Marlborough Highways strengthens long-standing partnership with Southend-on-Sea

January 26, 2026

Marlborough Highways strengthens long-standing partnership with Southend-on-Sea

  • By Marlborough Highways

Marlborough Highways is proud to announce the continuation and expansion of our long-standing partnership with Southend-on-Sea City Council. Starting April 2026, we will deliver a full-service Term Maintenance Contract (TMC) under a new seven-year agreement, which has the potential to be extended a further seven years.

This contract builds on our existing responsibilities in the community. In addition to enhancing and maintaining roads, footways and street lighting, the contract will see continued improvements to traffic management, car parks and the foreshore, alongside delivery of civil engineering schemes, and a comprehensive winter service. This diverse scope of work ensures residents and visitors alike can keep moving safely and smoothly all year round.

Delivered by our dedicated local teams, the contract builds on Marlborough’s more than 30 years of expertise in maintaining and enhancing public spaces.

As a coastal city, Southend-on-Sea is taking bold steps toward a greener future. We’re supporting this ambition by making a significant investment in electric plant and vehicles, reinforcing our own commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral organisation.

Social value will remain a key focus of this partnership. Working closely with Southend-on-Sea City Council, we will support local initiatives, inspire future careers and create meaningful job opportunities for residents – helping deliver the Council’s vision for a safe, thriving, inclusive and sustainable city.

Speaking on this news Matthew Revell, Managing Director of Marlborough Highways said:

“This isn’t just about maintaining Southend’s infrastructure – it’s about supporting the city’s future. Building on a partnership of more than a decade, we’re bringing fresh investment and expertise to ensure residents benefit from safe, reliable roads and public spaces all year round. Our team is proud to continue delivering the quality and service the city expects.”

Cllr Daniel Cowan, Leader of Southend-on-Sea City Council, added:

“This new contract is great news for residents. It will keep our streets and public spaces safe, reliable, and easier to use, while creating local jobs and supporting community initiatives. It’s also a key step in delivering this administration’s ambitious investment programme to improve our highways and public realm.

Marlborough shares our priorities: delivering social value through council contracts, boosting civic pride, and making it simpler for everyone to move around and enjoy our city.”

Valued at up to £15 million per year, the contract reflects the Council’s commitment to high-quality services for residents, supporting civic pride, local employment, community engagement, and a greener, more sustainable Southend-on-Sea.

 

“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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