Heidelberg Materials UK has been awarded two major highways contracts in Wales, strengthening its role in the maintenance and improvement of both local and strategic road networks.

The company has successfully re-secured its contract with Neath Port Talbot (NPT) Council, extending a partnership that began in 2020. The renewed agreement, valued at approximately £3.5 million per year, will run for the next four years. It follows a competitive tender process and covers resurfacing and surface dressing works throughout the county.

In addition, Heidelberg Materials has re-secured a four-year framework agreement with the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agency (NMWTRA), which oversees the strategic road network on behalf of the Welsh Government. This contract, also starting this month, is worth up to £3 million annually and includes surfacing and ancillary works on dual carriageways in Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham.

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Scott Cooper, Contracting Managing Director at Heidelberg Materials Contracting, said: "These are both great strategic wins for us and testament to the quality and level of service we offer our customers.

"We will be supplying the contracts from our network of quarries and asphalt plants in Wales using local materials to deliver local projects.

"Where possible on the NMWTRA contract we will lay Welsh Government SMA (stone mastic asphalt) for surface course applications.

"We were instrumental in developing this range of asphalt mixes, which offers increased durability and lower whole life costs. It is a great example of the added value of collaborative working between client and supplier and we are looking forward to building on this in the future."