Marlborough Highways wins new Harlow Contract

Harlow Council
March 31, 2023

Marlborough Highways wins new Harlow Contract

  • By Marlborough Highways

Marlborough Highways is delighted to announce that it has secured a new Contract for works on unadopted highways in the District of Harlow in Essex. The Contract will begin on 1 April 2023 and will run until 31 March 2025, with the possibility of an additional one-year extension. Valued at approximately £80,000 per annum, the Contract will be delivered from Marlborough’s state-of-the-art head office in Chelmsford.

The main scope of services in Harlow will include works to footways and carriageways on unadopted highways, including reconstructions, maintenance, repairs, and ditch cutting. The improvements will be delivered by a highly experienced team with access to the best vehicles and machinery, who will be supported by Marlborough’s accredited in-house training department, and passionate Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment division.

Marlborough’s Harlow Contract was awarded after a competitive bid process, in which the company demonstrated its first-class levels of service and delivery, environmental best practice, and a commitment to providing added value to the people of Harlow through a range of social value initiatives. These will include the creation of local apprenticeship placements and support for community organisations.

Matthew Revell, Marlborough’s Managing Director, commented “I cannot wait for our talented team to begin works in Harlow, we are committed to delivering high-quality services that will contribute to a greener and cleaner environment for all those who live, work, and travel in this fantastic location. I would like to thank Harlow Council for giving Marlborough this excellent opportunity, we are proud to serve such a vibrant community.”

Marlborough’s Harlow win follows significant recent successes, including the securing of large-scale highways maintenance Contracts in the London Boroughs of Newham and Islington in 2022, and this year in the London Borough of Camden. The new works form part of Marlborough’s ambitious growth strategy, with an ongoing commitment to further expansion in the South East and beyond.

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“One of the things I value most is their very collaborative and transparent team culture. It makes a big difference to have a contractor that wants to work closely with us and is supportive and responsive. With Marlborough, I get a team who are attentive, work collaboratively and honestly with me and don’t lose focus on delivering first class communications and compliance.”
Carly Norris, Project Manager Operations, Hackney Council
“From the design stage, Marlborough has been fundamental in delivering the Broad Lane Square improvements scheme. During the works, not only did the team manage to keep to the programme, but they went the extra mile to ensure attention to detail and came up with innovative solutions to address issues encountered on site. My thanks on behalf of Haringey goes out to Marlborough for their dedication to deliver.”
Dana Rasheed, Project Manager, Haringey Council
“Working alongside our Term Service Contractor Marlborough Highways, we successfully completed renovations to the Crowstone Footbridge. The designs were provided by Marlborough, and the work was unique. The scheme was completed to budget and ahead of its programme duration.”
Neil Handley, Senior Engineer, Southend-on-Sea City Council
“I would like to thank you and your team for your efforts, the Marlborough crews were professional, courteous, and hard working all day and ensured the event went without a hitch. You and the team were a credit to the company, demonstrating commitment and support to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.”
Nick Davies, Specialist Services Manager, Barking and Dagenham Council
“I just wanted to say what a pleasure it has been to work with Marlborough Highways over the last six months. The quality of work is superb, and there has been some excellent collaboration between Milestone and Marlborough to complete, what at times, has been quite a challenging scheme. I hope to work with Marlborough on another project in the near future.”
Colin Hill, Schemes Manager, Milestone Infrastructure
“Marlborough worked with us in constructing a 1.3km cycle track. There were a number of technical difficulties to overcome, and their gifted foreman worked to propose some innovative solutions to the challenges we faced. The result is a facility that the locals are proud of, providing walkers and cyclists with alternative access to the hospital and nearby school. The scheme was a lot of hard work, but well worth it.”
Rob Venables, NEC Project Manager, Essex County Council
“Marlborough attracts people who take care and have pride in their work. Several gangs of Operatives worked tirelessly for six months to reconstruct drainage networks, lay more than 3km of high quality bespoke granite kerbs and granite channels blocks to ensure positive drainage. The technical compliance, attention to detail and level of quality finish along the entire carriageway was exceptional”.
Mark Chiverrell, Technical Director, Project Centre
“We saw huge benefits in appointing Marlborough as our full service contractor and we’re impressed – they’ve delivered consistent high quality service and superior quality control across every project. Marlborough, provide us with a ‘one-stop’ shop solution – we get the same quality of service and better control across all aspects of the project.”
Darren Bryant, Principal Engineer, Enfield Council

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