selected as provisional Preferred Bidder for DBFO road project in Northern Ireland

13 November 2006 Amey awarded Preferred Bidder status for new Belfast Institute campus

13 November 2006 Amey secures a contract extension with roads service in Northern Ireland

01 November 2006 Amey appoints new head of its Owen Williams business stream

01 November 2006 Amey supports Department of Transport in software engineering

04 October 2006 Amey wins Design Consultancy contract to modernise Key Commuter line

07 August 2006 Amey secures place on Highways Agency project support framework

30 June 2006 Amey reaches best and final offer (BAFO) in Birmingham Private Finance Initiative (PFI)

26 March 2006 Amey Selected as Preferred Bidder for Scottish Borders Education Partnership contract

17 March 2006 Amey profits up 116 per cent to £52 million

07 February 2006 Amey buys leading consultancy firm, Owen Williams

31 January 2006 Amey Director appointed to the Board

13 January 2006 Amey-led consortium selected as Preferred Bidder for £400 million Bradford Schools project

04 January 2006 Amey wins £250 million Northamptonshire schools PFI contract

23 December 2005 Innovative use of technology in Oxfordshire drives new business for Amey

21 December 2005 Amey awarded £7 million tamper contract with Network Rail

06 December 2005 Amey wins second five year contract to manage South West Scotland's trunk road network

24 November 2005 Amey awarded £15 million contract to re-open historic Welsh Railway Line

17 November 2005 BCIA Major project winner

03 October 2005 EduAction secures school support services contract extension with Waltham Forest Council

24 June 2005 Amey secures £200 million QinetiQ contract extension

14 June 2005 Amey Lex Consortium (ALC) awarded 15 year £600 million MOD contract

16 May 2005 Key Northern Ireland contract secured

22 April 2005 Amey awarded Bedfordshire County Council's £110 million highways service contract

20 April 2005 Owen Williams returns to its roots with M1 ECI

08 April 2005 Amey secures four Highways Contract extensions

24 March 2005 EduAction delivers on London Borough of Waltham Forest Council

22 March 2005 Amey sign contract with Renfrewshire Council for £135 million schools PPP programme

15 February 2005 Owen Williams Wins ICE Award for Tinsley Project

02 February 2005 RMCMC Contract Extension

02 February 2005 Surrey County Council Framework

31 January 2005 Amey wins Cumbria Highways contract valued at £300 million

31 January 2005 Aquisition of Jarvis's Interest in Tube Lines Complete

10 December 2004 Amey announces start of works to improve safety on Teesside roads

10 December 2004 Amey awarded NADICS Maintenance Contract

26 November 2004 Owen Williams Hangs Around for High Level Inspection

19 November 2004 Amey awarded £300 Million Cumbria Highways Contract

19 November 2004 Owen Williams Railways wins East Midlands Contract

19 November 2004 Owen Williams Railways wins Growth Business Award

30 September 2004 Amey launches Infrastructure Services business

31 August 2004 Highways Division Announces NCAST Contract Win

12 August 2004 Owen Williams Secures 10% of Police Forces

12 August 2004 Pioneer Health Centre Wins Blue Plaque

29 July 2004 Amey awarded Preferred Bidder for Cumbria County Council’s Strategic Partnership for Highways

23 July 2004 Amey Business Services appointed Preferred Bidder for Northamptonshire schools

09 July 2004 Amey Business Services wins Highways Agency contract extension

09 July 2004 Amey Infrastructure Services wins GIS inventory project for Scottish Executive

28 June 2004 Communication Systems Project Awarded

25 June 2004 Amey Datel adds Carillion

25 June 2004 Amey Datel wins WAGN contract

25 June 2004 Highways Agency chooses Amey graduate as Traffic Operations Manager

18 June 2004 Amey sweeps the board at Network Rail/Sentinel Training and Competence Conference awards

16 June 2004 Swindon Training Centre leads the way

11 June 2004 Major Rail Project Phase 1 Complete

21 May 2004 Owen Williams Joins Newport Highways Framework

21 May 2004 Setting Industry Standards

14 May 2004 Amey Fleet Services receives fifth RoSPA Gold

05 May 2004 Amey wins Ordnance Survey contract

30 April 2004 Amey Fleet Services wins Network Rail contract extensions and a new contract

30 April 2004 Amey Rail wins track work for Croydon Tramlink

01 April 2004 Amey and Laing awarded £165 Million Street Lighting contract by Manchester City Council

01 April 2004 Amey awarded track renewal contract by Network Rail

31 March 2004 Sir Patrick Brown appointed Chairman of Amey

29 March 2004 Owen Williams is Major Firm of the Year!

01 March 2004 Primo Secures Largest Contract To Date

20 February 2004 Further Emergency Services Award

04 February 2004 Amey Highways wins Local Government Chronicle Award

04 February 2004 Fourth consecutive improvement in Business in the Environment index

04 February 2004 Highways helps win top national award for a clean city

30 January 2004 Wolverhampton City Council praises Amey Highways

12 January 2004 Amey’s BSI success