Press releases

Amey uses some of the first hydrogen-powered vehicles in the country

Amey is turning to some of the first hydrogen-powered vehicles in the country to help improve its environmental performance on Sheffield roads. As part of its 25-year Streets Ahea…

07 Mar 2018

Amey welcomes new HSEQ director to its utilities business

Leading public service provider Amey has welcomed Gerry Mulholland to its utilities executive team. Having worked across the HSEQ function for over 30 years with clients such as C…

07 Mar 2018

Pioneering waste plant declared open in North Yorkshire

A new era of electricity generation has dawned in North Yorkshire after a pioneering energy from waste plant was declared fully operational. Allerton Waste Recovery Park will tran…

06 Mar 2018

Amey hosts Royal visit in Swindon

Amey has welcomed HRH The Earl of Wessex to its offices in Swindon as it celebrated 15 years in partnership with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE). The event also marked the oc…

26 Feb 2018

Amey takes on key rail contracts from Carillion

Amey has today taken over a number of key rail contracts that were previously run by Carillion, including IP Central Panel work for East Coast mainline and Midland Main Line, Cross…

22 Feb 2018

Statement about CarillionAmey: our commitment to deliver business as usual

As we made clear on 15th January 2018, Amey is committed to ensuring that the two CarillionAmey incorporated joint ventures (CA JVs) continue to deliver the Regional Prime and Nati…

25 Jan 2018

Amey partners with government for Year of Engineering Campaign 2018

2018 marks the launch of the Year of Engineering Campaign - a year-long national initiative led by the Government, in an effort to inspire the next generation of engineers and wide…

17 Jan 2018

Statement about CarillionAmey

Amey has incorporated joint ventures with Carillion to deliver the Regional Prime and National Housing contracts for the Ministry of Defence (MOD), through the Defence Infrastructu…

15 Jan 2018

Amey appoints new Non-Exec Chairman

Amey is announcing today the appointment of Ian Tyler from January 2018 as Non-Executive Chairman of the Amey Board. Ian currently sits on the board of four organisations includin…

02 Jan 2018

Andy Milner congratulates the award winners at St James's Palace

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visualisation from the cockpit of the new virtual reality simulator

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

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

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

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…