Marlborough proud to strengthen partnership with Newham Council through new Highways Works Contract

January 30, 2026

Marlborough proud to strengthen partnership with Newham Council through new Highways Works Contract

  • By Marlborough Highways

Marlborough Highways is proud to build on its established partnership with the London Borough of Newham with the commencement of a new Highways Works Contract commencing February 2026.

This contract represents a significant expansion of Marlborough’s responsibilities in Newham. In addition to maintaining and enhancing highways, footways and related structures, within the first year of the contract, our teams will deliver the majority of the borough’s public realm improvements on the Public Highway.

Working in partnership with Newham Council and local suppliers, Marlborough will champion greener ways of working, trialling more innovative solutions to reduce emissions and supporting the Council’s long-term sustainability ambitions.

This new agreement also creates meaningful opportunities to invest in the local community. Together with Newham Council, Marlborough will create roles for local people, deliver accessible apprenticeships, engage with schools and colleges across the borough and back initiatives that help inspire future careers in highways and infrastructure.

Reflecting on the news, Matthew Revell, Managing Director of Marlborough Highways said:

“We are proud to strengthen our partnership with Newham Council and build on the trust we’ve earned since 2022.

Our teams know the borough well, and this contract allows us to take on a wider role in maintaining and improving Newham’s streets and public spaces. From day-to-day maintenance to major schemes, our focus will be on delivering high-quality, reliable services that make a real difference for residents.

Looking ahead, we are committed to investing in our people, working sustainably and continuing to deliver for the Council with the standards and care Newham have come to expect.”

 

“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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