United Utilities has appointed seven engineering and infrastructure businesses to help fulfil its proposed AMP8 £13.7bn investment plan.
The appointments that will, according to the water company, deliver more than £3bn of major infrastructure in the region are: VolkerStevin/Jacobs joint venture, C2V, Costain, Jacobs, Murphy, Kier Group, Mott Macdonald Bentley, and MWH Treatment.
In partnership with United Utilities, the contractors “will be responsible for over £3bn of major infrastructure in the region including upgrades to wastewater treatment works and reducing storm overflow activations by delivering the largest spill reduction programme in the UK, protecting more than 500km of rivers and bathing waters.”
United Utilities said the investment would support 30,000 jobs, including 7,000 new posts within the company and wider supply chain, bringing “investment in skills and opportunities to the heart of local communities.” It emphasised that it was “keen to tap into the local supply chain and will be announcing further appointments of more delivery partners in the coming months.”
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